Version
Platform
Codename
Release date
Notes and significant changes
Script error: No such module "ustring". 0.07Script error: No such module "ustring".
0.07
Macintosh
Bond
January 1988
Not publicly released - This demo was the first known copy of Photoshop with any public exposure.[1]
Script error: No such module "ustring". 0.63Script error: No such module "ustring".
0.63
October 1988
Script error: No such module "ustring". 0.87Script error: No such module "ustring".
0.87
Seurat
March 1989
First version distributed commercially (by the scanner company Barneyscan), though distributed as "Barneyscan XP".[1]
Script error: No such module "ustring". 1.0 Script error: No such module "ustring".
1.0
February 1990
Script error: No such module "ustring". 2.0 Script error: No such module "ustring".
2.0
Fast Eddy
June 1991
Paths
CMYK Color
EPS Rasterization
Last release for System 6.0.4
2.5
Merlin
November 1992
16 bit per channel support
"Deluxe" edition available on CD-ROM
First version for Microsoft Windows .
Last release for System 6.0.7
Windows
Brimstone
IRIX, Solaris
November 1993
Script error: No such module "ustring". 3.0 Script error: No such module "ustring".
3.0
Macintosh
Tiger Mountain
September 1994
Support for Win32s
Tabbed Palettes
Layers
First release to be distributed in compact disc format
Final release to be distributed in floppy disk format
Last release for Windows 3.0 , Windows NT 3.5 , System 7 and 80386 processors
Windows, IRIX, Solaris[4]
November 1994
Script error: No such module "ustring". 4.0 Script error: No such module "ustring".
4.0
Macintosh, Windows
Big Electric Cat
November 1996
Adjustment Layers
Actions (macros)
Navigator palette
Grids and Guides
Free Transform tool
Multicolor gradients and Gradient Editor
Gallery Effects filters
Digimarc image watermarking
PNG file format
PDF file format
Last version to support Radius and SuperMac NuBus hardware acceleration
Last version to support 68K Macs
Last release for Windows 3.1x , Windows NT 3.51 , System 7.1 and 80486 processors
Script error: No such module "ustring". 5.0 Script error: No such module "ustring".
5.0
Strange Cargo
May 1998
Editable type (previously, type was rasterized as soon as it was added)
Multiple Undo (History Palette)
Color Management
Magnetic Lasso and Pen
Freeform Pen
Spot Color channels
increased 16 bit/channel support
Channel Mixer adjustment
Layer Effects
Automation plugins
Color Samplers
Measure tool
Last release for System 7.5
5.5
February 1999
Script error: No such module "ustring". 6.0 Script error: No such module "ustring".
6.0
Venus in Furs
September 2000
Script error: No such module "ustring". 7.0 Script error: No such module "ustring".
7.0
Mac OS 'Classic'/Mac OS X, Windows
Liquid Sky
March 2002
Made text fully vector
Healing Brush
New painting engine
Spell check
Find/Replace
7.0.1
August 2002
Script error: No such module "ustring". CS (8.0)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CS (8.0)
Mac OS X, Windows
Dark Matter
October 2003
Photoshop CS
Camera RAW 2.x
Highly modified "Slice Tool"
Shadow/Highlight command
Match Color command
Lens Blur filter
Smart Guides
Real-Time Histogram
Detection and refusal to print scanned images of various banknotes [5]
Macrovision copy protection based on Safe cast DRM technology
Scripting support for JavaScript and other languages
Hierarchical layer groups
16 bit per channel layers, painting, and adjustments
Support for files over 2 Gigabytes
Documents up to 300,000 pixels in either dimension
Type on a path
Last release for Windows 2000 SP3 and XP RTM
Script error: No such module "ustring". CS2 (9.0)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CS2 (9.0)
Mac OS X, Windows 2000 / XP
Space Monkey
April 4, 2005
Photoshop CS2
Camera RAW 3.x
Smart Objects
Image Warp
Spot healing brush
Red-Eye tool
Lens Correction filter
Smart Sharpen
Vanishing Point
Better memory management on 64-bit PowerPC G5 Macintosh machines running Mac OS X 10.4
High dynamic range imaging (HDRI) support (32 bit per channel floating point)
More smudging options, such as "Scattering"
Modified layer selection, such as ability to select more than one layer.
