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title: "PaintShop Pro vs Pixelmator: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, PaintShop Pro or Pixelmator? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Graphic design software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/paintshop-pro-vs-pixelmator"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# PaintShop Pro vs Pixelmator: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, PaintShop Pro or Pixelmator? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Graphic design software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: PaintShop Pro and Pixelmator
- **Competitive set**: Graphic design software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **PaintShop Pro Share of Search**: 0.01%
- **Pixelmator Share of Search**: 0.02%

## Which is more popular in search, PaintShop Pro or Pixelmator?

- In August 2026, Pixelmator had more branded searches than PaintShop Pro among graphic design software worldwide. Pixelmator was estimated to have 41.8K branded searches compared to PaintShop Pro’s 20.5K, and held a 0.02% Share of Search versus PaintShop Pro’s 0.01%.
- Pixelmator was ahead of PaintShop Pro in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PaintShop Pro’s estimated Share of Search among graphic design software worldwide held steady at 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.2K to 20.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pixelmator’s estimated Share of Search among graphic design software worldwide held steady at 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 45.4K to 41.8K.

## How did search popularity change for graphic design software worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for PaintShop Pro worldwide fell 38.2% over 11 measured months, from 33.2K to 20.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | PaintShop Pro estimated searches | PaintShop Pro Share of Search | PaintShop Pro rank | Pixelmator estimated searches | Pixelmator Share of Search | Pixelmator rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.2K | 0.01% | 22 | 45.4K | 0.02% | 21 |
| Nov 2025 | 36.6K | 0.02% | 22 | 43.7K | 0.02% | 21 |
| Dec 2025 | 32.1K | 0.02% | 22 | 36.3K | 0.02% | 21 |
| Jan 2026 | 29.9K | 0.01% | 22 | 186K | 0.09% | 17 |
| Feb 2026 | 25.8K | 0.01% | 22 | 76.8K | 0.04% | 21 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.6K | 0.01% | 22 | 75.5K | 0.03% | 21 |
| Apr 2026 | 24.7K | 0.01% | 22 | 52.2K | 0.02% | 21 |
| May 2026 | 20.4K | <0.01% | 22 | 52.1K | 0.02% | 21 |
| Jun 2026 | 20.3K | 0.01% | 22 | 42.3K | 0.02% | 21 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.4K | 0.01% | 22 | 41.5K | 0.03% | 21 |
| Aug 2026 | 20.5K | 0.01% | 22 | 41.8K | 0.02% | 21 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PaintShop Pro’s and Pixelmator’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **PaintShop Pro**: Measured on the search terms “corel paintshop photo pro”, “corel paintshop pro”, “corel paintshop pro 2023”, “corel paintshop pro 2024”, “corel paintshop pro 2025”, “corel paintshop pro ai”, “corel paintshop pro download”, “corel paintshop pro for ipad”, “corel paintshop pro free”, “corel paintshop pro free download”, “corel paintshop pro free trial”, “corel paintshop pro linux”, “corel paintshop pro mac”, “corel paintshop pro online”, “corel paintshop pro price”, “corel paintshop pro review”, “corel paintshop pro trial”, “corel paintshop pro ultimate”, “download paintshop pro”, “free paintshop pro”, “jasc paintshop pro download”, “jasc paintshop pro free download”, “paint shop photo pro”, “paint shop photo pro download”, “paint shop pro”, “paint shop pro 2”, “paint shop pro 2025”, “paint shop pro 2026”, “paint shop pro ai”, “paint shop pro app”, “paint shop pro cost”, “paint shop pro free”, “paint shop pro free trial”, “paint shop pro online”, “paint shop pro price”, “paint shop pro software”, “paintshop photo pro”, “paintshop photo pro download”, “paintshop photo pro for mac”, “paintshop pro”, “paintshop pro 2”, “paintshop pro 2022”, “paintshop pro 2023”, “paintshop pro 2023 ultimate”, “paintshop pro 2024”, “paintshop pro 2025”, “paintshop pro 2026”, “paintshop pro 8”, “paintshop pro 9”, “paintshop pro ai”, “paintshop pro android”, “paintshop pro app”, “paintshop pro cost”, “paintshop pro for linux”, “paintshop pro free”, “paintshop pro free download”, “paintshop pro free trial”, “paintshop pro graphic design”, “paintshop pro linux”, “paintshop pro mac”, “paintshop pro online”, “paintshop pro photo editing”, “paintshop pro photo editor”, “paintshop pro price”, “paintshop pro review”, “paintshop pro software”, “paintshop pro trial”, “paintshop pro ultimate”, “paintshop pro x7”, “paintshop pro x8” and “paintshop pro x9”, summed into one figure.
- **Pixelmator**: Measured on the search terms “apple pixelmator”, “apple pixelmator pro”, “download pixelmator”, “free pixelmator”, “how much is pixelmator”, “pixelmator”, “pixelmator 2”, “pixelmator ai”, “pixelmator android”, “pixelmator app”, “pixelmator classic”, “pixelmator cost”, “pixelmator free download”, “pixelmator free trial”, “pixelmator image editor”, “pixelmator ipad”, “pixelmator iphone”, “pixelmator linux”, “pixelmator mac”, “pixelmator online”, “pixelmator photo editing software”, “pixelmator photo editor”, “pixelmator price”, “pixelmator pro”, “pixelmator pro 2024”, “pixelmator pro ai”, “pixelmator pro android”, “pixelmator pro app”, “pixelmator pro cost”, “pixelmator pro download”, “pixelmator pro for iphone”, “pixelmator pro for mac”, “pixelmator pro for windows”, “pixelmator pro free”, “pixelmator pro free download”, “pixelmator pro free trial”, “pixelmator pro graphic design”, “pixelmator pro ipad”, “pixelmator pro iphone”, “pixelmator pro mac”, “pixelmator pro photo editing”, “pixelmator pro photo editing app”, “pixelmator pro review”, “pixelmator pro subscription”, “pixelmator pro trial”, “pixelmator pro vector graphics”, “pixelmator pro website”, “pixelmator pro windows”, “pixelmator review”, “pixelmator subscription”, “pixelmator trial”, “pixelmator vector graphics” and “pixelmator windows”, summed into one figure.

- [PaintShop Pro profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paintshop-pro)
- [Pixelmator profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pixelmator)
- [All graphic design software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/graphic-design-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 31 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, PaintShop Pro or Pixelmator?

In August 2026, Pixelmator had more branded searches than PaintShop Pro among graphic design software worldwide. Pixelmator was estimated to have 41.8K branded searches compared to PaintShop Pro’s 20.5K, and held a 0.02% Share of Search versus PaintShop Pro’s 0.01%.

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