Scripting in Pixelmator Pro is quite powerful. The photoshop’s “Paste into” function in Pixelmator Pro can be accomplished via the following Applescript:
Just open ScriptEditor and input the following:
tell application "Pixelmator Pro"
tell the front document
set sel_rectangle to selection bounds
if (sel_rectangle = missing value) then
display dialog "Missing selection"
return "Quit no selection"
end if
set shapeLayer to convert selection into shape
select shapeLayer
paste
set pasteLayer to current layer
tell pasteLayer to set clipping mask to true
end tell
end tell
I know some people find source code a bit daunting, so I’ve also created an easy-to-use application version of the same thing. You can find it on my Etsy store, which is the same as the source code version.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4296779695/paste-into-pixelmator-pro-action-paste
This is a Pixelmator Pro Applescript addition. If you are comfortable with Applescripting language – you can take the above code and try it yourself for free. See my store for other cool stuff if you want to see the power of advanced Applescript for Pixelmator Pro.
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