Pixea

Free plan Mac

What Pixea is

Pixea is a macOS image editor and media viewer for browsing, adjusting, and playing image and video files. It supports image formats such as HEIC, JPEG XL, PSD, RAW, WebP, and AVIF, plus video formats including MP4 and MKV. Its browser can search, filter, sort, or shuffle media in folders and archives. Editing tools include exposure and color adjustments, cropping, rotation, resizing, sharpening, denoising, perspective correction, and watermarking. The Batch Editor can apply shared or per-image adjustments, presets, resizing, and upscaling, though free batch edits are limited to three images. Machine-learning features include object removal and 2× or 4× upscaling; object removal requires macOS 13 or later. The built-in video player supports subtitle and audio-track selection, resume, repeat, aspect-ratio changes, and playback speeds from 0.5× to 2×. Pixea requires macOS 11 or later and works with Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. The free plan costs nothing. Pixea Plus costs $1.99 a month, $14.99 a year, or $19.99, paid once.

Who it suits

Pixea suits Mac users who want one app to browse and edit images and play video. It also fits users who need RAW support or batch adjustments, with larger batch workloads requiring Plus.

What it does well

Supports RAW, HEIC, PSD, and AVIF images
Browser searches and sorts folders and archives
Editing includes crop, denoising, and watermarking
Video player supports subtitles and playback speed
No registration required during normal use

What to know first

Free batch editing is limited to three images
Object removal requires macOS 13 or later
Requires macOS 11 or later

Limits

Pixea Free limits batch editing to three images, filtering to type only, and upscaling to 2×. Pixea Plus adds unlimited batch editing, expanded filtering and sorting, and 4× upscaling.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Pixea Free	Batch editing limited to 3 images · filtering by type only · 2× upscaling	Free
Pixea Plus — yearly	Pixea Plus - 1 Year $14.99 · Unlocks Plus features	$14.99 a year
Pixea Plus — monthly	Pixea Plus - 1 Month $1.99 · Unlocks Plus features	$1.99 a month
Pixea Plus — lifetime	Pixea Plus - Lifetime $19.99 · Unlocks Plus features	$19.99, paid once

As imagetasks.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Open the Pixea website at https://www.imagetasks.com/pixea/.
Use a Mac running macOS 11 or later; Apple Silicon and Intel Macs are supported.
Choose Pixea Free or a Pixea Plus plan: $1.99 a month, $14.99 a year, or $19.99, paid once.
For object removal, use macOS 13 or later.

Verdict

Pixea brings media browsing, image adjustments, and video playback together for macOS. The free version has useful editing tools, but limits batch edits to three images.

Questions

Is Pixea free?

Yes. Pixea Free costs nothing.

What does Pixea Plus cost?

Pixea Plus costs $1.99 a month, $14.99 a year, or $19.99, paid once.

Which platforms does Pixea support?

Pixea supports macOS 11 or later on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Can Pixea open RAW images?

Yes. RAW is among the supported image formats.

Does Pixea require registration?

No. The maker says registration is not required.

What is required for object removal?

Object removal is based on macOS machine-learning functionality and requires macOS 13 or later.

Facts from Pixea's own pages

AI tools: Machine-learning features include object removal and 2× or 4× image upscaling. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Batch editing: The Batch Editor applies global and per-image adjustments, presets, resizing, and upscaling; the free version limits batch edits to three images. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Browsing: Its media browser can search, filter, sort, or shuffle media in folders and archives. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Editing: Image tools include exposure, color adjustments, crop, rotate, resize, sharpening, denoising, perspective correction, and watermarking. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Formats: It supports image formats including HEIC, JPEG XL, PSD, RAW, WebP, and AVIF, plus video formats including MP4 and MKV. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Object removal requirement: The product page says object removal is based on macOS machine-learning functionality and requires macOS 13 or later. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Platform requirement: Pixea requires macOS 11 or later and supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Plus features: Pixea Plus adds features including customizable shortcuts and gestures, expanded filtering and sorting, unlimited batch editing, and 4× upscaling. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Privacy: The maker's privacy policy says the app does not collect, log, or store personal information during normal use and does not require registration. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Product: Pixea is an image editor and media viewer for macOS with a clean, minimal interface. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Seller: The App Store identifies ImageTasks Inc as Pixea's developer and seller. · apps.apple.com, 11 Oct 2026
Support: The maker directs users to contact [email protected] or reach out on X at @imagetasks. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026
Video playback: The built-in player supports audio-track and subtitle selection, resume playback, repeat modes, aspect-ratio changes, and playback speeds from 0.5× to 2×. · imagetasks.com, 11 Oct 2026

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