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Graphic design integrates computers in virtually every step of the design process from conception to production and in a range of media including print, video, and web. Apple Macintosh is the preferred platform of the graphic design field and is required for our Graphic Design students.

Acorn 6.5.2
Acorn is an image editor built with one goal in mind - simplicity.Fast, easy, and fluid, Acorn provides the options you'll need withoutany overhead. Acorn feels right, and won't drain your bank account.
  • License: Shareware, $30
  • Developer/Publisher: Flying Meat Inc.
  • Modification Date: October 17, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 14 MB

Affinity Designer 1.7.3
Affinity Designer is the fastest, smoothest, most precise vector graphicdesign software available. Whether you’re working on branding, conceptart, print projects, icons, UI, UX, or web mock ups, Affinity Designerwill revolutionise how you work.
  • License: Buy, $50
  • Developer/Publisher: Serif Labs
  • Modification Date: October 1, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 411.2 MB

Download File Size: 411.1 MB - Demo

Download File Size: 1.1 GB - for iPad

Affinity Photo 1.7.3
Five years in the making, Affinity Photo redefines the boundaries forprofessional photo editing software. With a meticulous focus on workflowit offers sophisticated tools for enhancing, editing and retouching yourimages in an incredibly intuitive interface, with all the power andperformance you need.
  • License: Buy, $50
  • Developer/Publisher: Serif Labs
  • Modification Date: October 1, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 420.3 MB

Download File Size: 425.4 MB - Demo

Download File Size: 1.1 GB - for iPad

ArtRage 5.0.8
ArtRage is a full featured digital painting program that brings togetherthe convenience of digital editing tools, the realism of traditionalpaint texture and colors and the fun of creating art in one easy to use,professional level, program.
  • License: Shareware, $79
  • Developer/Publisher: Ambient Design Ltd.
  • Modification Date: July 26, 2018
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.8 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 114.2 MB

Art Text 3.2.6
Art Text is an application to create high quality textual graphics,headings, logos, icons, web banners and buttons. The program implementsthe latest Mac OS X technologies which allow you to easily modify anytexts and vector shapes into a fancy graphic. Use the result with iWork,Microsoft Office, BeLight applications and other programs. Create morecompelling business presentations, brochures, flyers, postcards,business cards and Web sites with the program.
  • License: Shareware, $30
  • Developer/Publisher: BeLight Software
  • Modification Date: September 6, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.10 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 669.3 MB

Canvas Draw 6.0
Take your business to the next level with the most diverse contentcreation tool on the market. Designed for business professionals andcreatives alike, Canvas Draw includes a comprehensive set of vectorobject and advanced raster image editing tools, allowing you to combineadaptable text, image, object, and effect elements in a single document.
  • License: Demo, $199
  • Developer/Publisher: Canvas GFX
  • Modification Date: June 21, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.13 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 240.5 MB

Comic Life 3.5.10
Comic Life gives you a super-quick and easy way to create astounding comics, beautifulpicture albums and enticing instruction booklets to name a few of the many possibilities.
Included are professional and fun templates, ready to drag and drop onto your page forinstant attractive photo layouts. Or if you like to be in control, position your photosand panels how you like and save them for later use.
  • License: Shareware, $30
  • Developer/Publisher: Plasq
  • Modification Date: October 2, 2018
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 67.4 MB - App Store

Download File Size: 72.2 MB - Demo

Download File Size: 202 MB

EazyDraw 9.3.4
EazyDraw provides a balanced feature set that includes tools needed fortechnical drawing, web and App graphic design, print publishing, logos,page - text layout and more. Easy enough for everyone but with the depthyour project will need.
Includes comprehensive support for bitmap and vector graphic formats:Import and ungroup for edit PDF, and EPS. Import and export SVG and nowDXF. Preview and publish to EPS and TIFF with RGB or CMYK processcolors. Exchange scaled CAD drawings using DXF. Publish web graphics.Create macOS, iOS, and watchOS app development graphics and icons.
  • License: Demo, $95
  • Developer/Publisher: Dekorra Optics
  • Modification Date: October 23, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 86.5 MB

