The Pixelmator Team on Thursday said its latest release, Pixelmator 2.2, topped 500,000 downloads in its first week on the Mac App Store, making it the most successful release in the company’s history.

The previous record for the company, held by Pixelmator 2.1, was 250,000 downloads in two weeks, according to company’s Web site.

To make the success even greater, Pixelmator is now the highest-rated app in the Mac App Store with five stars.

As a long time user of Pixelmator, I’m happy to see the app and the team see so much success.