Pixelmator Pro, Tweetbot, Spotify and Nike + Run Club Get News on the App Store

We're here again to highlight some recently updated popular apps on App store or in Mac App Store! Let's go to them.

Pixelmator Pro

The photo editor who wants to run head-to-head with Photoshop has made good news on the Mac App Store.


Pixelmator Pro app icon

To begin with, the dark theme (which has always been the default in the app) has been updated to be visually more in line with macOS Mojave's Dark Mode; A “Light Mode” has also been added for users to switch between visuals according to system preference but you can obviously choose a mode and stay there indefinitely.

We have other news: a new feature called ML Enhance Uses machine learning to enhance the look of your photos Artificial intelligence interferes with exposure, contrast, white balance, and the like, and you can manually make other adjustments to suit the image to your expectations.

Want more? The update also supports SVG fonts (more detailed and with more possibilities than traditional TTF and OTF). One such font, Gilbert Color, is already included in the update. Finally, here are new actions for Automator, such as automatic enhancement and effects, so you can add these tools to Finder Quick Actions, as we detail in this article.

Pixelmator Pro can be purchased for $ 95 from the Mac App Store.

Nike + Run Club

THE Nike She is one of Apple's main partners in publicizing Apple Watch as a loyal companion of sportsmen and fitness enthusiasts by seeing that the sports giant is a constant presence on Apple's keynotes and has a special edition of the company's watch to call her own.

One of the company's most popular applications, the Nike + Run Club, not yet had its version for watchOS updated to the new screens of Apple Watches Series 4 which is quite strange considering that the new model already has its version Nike +, incidentally. Now that has been fixed.


Nike Run Club app icon

On the iPhone, the update also brought an improvement in the footwear marking feature, which allows the user to indicate what type of shoes / sneakers they are wearing in each activity. Nike + Run Club is available for free on the App Store.

Tweetbot

The most popular Twitter client in the world (aside from the native, of course) has suffered from all of its peers with the API's changing policy implemented by the bird's social network. This does not mean that Tweetbot is throwing in the towel.


Tweetbot 5 for Twitter app icon

O Tweetbot 5 for iOS brings a new icon to begin with, similar to what debuted a few months ago on the Mac. To keep up, the app's internal iconography has also been updated and we now have a true Dark Mode, with changes that reflect throughout the interface. The app has also been optimized for iPhone XS Max and XR screens.

In addition, the update brings GIPHY integration to a GIF include screen embedded in the writing area of ​​the tweets. Tweetbot 5 for iOS can be purchased for $ 17 from the App Store; Unlike previous “major” updates, this time anyone who already has Tweetbot 4 can upgrade to the new version for free, which is great.

Spotify

Wrapping up today's journey, the most popular app for streaming also gained news specifically for subscribers of Spotify Premium.


Spotify app icon - Music & Podcasts

The most obvious change is in the bottom bar, which now has only three tabs: "Home", "Search" and "Your Library". Simplification, however, does not mean that resources have been lost: the search engine has been incorporated into search, which is now smarter and personalized it incorporates your favorite genres and artists to return more accurate results.

We also have a new feature called “Endless Artist Radio” (“Endless Artist Radio”), which features a mix of tracks by the artist in question with other songs by artists with similar styles; That playlist, which also takes into account your personal tastes, constantly updated and can be made available offline if you wish.

Spotify is available for free on the App Store, but the news described above requires signing a plan. premium, which costs $ 17 per month in the standard model; There are special prices for college students or families.