ExifRenamer 2.3.3
ExifRenamer allows you to interactively control the renaming process.You can have a file preview and can add a prefix, suffix, change thename or can add a time difference.
The photographs can now be sorted in chronological correct orderjust by displaying them in alphabetical order. The used namingconvention is: YYYY-MM-DD_hh-mm-ss.jpg The program supports many cameravendors (for example Casio, Olympus, Canon, ..). Just selectExifRenamer as Automatic Task in ImageCapture..
  • License: Freeware
  • Developer/Publisher: Stefan Robl
  • Modification Date: February 9, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 7.2 MB

ExifTool 11.72
ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-lineapplication for reading, writing and editing meta information in a widevariety of files. ExifTool supports many different metadata formatsincluding EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, PhotoshopIRB, FlashPix, AFCP and ID3, as well as the maker notes of many digitalcameras by Canon, Casio, DJI, FLIR, FujiFilm, GE, HP, JVC/Victor, Kodak,Leaf, Minolta/Konica-Minolta, Motorola, Nikon, Nintendo, Olympus/Epson,Panasonic/Leica, Pentax/Asahi, Phase One, Reconyx, Ricoh, Samsung,Sanyo, Sigma/Foveon and Sony.
ExifTool is also available as a stand-alone Macintosh OS X package and aWindows executable: (Note that these versions contain the executableonly, and do not include the HTML documentation or other files of thefull distribution.)
OS X Package
Download the ExifTool OS X Package from the ExifTool home page.
(The file you download should be named 'ExifTool-10.82.dmg'.)
Install as a normal OS X package.
(Open the disk image, double-click on the install package, and follow the instructions.)
You can now run exiftool by typing 'exiftool' in a Terminal window.
  • License: Freeware
  • Developer/Publisher: Phil Harvey
  • Modification Date: October 23, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or higher

Download File Size: 4.6 MB

Free Ruler 2.0.3
Features:
* Horizontal and vertical rulers.Graphic
* Pixel units.
* Float rulers above other applications (press F to toggle).
* Move windows independently or as a group (press G to toggle).
* Show or hide the shadow behind rulers (press S to toggle).
* Align rulers at mouse location (press O for origin).
* Reset ruler locations with Command-R.
  • License: Freeware
  • Developer/Publisher: Pascal Balthrop
  • Modification Date: October 26, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.14 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 4.3 MB

GeoTag 4.6.2
GeoTag is a free OS X application that allows you to update imagemetadata with geolocation tags by panning and zooming in a map windowand then clicking on the location where a photo was taken. It is a goodway to add location information to photos or fine tune existing locationinformation.
Version 4 uses Apple Maps and contains its own copy of ExifTool.
  • License: Freeware
  • Developer/Publisher: Marco S Hyman
  • Modification Date: August 4, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 12.5 MB

GIMP 2.10.12
The GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freelydistributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, imagecomposition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, inmany languages.
Since the 2.8.2 version, GIMP runs on OSX natively. No X11 environment is required.
  • License: Freeware
  • Developer/Publisher: Gimp Project
  • Modification Date: June 13, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 166.8 MB

GraphicConverter 11.1
GraphicConverter offers everything you would need and expect from anall-round image editing program on your Mac with ease of use, anexcellent range of features, stability and reliability.
  • License: Shareware, $40
  • Developer/Publisher: Thorsten Lemke
  • Modification Date: October 8, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 159.7 MB

HoudahGeo 5.4
Use HoudahGeo to geocode and geotag your photos. “Pin” photos to theexact places where they were taken.
HoudahGeo stores latitude, longitude and altitude as geotags rightwithin the image file. Just like a GPS-enabled camera.
Geotags tie your photos to geographical locations. View your photos on amap. Use your favorite photo cataloging tools to organize and findphotos by places.Design
Future-proof your photos with geotags. HoudahGeo writes EXIF, XMP, andIPTC metadata tags to JPEG and RAW image files. Industry standardsensure that the information can be used by a wide variety of softwareand services.
  • License: Shareware, $39
  • Developer/Publisher: Houdah Software
  • Modification Date: October 11, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.10 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 24.4 MB

