Do you think a lightweight program that barely consumes your computer's resources offers nothing? Then you should know that Pixelmator is a platform that comes a bit to disprove that myth, and it does it with all kinds of functions. It is an image editor that will allow us to access the essential and more professional tools we can expect when we want to modify a photo or similar.

Pixelitor is written in Java and has minimal weight. It not only takes seconds to install, but at times it seems a somewhat fragile application, especially compared to others that flood the view. However, this service has some exciting features, and in principle, it has support for the main formats of the segment, such as PNG, BMP, GIF, PXC, or JPEG.

Then, once you have opened this software, you will find what we can always expect from an image editing tool, elements such as filters, capable, molds, effects, text, and many others that are already common. Of course, we are talking about a completely free system, which we can take advantage of to make the modifications we want on our images without paying anything for it.

One of the features of Pixelitor that we liked the most, again more than anything else considering that we are talking about a simple platform, is that it allows you to work with the classic layer system, which is very useful for all those people who want to make modifications, putting some of them before others. It is one of the few lightweight programs with this quality, so do not forget to consider it.

On the other hand, we have also found a Molds function to draw the various shapes we want and then add them to our images without pulling pulse or using several other tools simultaneously. And when you're done with it, you can also add some photo retouching filters, which are so fashionable, to get a final result closer to what you intend.

If you want to include text with effect on your photos to make them say much more than before, Pixelitor will allow you to add it without too many complications. And if you regret some of the changes you have made at a particular moment, you should know that you can always undo them just by clicking on that function. Oh, and don't forget that you can invert or rotate your images to get more out of them.

What other features of this program have surprised us? Two that are not necessarily necessary in these applications but are not lacking here. We are talking about the possibility of converting between different image formats, although always within those compatible with the utility, and secondly, the option of resizing images individually or in batches to save time.

Then, although many probably took it for granted, we have to say that there is also access to all those immediate changes we can make to our photographs in case the results of the camera do not convince us. We are discussing colors, saturation, brightness, or contrast issues. I do not think any of these functions are missing in Pixelitor because it is not so.

To sum up, we can say that the qualities of Pixelitor are almost incomparable with any other program that takes up so little space and consumes so few resources. Its range of functions is above any other lightweight photo editor. Above all, if we had to choose one of its features, we would choose the one that works with the layer system.

And on the negative side, although we always try to find some deficiencies in the programs we test, we must say that in the case of Pixelitor, we have found it especially difficult because it has hardly any drawbacks. However, to point out some issues, we have to say that we would have liked it to be compatible with some other format of images or photos, although it is nothing that the prior use of a converter can not solve.

In our experience with Pixelitor, we have found an utterly stable program that has responded without any problems to all the actions we executed. It has not had the typical drawbacks of lightweight programs when we demand them to the maximum, such as forced closures or screen freezes. Therefore, we believe without a doubt that this is a tool that you should not stop considering to edit your images or photos, especially if you do not have a computer that is not too overpowered.

Even the fact that it is such a lightweight program is an advantage in most cases since we can take it with us in any removable storage device, and thus, make it work as if it were a portable program. This way, you can modify your photos or images on other computers without wasting too much time with installations.