Tools pallete

The most important palette in Pixelmator is the Tools palette. This is where you choose tools that let you select, paint, move, edit, type, sample, and view images.
cmd ⌘ + 1 Tools
cmd ⌘ + 2 Tool Options
This is a list of image editing tools available in Pixelmator.
To use a tool, do one of the following:

• Click a tool in the Tools palette.
• Use a keyboard shortcut to access a tool.

When you click on a tool, its icon becomes bigger so you can see which tool is active.

Tool Options

When working with tools, you may want to use the Tool Options palette that allows you to customize the way your tool works.
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Foreground and Background color.
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Switch between Standard mode and Quick Mask.
Click the Full-screen button to switch between window and full-screen modes.
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Tool icon Tool name Tool descriptionShortcut
MoveMove layers and selectionsV
Rectangular MarqueeMake rectangular selectionsM
Elliptical MarqueeMake elliptical selectionsM
LassoMake freehand selectionsL
Polygonal LassoMake straight edged selectionsL
Magic WandUse to select similarly colored areasW
SliceUse to divide an image into smaller sectionsK
CropUse to trim imagesC
PencilPaint hard-edged strokesP
BrushPaint brush strokesB
Clone StampPaint with a sample of an imageS
EraserErase portions of your imageE
Magic EraserUse to erase similarly colored areasE
GradientUse to create linear, radial or angle blends between colors.G
Paint BucketFill similarly colored areas with colorN
BlurUse to blur hard edges in an imageR
SharpenUse to sharpen soft edges in an imageO
TypeCreate type on an imageT
EyedropperSample colors in an imageI
HandMove an image within its windowH
ZoomMagnify and reduce the view of an imageZ