Illustrator 23.1
The industry-standard vector graphics app lets you create logos, icons,sketches, typography, and complex illustrations for print, web,interactive, video, and mobile.
  • License: Demo, Starting at $20/month
  • Developer/Publisher: Adobe
  • Modification Date: October 2, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 2.3 MB Installer

ImageMagick 7.0.8-68
Use ImageMagick to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images. Itcan read and write images in a variety of formats (over 200) includingPNG, JPEG, JPEG-2000, GIF, TIFF, DPX, EXR, WebP, Postscript, PDF, andSVG. Use ImageMagick to resize, flip, mirror, rotate, distort, shear andtransform images, adjust image colors, apply various special effects, ordraw text, lines, polygons, ellipses and Bézier curves.
  • License: Freeware
  • Developer/Publisher: ImageMagick Studio
  • Modification Date: October 5, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS

Download File Size: 13.8 MB

Homebrew installation: $ brew install imagemagick

Intaglio 3.9.5
Patterned after the original Macintosh drawing applications, Intaglio isintuitive to beginners and familiar to traditional Macintosh users.Intaglio builds on the 2D graphics, text, color, and scriptingcapabilities of Mac OS X to provide unprecedented power and flexibilityin an inexpensive drawing program. Intaglio isn't just compatible withMac OS X, it was designed from the ground up to fully exploit thecapabilites that make this platform ideal for graphics work. NaturallyIntaglio is great for casual users, but it is also an ideal tool forexperienced graphics experts who need special features or want asimpler experience than what is provided by the usual multi-platformgraphic franchises.
  • License: Demo, $89
  • Developer/Publisher: Purgatory Design
  • Modification Date: October 15, 2017
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.8 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 11.5 MB

iWatermark Pro 2.5.10
iWatermark is the worlds No. 1 watermarking application for Mac andWindows. Stylishly Copyright all your images in just minutes.
iWatermark includes new effects like aqua and emboss.
iWatermark is an essential tool for anyone with a digital camera,professionals and beginners or graphic artist.
  • License: Shareware, $30
  • Developer/Publisher: Plum Amazing
  • Modification Date: August 14, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 59.2 MB

Krita 4.2.7.1
Krita is a professional free and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.
* concept art
* texture and matte painters
* illustrations and comics
  • License: Freeware
  • Developer/Publisher: Krita Foundation
  • Modification Date: October 3, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 173.6 MB

Lightroom CC 2.4.1
With Lightroom, your photography goes where you go. Organize, edit, andshare your photos from anywhere - on your computer, on the web, on youriPad, and on your iPhone or Android device. It's all your photography.All in one place.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software is the professional photographer'sessential toolbox, providing one easy application for managing,adjusting, and presenting large volumes of digital photographs so youcan spend less time in front of the computer and more time behind thelens.
  • License: Demo, Starting at $10/month
  • Developer/Publisher: Adobe
  • Modification Date: September 18, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 2.3 MB Installer

Painter 20.0
The top choice in painting software by artists worldwide
Achieve painting perfection with the most realistic and professionaldigital art studio. Painter offers Natural-Media and unlimited artmaterials to delight any illustrator, photographer or fine artist.
  • License: Demo, $429
  • Developer/Publisher: Corel
  • Modification Date: May 22, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.13 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 558.8 MB

Peeler 1.0.1
Peeler is a graphics program that can 'peel' logos and illustrations offtheir backgrounds, producing transparent backgrounds.
Peeler 'peels' a graphic image off of its background much like peeling atransparent sticker from its backing.
The result is a transparent image with colors true to the original imagethat can be layered or composited into other artwork or simply usedas-is on other backgrounds.
  • License: Demo, $19
  • Developer/Publisher: Bergdesign
  • Modification Date: April 14, 2016
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 3.7 MB