Last release to be distributed in compact disc format[6]
Last release for Windows 2000 SP4 , XP SP1 , Mac OS X Jaguar , Panther and Intel Pentium III
Script error: No such module "ustring". CS3 , CS3 Extended (10.0)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CS3 , CS3 Extended (10.0)
Universal Mac OS X, Windows XP SP2 or later
Red Pill
April 16, 2007
Photoshop CS3
Native support for the Intel-based Macintosh platform and improved support for Windows Vista
Revised user interface
Feature additions to Adobe Camera RAW
Quick Select tool
Alterations to Curves, Vanishing Point, Channel Mixer, Brightness and Contrast, and the Print dialog
Black-and-white conversion adjustment
Auto Align and Auto Blend layers
Smart (non-destructive) Filters
Mobile device graphic optimization
Improvements to cloning and healing
More complete 32 bit / HDR support (layers, painting, more filters and adjustments)
Faster launching
ImageReady functions directly integrated into Photoshop and no longer a separate application.
First release to be distributed in DVD format[7]
Last release for Windows Vista RTM and Mac OS X Leopard on PowerPC Macs
Script error: No such module "ustring". CS4 , CS4 Extended (11.0)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CS4 , CS4 Extended (11.0)
Universal Mac OS X, Windows XP SP2 or later
Stonehenge
October 15, 2008 [8]
Photoshop CS4
Smoother panning and zooming and fluid canvas rotation
OpenGL display acceleration in Photoshop
Native support for 64-bit on Windows Vista x64
Adjustments panel
Masks panel
Improved Adobe Photoshop Lightroom workflow
Content-aware scaling
Extended depth of field
New file display options (tabbed document display and n-up views)
New file management and workspaces with Adobe Bridge CS4
Last release for Windows XP SP2 , Mac OS X Tiger and AMD Athlon XP
Script error: No such module "ustring". CS5 , CS5 Extended (12.0)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CS5 , CS5 Extended (12.0)
Mac OS X, Windows XP SP3 or newer
White Rabbit
April 30, 2010 [9]
Content Aware Fill
Puppet Warp Tool
64 bit for Mac OS X
Bristle Tips
Mixer Brush
Automatic Lens Correction
Easier HDR toning for beginners
Improved selection and masking controls
Camera RAW grain control
New Blend modes: Subtract and Divide
GPU HUD controls for brush resize, color picker, color sampling
Improved Ray Tracing quality and speed (Extended)
Repousse 3D extrusion tool (Extended)
Image based lights (Extended)
CS5.1 , CS5.1 Extended (12.1)[10] [11]
May 3, 2011 [12]
Script error: No such module "ustring". CS6 , CS6 Extended (13.0)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CS6 , CS6 Extended (13.0)
Superstition
May 7, 2012 [13]
Photoshop CS6
Last perpetual license option. As of January 9, 2017, Creative Suite (CS6 or earlier) perpetual license applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe After Effects were no longer available for sale from Adobe.
