Pixelmator Photo will also open raw files directly, from over 500 camera models.
What this means is that you can use Pixelmator Photo to edit any image stored in these locations, so it’s like having a handy iPad editor for images available everywhere, including your desktop computer or laptop. You can store Pixelmator Photo files separately on your iPad or in Cloud locations like iCloud Drive or Dropbox (though it wouldn’t import a new file with the Dropbox option selected – Pixelmator is aware of this). On the upside, Pixelmator Photo is not tied to Apple Photos. Pixelmator Photo works independently of the Apple Photos app, so it makes importing and editing images more long-winded but gives you more choice in where you keep your images.