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Free to view pictures and PDFs, with no account to make. Needs macOS 26 Tahoe or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel.
Version 1.0.1 · released 20 October 2026 · macOS 26 Tahoe or later
Pixo 1.0.1
- Version
- 1.0.1
- Released
- 20 October 2026
- Download size
- 2.1 MB
- File
- Pixo_1.0.1_aarch64.dmg
- Needs
- macOS 26 Tahoe or later
- Chip
- Apple Silicon and Intel
- Signed
- Developer ID, notarised by Apple
- Price
- Free; Pro is optional
Install
Up and reading in three steps
1
Open the disk image
Open the downloaded file and drag Pixo into your Applications folder. Then open it from there.
2
Open a folder
Recents and Screenshots are there at once. Add any folder to the sidebar, or drop pictures and PDFs on the window.
3
Make it your viewer
In Settings, General, choose "Make Pixo the Default for Pictures" so pictures open in Pixo when you double-click them in Finder.
See everything it does
What you need
macOS 26 Tahoe or later. Pixo is built for the current macOS and its Apple Intelligence.
Apple Silicon or Intel. Any Mac that runs ${SITE.minMacosName}. Each chip has its own download; this page marks the one for your Mac.
For AI, Apple Silicon with Apple Intelligence on. Turned on in System Settings › Apple Intelligence & Siri. On an Intel Mac, or with it off, the viewer, the tools, the PDF viewer and the Vision features still work.
Which Mac do I have?
- Open the Apple menu in the top left corner and choose About This Mac.
- A line that starts with Chip and names an Apple chip (M1, M2, M3, M4 or later) means Apple Silicon: take the Apple Silicon download.
- A line that starts with Processor and names Intel means an Intel Mac: take the Intel download. Everything works except the Apple Intelligence features, which need Apple Silicon.
- The same window shows your macOS version. Pixo needs macOS 26 Tahoe or later.
Verify
Check that the file is ours
The app is signed with our Apple Developer ID and notarised by Apple, so macOS opens it without a warning. If you want to check the download yourself, compare its SHA-256 with the one here.
Signed and notarised. Apple has scanned this build and macOS checks its signature each time it opens.
Updates are checked twice. The app installs a new version only when our release signature and Apple's code signature both match.
SHA-256 of Pixo_1.0.1_aarch64.dmg
51ff26c041d9ef3de7fdc1d3a95137b9b7964e66492a9b0d10adbad1d302bd3c
Work it out in Terminal
shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/Pixo_1.0.1_aarch64.dmgThe line it prints must start with the same 64 characters.
Good to know
After you install
What is free
The viewer, grid, compare, inspector, the PDF viewer and every tool on one file, with no time limit.
Every featureUpdates
Pixo looks for a new version when it opens and once a day, by downloading one small file. Nothing is sent. You can also check in Settings, Pro.
Your files
Pixo never imports or moves your pictures, and its tools save new files next to the originals.
SecurityRemoving Pixo
Drag Pixo from Applications to the Trash. Your pictures stay exactly where they were.
Release history
Every version, newest first
Version 1.0.1
CurrentPixo now runs on Intel Macs with macOS 26 too. Everything works there except the Apple Intelligence features, which need Apple Silicon.
- Intel · 2.3 MB
- Apple Silicon · 2.1 MB
Version 1.0.0
The first release of Pixo: a fast, native picture and PDF viewer for the Mac, with tools for pictures and PDFs and Apple Intelligence on your Mac.
- Apple Silicon · 2.1 MB
Questions
Before you download
What is Pixo?
A picture and PDF viewer for the Mac that replaces Preview for photos. It opens pictures at once, shows whole folders without importing them, has the picture and PDF tools you keep looking for, and uses Apple Intelligence on your Mac to answer questions about pictures and documents.
Which Macs can run Pixo?
Any Mac running macOS 26 or later, with Apple Silicon or Intel: each has its own download. The Apple Intelligence features (Ask, PDF summaries, Rename with AI, Describe, Invoices to Table and Reimagine) need Apple Silicon with Apple Intelligence turned on, and Apple Intelligence is not offered in every country and language yet. The viewer, the tools, the PDF viewer and the Vision features work without it, on Intel too.
Which formats does Pixo open?
Everything macOS can read: HEIC, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF (animated too), WebP, AVIF, BMP, PSD, RAW from most cameras, SVG, and PDFs. Pixo saves pictures as JPEG, HEIC, AVIF, PNG or TIFF. It reads WebP but cannot save it, because macOS itself cannot write WebP.
Can Pixo replace Preview as my default viewer?
Yes. In Pixo, open Settings, General, and choose Make Pixo the Default for Pictures. Pictures you double-click in Finder then open in Pixo. To go back, use Get Info on a picture in Finder and choose another app under Open With.
Does Pixo change my original files?
No. Every tool saves a new file next to the original, or in a new folder in Downloads if you prefer, and PDF edits are saved as a copy. Only Rename changes a file, its name, and Edit, Undo puts the old name back. Move to Trash moves to the Trash, never deletes, and can be undone.
We record downloads from this website: the IP address and the place it belongs to, your browser, the page you came from, the type of Mac and the version. This is the website only; the app sends us none of that. Privacy policy
Free to download.
Free to keep, for good.
Free to view, for good. Pro adds batches and more Apple Intelligence. macOS 26 or later on Apple Silicon or Intel.