Photos 5.0
Photos helps you keep your growing library organized and accessible.Powerful and intuitive editing tools help you perfect your images.Memories displays the best images from your photo library in beautifulcollections.
  • License: Comes with your new Mac
  • Developer/Publisher: Apple
  • Modification Date: September 26, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.15 - 64-bit, Earlier versions come with earlier operating systems
Photoshop CC 20.0.7
Create anything you can imagine. Anywhere you are.
The world's best imaging and design app is at the core of almost everycreative project. Work across desktop and mobile devices to create andenhance your photographs, web and mobile app designs, 3D artwork,videos, and more.
  • License: Demo, Starting at $10/month
  • Developer/Publisher: Adobe
  • Modification Date: October 23, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 2.3 MB Installer

Photoshop Elements 2020
Get the new release to automatically organize your photos, make themlook amazing with intelligent photo editing options, turn them intostunning creations, and easily share your memories.
  • License: Demo, $100
  • Developer/Publisher: Adobe
  • Modification Date: September 4, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.13 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 3.2 MB installer

PhotoStickies 5.6.7
PhotoStickies displays one or more photos (located on your local drivesor in the Internet) on your screen, shows webcam pictures, acts as afast image viewer, and records and replays slideshows. Also,PhotoStickies can be used as a wallpaper utility.
  • License: Freeware
  • Developer/Publisher: Devon Technologies
  • Modification Date: October 30, 2014
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6.8 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 2.6 MB

PhotoZoom Pro 8.0.4
PhotoZoom Pro not only creates larger images than any other software(up to 1 million by 1 million pixels), it also produces higher qualityresults. PhotoZoom Pro is equipped with S-Spline Max, a unique,award-winning image resize technology which excels at preserving cleanedges, sharpness, and fine details.
Even noisy, compressed originals can be enlarged successfully. Normally,noise and JPEG compression artifacts become disturbingly visible duringenlargement. PhotoZoom Pro 7 however offers the tools to eliminate thesedistortions. You'll be amazed by the amount of detail PhotoZoom Pro 7 isable to dig up from below the mess.
  • License: Demo, $169
  • Developer/Publisher: BenVista
  • Modification Date: August 30, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 13.8 MB

Pixelmator 3.8.7
Pixelmator, the beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerfulimage editor for Mac OS X has everything you need to create, edit andenhance your images.
  • License: Buy, $30
  • Developer/Publisher: Pixelmator Team
  • Modification Date: October 22, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 116.3 MB - App Store

Download File Size: 119.5 MB - Demo

Pixelmator Pro 1.5.1
Pixelmator Pro is an image editor packed full of innovations. From areimagined editing workflow and simplified editing tools to machinelearning powering all-new, intelligent image editing features. So thetools at your fingertips are smarter and more powerful, yet moreintuitive and easier to use than ever before.
With intelligent, intuitive tools for moving, resizing, and arranginglayers, Pixelmator Pro makes it incredibly easy to put every object inyour composition exactly where you want it. The Arrange Tool isnondestructive so you can resize and rotate with total freedom. Smartspacing guides appear automatically to help evenly arrange objects. Andadvanced alignment tools give you a way to align multiple objects with asingle click. So no matter what kind of composition you're working on,Pixelmator Pro is the perfect app for building it up, piece by piece.
  • License: Buy, $40
  • Developer/Publisher: Pixelmator Team
  • Modification Date: October 25, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.13 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 184.4 MB

Download File Size: 187.8 MB - Demo

Posterino 3.6.4
Rather than let those photos on your hard drive collect digital dust,use Posterino to create a beautiful collage. Just choose a template andadd your favorite photos. Posterino will randomly shuffle your imagesinto a poster-worthy keepsake. Changes to the layout, frames and filtersare accomplished with a single click. Your memories will be ready fordisplay in minutes, and you can let the viewing begin.
  • License: Shareware, $20
  • Developer/Publisher: Zykloid Software
  • Modification Date: October 15, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 117.9 MB

Preview 11.0
View and annotate PDFs, fill out and sign forms, and edit images. Whenyou’re done, share your file, export a password-protected PDF, or exportimages in a variety of file types.