UI redesign (all new icons and optional dark UI)
Auto and background saves
Content-aware Patch and Move tools (extensions of content-aware fill introduced in previous version)
Blur Gallery includes Tilt Shift, Iris and Field that can be used to create depth of field effects
Color Range: skin tone and face detection
Adobe Camera RAW 7
Enhanced crop tool with straighten option
New properties panel that can be used to vary properties of adjustment layers
Enhanced video support
Oil Paint filter now ships with the program
Adaptive Wide Angle filter
Paragraph and Character Styles
Built in support for Middle Eastern languages
Updated Printing UI
3DLUT adjustment
Overhauled vector tools including stroking of vector paths, dotted or dashed
Snap to Pixel for vector tools and transforms
3D UI completely redone, now easier to use
Last release for Windows XP SP3 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Script error: No such module "ustring". CC (14.0)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CC (14.0)
Mac OS X, Windows 7 or newer
Lucky 7
June 17, 2013
Photoshop CC
Camera Shake Reduction
Former Extended features now always included
Intelligent Upsampling
Camera Raw as a filter
Editable rounded rectangles
Improved 3D painting
Share on Behance
Conditional Actions
System antialiasing style for type
Min and Max filter round kernel
Sync preferences with Cloud
CC (14.1)
September 2013
Adobe Generator
Generate image assets from layers
Edge Reflow integration through Adobe Generator
Camera shake reduction improvements
CC (14.2)
Single Malt Whiskey Cat
January 2014
Perspective Warp
Linked smart objects
3D Printing support
Publish 3D models on Sketchfab
Adobe Camera Raw 8.3
Script error: No such module "ustring". CC 2014 (15.0 or 20140508.r.58)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CC 2014 (15.0 or 20140508.r.58)
June 2014
Blur Gallery motion effects
Focus Mask
Expanded Mercury Graphics Engine support
Smart Object improvements
Adobe Camera Raw 8 enhancements
CC 2014.2.2 (15.2.2 or 20141204.r.310)
December 2014
Script error: No such module "ustring". CC 2015 (16.0 or 20150529.r.88)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CC 2015 (16.0 or 20150529.r.88)
Dedicated to Thomas and John Knoll (Adobe Photoshop 25th Anniversary)
June 15, 2015
Artboards
Adobe Stock marketplace
Design Space (Preview) offers a designated mode for websites and mobile apps designers
Camera Raw as a filter
Some Layer styles can now be added up to 10 instances
Redesign image export feature
Adobe Camera Raw 9.1
Linked files in CC Libraries
Realtime healing previews
CC 2015.1 (16.1 or 20151114.r.301)
November 30, 2015
New Creative Cloud Libraries capabilities
Design Space (Preview) enhancements
Modern user experience on desktop and touch devices
More creative options with SVG import
Enhanced export experience
CC 2015.1.2 (16.2 or 20160113.r.355)
January 20, 2016 [14]
This update includes 25 changes to resolve customer reported workflow issues including (but not limited to):
Crash Reporter: Crash when creating Character Styles and when saving a document in certain scenarios
Unable to record the command, Select All Layers
Tools reset to default set after closing/opening doc or quitting/relaunching Photoshop with Start Screen
New Swatch > Add to Library check box setting is not sticky when invoked from color picker
Issue with Cmd/Ctrl key for selecting layers in the Layer panel
German translation error for Workspaces
Improved clickable area for dialog buttons
Export Presets on 2x artboards result in incorrectly scaled assets
Edit of Library raster graphic in Indesign or Illustrator fails to open the doc in Photoshop unless Photoshop is already running
Several ScriptUI bugs
Pasted content centers on artboard when zoomed in to portion of the artboard
Scripting Support gives an error during launch – Subsequent crashing
Sampling a color with the gradient tool and panels hidden doesn’t sample the color
Crash when opening certain .IFF files and hang/crash when opening/closing certain .PNG files
Unable to drag and drop the artwork from Illustrator to Photoshop (Windows only)
Welcome screen causes redraw/flicker even if not show if Narration is enabled (Windows only)
Recent Files stops working after opening 100+ files
Clicking onto disabled “Start” workspace leads to switching to “Photography” workspace
Typo in the HangingPunCtuation property used for scripting
Multiple files are stacked on top of one another, rather than cascaded, when tabbed documents are disabled
Script error: No such module "ustring". CC 2015.5 (17.0 or 20160603.r.88)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CC 2015.5 (17.0 or 20160603.r.88)
Haiku
June 20, 2016[15]
Better collaboration with Libraries
Match Font
Updated Libraries panel
Create patterns with Capture CC
Improved artboards
Showcase your work with Adobe Portfolio
Selection and Masking Space
Content-Aware Crop
Export enhancements
3D printing to Microsoft 3MF (Windows 10 only)
CC 2015.5.1 (17.0.1 or 20160722.r.156)
August 8, 2016[16]
Keyboard shortcuts repaired
Fixed exporting nested layers
“Rasterize EPS Format” remembers setting
Embed color profile saved
Cursor fixed while using transform paragraph text
Color printing disabled when using App Manage Color (Mac only)
Fixed file not found error
Several changes to select and mask
Last release for OS X Mavericks
Script error: No such module "ustring". CC 2017 (18.0 or 20161012.r.53)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CC 2017 (18.0 or 20161012.r.53)
Big Rig
November 2, 2016[17]
In-app search
Tighter integration with Adobe XD
Stock templates, 3D objects, and search
Support for SVG color fonts
Introducing Typekit Marketplace
Better overall performance
CC 2017.0.1 (18.0.1 or 20161130.r.29)
December 16, 2016[18]
Touch Bar support for Apple MacBook Pro
Fixes
CC 2017.1.0 (18.1.0 or 20170309.r.207)
April 5, 2017 [18]
Program error when converting to bitmap using pattern dither with a selection
Performance issues with TrueType and OpenType fonts
Blank menu entry in the context menu for 3D type
3D show or hide polygons issue with Reveal All
Layer groups with changed blend modes corrupt files
Touch bar sliders are too big
Can't write file when you have group ACL for the file on MacOS
Numerous other issues fixed in the areas of 3D, Actions, Search, Learn Panel, Performance, Touch Bar, and Type
CC 2017.1.1 (18.1.1 or 20170425.r.252)
April 25, 2017[18]
Scratch Disk size error
Nik Dfine 2 freezes on macOS Sierra
Error: Can't save changes to the Adobe Photoshop document before quitting
The last-used grouped tool is forgotten after using the Move tool (V)
AppleScript: Open options error while launching Photoshop
Patches for some vulnerabilities and various other bug fixes
Last release for OS X Yosemite
Script error: No such module "ustring". CC 2018 (19.0.0)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CC 2018 (19.0.0)
White Lion
October 18, 2017[19]
New Stroke smoothing features
New Curvature Pen tool
Support for Spherical panoramas editing
Streamlined brush management
Access your Lightroom photos in Photoshop
Supporting variable fonts
Email or share your creations to several services directly from within Photoshop
Tooltips have been enriched
Support for Microsoft Surface Dial
Upscale photos with AI
Option for automatically symmetrical paint
Color Range Mask for Camera Raw
CC 2018 (19.0.1)
November 14, 2017[20]
This update includes a few (10+) changes for the top customer reported issues in 19.0 including (but not limited to):
Healing and spot healing brush lag
Alt-backspace taking two hits to work
Character leading broken
Resize image during place not working
CC 2018 (19.1)
January 14, 2018 [21]
This update includes many (40+) changes for the top customer reported issues in 19.0.1 including (but not limited to):
Selections Improvements
Advanced Support for Windows High-Density Monitors
Improved Microsoft Surface Dial support
Better SVG Compatibility with Adobe XD
CC 2018 (19.1.1)
February, 2018[22]
Crash while using the Artboard tool after Width or Height is changed to 100%.
Issues while using the Pen tool with Photoshop CC version 19.1
(macOS-only) Hidden panel not rendering properly when the user hovers to reveal them
Crash while running distortion filters against large-sized 16-bit RGB images
On certain hardware configurations, the canvas draws at the wrong size in floating document frames.
Crash while changing the Other cursor to Precise when the Magnetic Lasso tool is selected
TIFF files are written with unaligned tag data.
Issue while using the Properties panel: The default tracking value is 1 and negative values don't work.
(Windows-only) Lens Flare preview repeats at 175% and 225%.
Vanishing Point pixel data distorted while hovering over with brush tools
Issue while finding the path specified for the CanoScan 9000F Mark II scanner
(Windows-only) Old font name flashing in the Font Name field of the Character panel when arrowing through the fonts
CC 2018 (19.1.2)
March, 2018[22]
The Print dialog box settings revert to default on launch.
PNG images open with distortion.
Unlinked layer mask does not resize with image.
Wrong selection with a hidden layer in clipping mask.
Smallest swatch size fills large space on screen.
Mac stylus interaction with panels gets stuck in down state.
Legacy smoothing re-enables on launch when disabled.
CC 2018 (19.1.3)
April, 2018[22]
Images are zoomed in unexpectedly when opened
Right-Click/contextual menus don't work correctly in Full Screen Mode
Crash when creating a pin on non-contiguous puppet warp mesh
Export to SVG gets stuck in processing loop
Copy SVG from text layer results in error
CC 2018 (19.1.4)
May, 2018[22]
Error 'Could not complete your request because the file-format module cannot parse the file' when opening image files
(Windows-only) Error 'Could not create a new document. There isn't enough room to display this document' when no windows or tabs are open.
(Windows-only) Focus lost when sampling an image with Color Picker. Pressing the Enter key doesn't apply the sampled color and close the Color Picker dialog
Relative checkbox state in the Canvas Size dialog no longer saved across sessions
Eyedropper tool can't sample colors from outside the Photoshop app on Windows computer with NVIDIA drivers
CC 2018 (19.1.5)
June, 2018[22]
Invalid numeric entry - An integer between 96 and 8 is required. Closest value inserted. Could not complete your request because there is not enough memory (RAM).
Crash when editing - Clone stamp, copying/pasting a layer mask, painting
CC 2018 (19.1.6)
August, 2018[22]
Security fix for a memory corruption issue when opening .tga and .pct files.
CC 2018 (19.1.7)
November, 2018[22]
Security fix for APSB18-43
CC 2018 (19.1.8)
March, 2019 [22]
Security fix for APSB19-15
CC 2018 (19.1.9)
August, 2019[23]
Security fix for APSB19-44
Script error: No such module "ustring". CC 2019 (20.0.0)Script error: No such module "ustring".
CC 2019 (20.0.0)
B Winston
October 15, 2018[24]
Artboard Full Screen mode jumps back to center
Quick Export does not work
Auto-Complete in File Info does not work
Print dialog box does not retain settings on next use and the preview appears pixelated
Video render is stuck at 50%
WIA support returns error
Feathered mask displays incorrect value temporarily
UI doubled in size on Windows 10
Displacement effects error message: Could Not Complete Request Because of Disc Error
Images open unexpectedly small with multiple monitor configuration
Alt+click on adjustment layer does not prompt the New Layer dialog box on Windows
Steals focus when you run batch processes with the Image Processor on Mac
Editing and updating smart objects with mask mishandles the Smart Liquify effect
Vibrance adjustment renders differently
Select All Layers no longer records in action
Actions ignore modal control for renaming layer
Patch Tool functionality issue with recent updates
Action shortcut overrides keyboard shortcut without an error message
Crash on splash screen
Black border don't print
The dialog box displayed when you save a document doesn't relate to the relevant document
Rotating a floating image with rulers visible doesn't resize the window correctly
Color mode when you open a PDF is random
The limit error message for PSD file size is vague
Color Range dialog box gets stuck in setting
View > Fit Artboard to Screen is disabled
Replace color does not work
Crash on Nik software in actions
Retina screen resolution slows path creation
Accelerator keys broken in Layers Panel context menu
Color Picker for changing shape colors doesn't work with web colors enabled
Build up doesn't work when smoothing is on
Right-click paste function to change layer name to copied text doesn't work on macOS
Folder.selectDialog prompt text does not set in the dialog box on Windows
Transform box bounces when you try to transform
Raw data creates large file sizes
Paste into Metadata panel is dysfunctional
Unable to use a shortcuts to Scroll Through The Layers with a European foreign language keyboard
Levels dialog box auto options 'snap neutral midtones' state resets when you change algorithms
JavaScript app.batch method ignores specified action set
Photoshop becomes unresponsive after you add new layers using CC Library
Artboard Blending options stopped working
Document status flyout is hard to read
Layer > New > Artboard won't obey preset background color and stays bright white
Artboard Tool doesn't scale properly, even when constrained
Video Render displays the following error: The operation could not be completed.
macOS picker doesn't load swatch on High Sierra
CC 2019 (20.0.1)
November 14, 2018[24]
In the Content-Aware Fill workspace, the sampling area is not fully drawn with some images
Healing brush and clone stamp tools lagging
Layer blend modes produce artifacts or incorrect color
Render video image sequence only renders the first image
(Windows 10) Color Blend Mode causes a crash
Duplicated layers get repositioned on the canvas
Clicking the View Previous State icon in the Adjustments panel or pressing \ key doesn't show the previous state
(Windows 10) System Info reports incorrect CPU speed
Photoshop crashes when using the filter Lighting Effects
Copying layers (and groups) moves them to another Artboard
(macOS Mojave 10.14) Photoshop crashes during launch
Intermittent problems using the brush tool painting on a mask
GIF opens with incorrect number of layers/frames
Lighting Effects does not work on Smart Objects
Fast Flip horizontal image in View menu
CC 2019 (20.0.2)
January, 2019 [24]
The raw metadata for some Photoshop files has excessive number of entries of 'photoshop:DocumentAncestors'
Dragging certain corner handles transforms the image non-proportionally when the reference point for the transformation is changed
(macOS 10.14) Photoshop displays busy cursor while painting
(macOS 10.14 and 10.13) Photoshop crashes frequently on macOS
(Windows 10) Slow performance and lag with the Polygonal Lasso Tool
Unable to export Artboards to PSD
(Windows) When opening an image from Lightroom Classic for editing in Photoshop (Edit In > Adobe Photoshop CC 2019), the menus and commands in Photoshop CC are disabled
In the Free Transform mode, dragging the corner handle of a selection with the Ctrl/Cmd key pressed moves it horizontally or vertically only
(Windows 10) Photoshop freezing during sleep
Type layer appears clipped or truncated at the edges
Clipped layer disappears when the when the adjustment layer is altered
Export As does not save the exported file in the same location as the source image
Masks not applying to Smart Filters
Drop Shadow is partially sliced off when zooming out to less than 50%
The Export As dialog does not remember the last used export settings
Layer turns black when moved after applying Lighting Effects
The object does not update to show changes from moving the sliders in Filter > Create 3D Normal Map
Ctrl/Cmd-clicking Create A New Group in the Layers panel creates a new parent folder above the selected folder/layer
Rendering problem with the Move Tool when in a masked group layer
Can't adjust the Lens Blur setting by dragging the cursor over the image
(Windows) Automatically Create New Snapshot When Saving in History Options is not working
Deleting a value in the Duotone Curve options gives incorrect results
Applying a stroke in the Layer styles and setting it to any Blending mode with the Overprint setting ticked displays glitches around the stroke area
CC 2019 (20.0.3)
February, 2019[24]
Strange color shift in photos when filter adjustment layers are packaged into a Smart Object
Undoing painting in a mask selects the art layer
(Windows) Dragging multiple files onto a droplet not working
Photoshop crashes when trying to use Perspective Warp
When working on a document in 16-bit mode, the new layer fill option 'Fill with Soft-Light-neutral color (50% gray)' results in an incorrect RGB value
Program error when pasting over a selection in the Timeline panel
Slow performance and lag in Photoshop
Cannot apply feather radius values greater than 250 px via scripting
Cannot save keyboard shortcut for a custom measurement scale
Photoshop crashing frequently
Cannot resize an image within the vanishing point mesh area
CC 2019 (20.0.4)
March, 2019[24]
Photoshop crashes when trying to use Perspective Warp
Select and Mask workspace freezes while making a selection or painting on an image while zoomed in
Program error when pasting over a selection in the Timeline panel
When working on a layer with the mask disabled, using Undo enables the mask
Photoshop crashing frequently
(Windows-only) Content-Aware Fill workspace freezes on releasing a pen stroke with Microsoft Surface Pen or Wacom pen
CC 2019 (20.0.5)
June, 2019[24]
Added preference to use legacy free transform
CC 2019 (20.0.6)
August, 2019[23]
Security fix for APSB19-44
2020 (21.0)
macOS 10.13, Windows 7 SP1 or newer
November 4, 2019
2021 (22.0)
macOS 10.14, Windows 10 or newer
October 20, 2020
2022 (23.0)
macOS 10.15, Windows 10 (1909) or newer
October 2021
2022.1 (23.1)
macOS 10.15, Windows 10 (1909) or newer
December 2021
2023 (24)
macOS 11, Windows 10 (21H2) or newer
October 2022
2024 (25)
macOS 11, Windows 10 (21H2) or newer
September 2023
2025 (26)
macOS 11, Windows 10 (21H2) or newer
October 2024