“Photoshop is the most feature rich photo editor on any platform, but that does not mean it is always the best tool for every job,” Karl Johnson reports for T-GAAP. “Just recently the developers of Pixelmator released version 2.0 of their photo editing application.”

Johnson reports, “The question this article will attempt to answer is ‘Can one use Pixelmator instead of Photoshop?’ not whether Pixelmator is better than Photoshop.”

Despite its lower price, Pixelmator does have a number of advantages over Photoshop and those include:
1. Interactivity
2. Mac-only App
3. Price (US$30 vs. $600)
4. Simplicity
5. Hardware Cost

Johnson reports, “Pixelmator has come a long with since it was first released. For many users, it can replace Photoshop in their workflow, especially if one is willing to learn Pixelmator’s way of doing things.”

Much more in the full article here.