Acorn 8.6.2
Acorn is a full-featured, one-time-purchase image editor for Mac from Flying Meat Inc. that features layers, non-destructive filters, a Metal-powered brush engine, and Machine Learning tools like Select Subject and Super Resolution resizing. Version 8.6.2 adds layered-screenshot support to its shell tool and Dock menu, as well as several refinements and bug fixes.
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About Acorn 8.6.2 for Mac
Acorn is a full featured raster and vector image editor for macOS, developed by Flying Meat Inc. (August Mueller), first released in 2007 and updated ever since. Acorn is a one-off purchase, not a subscription, and requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later. It’s a universal binary that runs on Apple Silicon Macs, and supports macOS 26 Tahoe including its new Liquid Glass interface style. The new version 8.6.2, released on August 24th, 2026, adds a new layered-screenshot option to Acorn's shell tool and Dock menu, improves the way filter presets respect canvas selections, and includes some fixes for PSD export, brush presets and the clone tool. What sets Acorn apart from many other Mac image editors is its combination of professional depth and truly approachable design, backed by a developer known for shipping regular, meaningful updates rather than infrequent major overhauls. It features Machine Learning tools like Select Subject, Mask Subject and Super Resolution resizing, a totally rebuilt Metal-powered brush engine for smudging, cloning, burning and dodging, deep SVG import/export, non-destructive multi-stop gradient filters and a Data Merge feature for creating batches of images from a CSV format. Acorn also stands out for its scripting depth – a full JavaScript API, an acorncli shell tool, AppleScript support, and even documented support for LLM-driven automation via Claude – making it a favorite among users who want to script repetitive image tasks. Acorn was a 2025 App Store Awards Finalist, and has been praised by the likes of Macworld and The Verge.