Edit PDF text: now it is possible with Pixelmator Pro

Pixelmator Pro 3.5.8 is now available in the App Store for Mac and includes the ability to edit PDF text. That is how it works.

Edit PDF text with Pixelmator Pro

Pixelmator recently added support for vector PDFs to the app. This allows you to import images, shapes, and text elements as separate layers into the app. The latest version extends this support further, allowing you to edit imported text as regular text layers. In practice, this means that you can more easily replace, format and style existing text in PDFs. All this with the tools of Pixelmator Pro. The developers explain it in one as follows blog:

Typically, text in PDF documents is not directly editable. Instead, it’s stored as vector shapes to keep documents looking consistent across various platforms and apps. To make text editable again, Pixelmator Pro extracts various embedded data from the original PDF, allowing it to recover the original text, fonts, and formatting. Even if some of these elements are missing, for instance, if the original font is not installed on your Mac, you can still import the text, select a different font, and continue with your edits.

Loosely translated it says the following:

Text in PDF documents usually cannot be edited directly. Instead, the text is saved as vector shapes to ensure documents look consistent across platforms and apps. To make text editable again, Pixelmator Pro extracts various data from the original PDF, allowing the original text, fonts and formatting to be restored. Even if some of these elements are missing, for example if the original font is not installed on your Mac, you can still import the text, select a different font and continue with your edits.

Pixelmator Pro works seamlessly with Apple

Thanks to the new text editing capabilities of PDF text, it is also possible to export Apple Keynote and Pages projects and further edit them in Pixelmator Pro. You can fully edit all text in the original fonts, including the SF Pro font used across the Apple ecosystem.

In addition, the Style tool has been improved, which you use to create custom outlines around text layers. You now also have the option to add strokes inside or outside the text and you can choose from different ends and angles of the strokes. Finally, Pixelmator Pro 3.5.8 also includes 12 new templates for web, social media, and more.

Pixelmator Pro 3.5.8 is available in the Mac App Store. Existing users receive it as a free update, new users pay a one-off fee of 59.99 euros. You can also try the software for free and without restrictions for seven days via the Pixelmator website.

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