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  • License: Comes with your Mac
  • Developer/Publisher: Apple
  • Modification Date: August 24, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.15 - 64-bit, Earlier versions come with earlier operating systems
Procreate 4.3.8
Procreate is the most powerful sketching, painting and illustration appever designed for a mobile device, built for creative professionals.This complete artist’s toolbox helps you create beautiful sketches,inspiring paintings, and stunning illustrations anywhere you are.Procreate features ground-breaking canvas resolution, 136 incrediblebrushes, an advanced layer system, and is powered by Silica M: thefastest 64-bit painting engine on iOS. Create a canvas and startpainting with any of Procreate’s exclusive dual-texture brushes. Use theimmediately responsive smudge tool to perfectly blend color with anybrush in your library. With Procreate’s incredibly high-resolutioncanvases you can print your artwork at massive sizes. Experience therevolutionary selection, transform, and perspective tools builtexclusively for multitouch and finish your illustration with stunningcinema-quality effects. Procreate’s powerful and intuitive interfacealways puts your art in focus.
  • License: Buy, $10
  • Developer/Publisher: Savage Interactive
  • Modification Date: September 27, 2019
  • Requirements: iOS 11.1 or higher

Download File Size: 193.5 MB - for iPad

Download File Size: 164.7 MB - Procreate Pocket for iPhone

Seashore 2.4.12
Seashore is an open source image editor for Cocoa. It featuresgradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes.It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is basedaround the GIMP's technology and uses the same native file format.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Mark Pazolli/Fork by Robert Engels
  • Modification Date: September 26, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 10.4 MB

Home PageSimple Comic 1.7
Features
Page Layout - Pages laid out as they would be in print
Page Ordering - Left to right or right to left
Page Scaling - Original size, window fit, horizontal fit and defined height
Fullscreen - Maximize viewing area
Archive Handling - Seamlessly deals with .cbr, .cbz, .zip, .rar, tar, 7z, lha and others
PDF Handling - Opens PDF based comics
Multiple Sessions - View multiple comics at one time
Auto-save - Comics are automatically bookmarked and reopened at launch
Page Rotation - Rotate the pages to maximize display area
  • License: Freeware
  • Developer/Publisher: Dancing Tortoise Software
  • Modification Date: April 28, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 3.2 MB

SimpleImage 6.3.1
SimpleImage is a simple but powerful image and movie viewing application thatlets you view all the most popular image and movie formats, like JPEG, GIF,animated GIF, TIFF, PICT, PNG, MPEG, AVI and more in a single, sleek application.
  • License: Shareware, $20
  • Developer/Publisher: Christopher Wood
  • Modification Date: November 30, 2018
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 38.1 MB

Sketch 59.1
Professional digital design for Mac.
Sketch gives you the power, flexibility and speed you always wanted in alightweight and easy-to-use package. Finally you can focus on what youdo best: Design.
  • License: Demo, $99
  • Developer/Publisher: Bohemian BV
  • Modification Date: October 21, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 58.4 MB

Download File Size: 11.9 MB

ToyViewer 5.6.0
ToyViewer is an image viewer, which also provides various editingfunctions and image converting filter services to other applications. IfToyViewer is installed in your Mac, you can see image files in PCX, PPM,Sun Raster, etc. on other Cocoa applications.
  • License: Freeware
  • Developer/Publisher: Takeshi Ogihara
  • Modification Date: November 30, 2019
  • Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 8.6 MB

Xee 3.5.3
Xee is a lightweight, fast and convenient image viewer and browser. It is designed to be aserious tool for image viewing and management, with a sleek and powerful interface. Xeeworks as a much more useful replacement for Preview, or most any other image vieweravailable on Mac OS.
  • License: Shareware $4
  • Developer/Publisher: Dag Agren
  • Modification Date: August 16, 2017
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 18.0 MB

xScope 4.4
xScope is a powerful set of tools that are ideal for measuring, aligningand inspecting on-screen graphics and layouts.
xScope is really six tools in one that will help any designer do theirjob faster and produce more accurate results:
* Rulers - On-screen rulers that measure distances and angles
* Screens - A dynamic view of smaller screen sizes and web browser content areas
* Loupe - A magnifying glass that gives you a close-up view of your work
* Guides - Markers for precise horizontal and vertical alignment
* Frames - Markers for precise width, height & origin alignment
* Crosshair - Finds the exact location on screen
  • License: Shareware, $50
  • Developer/Publisher: ARTIS Software & The Iconfactory
  • Modification Date: August 14, 2019
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.8 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 29.8 MB

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BestiMac for Graphic DesignersiMore2020

When it comes to graphic design, you want a powerful machine that would be able to handle anything you throw at it in terms of visuals. And graphic design is part of the creative community, which includes graphic design, along with other industries like music creation, writing, photo and video editing, and so much more. Macs are the computers of choice for the creative community, and we think the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K Display is the best option for serious graphic designers. That's because you get the best possible screen, great specs, and all for a reasonable price.

Best Overall: 27-inch iMac with 5K Retina Display

If you're looking for an iMac for graphic design, then you're going to want one with a stunning display to see all of your graphical work. With this iMac, you get a huge 27-inch Retina 5K display, which supports 500 nits of brightness and has a substantial 5120-by-2880 screen resolution with support for one billion colors and wide color. You also get high graphics with a Radeon Pro 570X 4GB video card for the base model, 575X 4GB for the middle tier, and 580X with 8GB for the high-end model. The high-end model is also configurable to Radeon Pro Vega 48 with 8GB of memory if you need it.

The 27-inch iMac with 5K Retina Display has a 3.0GHz 6-core Intel i5 processor with Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz, 8GB of RAM, and a 1TB Fusion Drive. If the base stats aren't enough for you, the machine can always be configured for more memory or storage (including SSD), but the middle and high-end offerings offer more power and can also be configured.

Even though the iMac was last updated in March 2019, it's still a very capable machine that is perfect for graphic design work and more.

Pros:

  • Large 27-inch Retina 5K Display
  • Three base models to choose from
  • Reasonably priced for what you get

Cons:

  • Different configurations can be pricey
  • Only starts with 8GB of RAM
  • New model could be coming very soon

Best Overall

27-inch iMac with 5K Retina Display

Get the most bang for your buck

The 27-inch iMac comes with a gorgeous 5K Retina display and has three base models that are configurable for your needs.

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Best Entry Level: 21.5-inch iMac with 4K Retina Display

The iMac with 4K Retina display is less money than the 27-inch, and the 4K display should be good enough for a lot of graphic design work. However, you will need to keep in mind that the 4K Retina display is only available in the 21.5-inch size, which is slightly disappointing. Still, the 4K display has a nice 4096-by-2304 resolution with support for one billion colors, and it also has 500 nits of brightness and wide color.

The base model for the 4K iMac starts with a 3.6GHz quad-core Intel i3 processor that's configurable to 3.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 with Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz. You also start with 8GB of RAM (configurable up to 16GB or 32GB), 1TB hard drive (configurable to 1TB Fusion Drive or 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB SSD), and Radeon Pro 555X with 2GB memory. You can get the higher level 4K iMac if you need a boost in processor power or video card.

Pros:

  • Affordable price
  • Beautiful 4k Retina display
  • Less than the 5K iMac
  • Two base choices that can be configured

Cons:

  • Only comes in 21.5-inch size
  • Starts with only 8GB of RAM
  • New model could be coming soon

Best Entry Level

21.5-inch iMac with 4K Retina Display

A great middle ground

The 4K Retina Display still looks fantastic and is highly affordable. It doesn't come in a 27-inch size, though.

Source: iMore

If you're on a budget and just need an iMac for the basics, then the Non-Retina 21.5-inch iMac is a good option to consider. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a 4K or 5K Retina Display, but it has a decent 1920-by-1080 resolution, which should suffice for basic graphic design.

On the inside, the Non-Retina 21.5-inch iMac has a 2.3GHz dual-core 7th-generation Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz. It starts with 8GB of RAM that you can configure up to 16GB, a 1TB hard drive that can be configured to a 1TB Fusion Drive or 256GB SSD, and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640.

Pros:

  • The least expensive iMac
  • Good for basic graphic design

Cons:

  • Hasn't been updated since 2017
  • No 4K or 5K Retina Display

Best Value

21.5-inch iMac (Non-Retina)

The most affordable option

This is the cheapest iMac, but its 21.5-inch display is Non-Retina. But it should still be enough for basic graphic design.

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If the 27-inch iMac with 5K Retina Display doesn't offer enough power for you, then you may want to consider the beastly iMac Pro. That is if you can afford it — this thing isn't cheap!

With the iMac Pro, you get a 27-inch 5K Retina Display, but it has an 8-core 3.2GHz Intel Zeon W processor with Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz with a 19MB cache. You can configure it up to 18-cores if you really need it, but that's going to cost you a pretty penny. It also starts with Radeon Pro Vega 56 graphics card with 8GB memory that you can also configure up to Radeon Vega 64X with 16GB of memory. The base RAM in the iMac Pro is 32GB, but you can go all the way to 256GB RAM if you want to. And it comes with a 1TB SSD, configurable up to 4TB.

It may be more than what most people need, but if you need a serious machine to handle tons of rendering and other graphic-intensive tasks, the iMac Pro will do nicely.

Pros:

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  • Packs in a ton of power
  • 27-inch 5K Retina Display
  • Comes in Space Gray color

Cons:

  • Very expensive
  • Not for most people
  • Hasn't been updated since 2017

Best Power

iMac Pro

More power!

The iMac Pro has enough power to handle pretty much anything. And it's the only iMac to come in Space Gray. But it'll cost you.

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For those who need a Mac for graphic design, but want it to be portable, then we recommend taking a look at the 16-inch MacBook Pro. The 16-inch display has 3072-by-1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors, 500 nits of brightness, wide color and True Tone, making it perfect for graphic design.

Not only does the display look great, but you get power too. The base model 16-inch MacBook Pro gives you a 2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 with Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz, and you can even upgrade it to 8-cores with a more powerful processor if need be. It also starts with a 512GB SSD that can go all the way up to 8TB, 16GB of RAM that's configurable up to 64GB, and you get AMD Radeon Pro 5300M 4GB graphics card that can also be upgraded if desired.

If you want a serious portable machine for graphic design, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is the one to look into.

Pros:

  • Portable power
  • 16-inch display is gorgeous
  • Configurable to suit your needs

Best Portability

16-inch MacBook Pro

Portable power

It's no iMac, but the 16-inch MacBook Pro packs in a ton of power with a gorgeous display, and you can take it anywhere.

Bottom line

The 27-inch iMac with 5K Retina Display is the best iMac for graphic designers. With the large 27-inch screen and stunning 5K Retina display that it's capable of, you're getting the most capable machine for graphic design work at a reasonable price. Plus, it has three base configurations for you to customize if need be, so you can create the 5K iMac of your dreams.

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And while we seem to be due for a refreshed iMac lineup, the 27-inch iMac with 5K Retina Display was only released in March 2019, so it's still a very powerful machine. Even if you buy it now, it should run flawlessly.

Credits — The team that worked on this guide

Christine Romero-Chan has been using Macs for a little over a decade now. She has a strong understanding of what each Mac is capable of and their purpose and can give anyone a good recommendation. You can find her and various musings on Twitter, or check out her photography on Instagram.

Rene Ritchie Rene Ritchie has been covering the personal technology industry for a decade. An outspoken analyst and critic, he writes at iMore.com/vector, podcasts at applepodcasts.com/vector, and you can find his show at youtube.com/vector. Follow him @reneritchie on Twitter and Instagram.

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