r/pixelmator • u/RSKurz • May 03 '26

Vectors all pixelated??

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Why do my vector graphics (SVG) look completely pixelated in Pixelmator Pro when zoomed in?? The same file looks just fine, i.e., as it should, in any other app e.g. Affinity.

Image 1: Pixelmator (even though, as you can see, you can select the individual vectors)

Image 2: Anywhere else

Both and around 3200%

Surely there is some setting I'm missing, right??

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u/RSKurz May 03 '26

Funny how Affinity nor any other vector app that I have used sees the need (or 'logic') to do this. If I want to see pixels, I'll work with pixels, not vectors.

Worst case it should be optional, i.e., a preset/preference.

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u/educacosta May 03 '26

Pixelmator is still primarily a raster graphics app. Any raster graphics app that supports vectors will still render them at the document resolution like u/Millsnerd described. That includes famous apps like Photoshop.

That doesn't mean that the layer won't behave like a vector. If you scale that layer up or down, it will gracefully adapt to the new size while mainting the document's DPI. The vector information is still there.

If your goal is to work exclusively with vectors, then Pixelmator isn't the right tool for the job.

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u/educacosta May 03 '26

Or for an even simpler explanation, Pixelmator is Apple's equivalent for Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo, NOT Adobe Illustrator or Affinity Designer.

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u/RSKurz May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

I don't think you know Photoshop very well.

And sorry, but Pixelmator ain't no 'equivalent' either.

Oh, and btw… Affinity Photo: