Adobe Photoshop

Edit, composite, and create beautiful images, graphics, and art on desktop and iPad.

From photo editing and compositing to digital painting, animation, and graphic design—you can do it all in Photoshop. Bring ideas to life across desktop and iPad. Step into the future with generative AI features powered by Adobe Firefly. Learn new skills and share your projects via livestream. Photoshop is faster, smarter, and easier than ever.


Key features

  • Expand your horizons—Instantly extend images with Generative Expand. Just click and drag beyond the borders of an image and seamlessly fill the expanded canvas with matching content. Increase aspect ratios, turn portraits into landscapes, and rework images to fit on websites, social, and beyond.
  • Retouch. Remix. Recolor—Swap skies, fix flaws, and remove backgrounds in a few clicks. Make portraits pop and expressions more expressive. With Photoshop editing tools, you can make every photo picture perfect.
  • A thousand brushes with greatness—Paint and draw with thousands of custom brushes or create your own—Photoshop puts the world’s largest collection at your fingertips.

 

 

  • Your go-to for gorgeous graphic design—Posters, packaging, banners, websites—graphic design starts with Photoshop. Combine photos, graphics, and text to create entirely new images. Select your subjects in a click. And play with color and effects to polish any design project.
  • Grab your Pencils. Photoshop is on your iPad—Create on your iPad with many of the Photoshop features you know and love. Access your files anywhere, combine and retouch photos, and paint with brushes that you control with your finger or Apple Pencil.
  • Share for review (beta)—Save time by creating links to your work, managing feedback in one place, and pushing updates when ready. Collaborators don't need to sign up or sign in to comment.

 

 

System requirements

Windows

  • Multicore Intel or AMD processor with 64-bit support; 2GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2 or later
  • Windows 10 64-bit (version 22H2) or later; LTSC versions are not supported
  • 8GB or more of RAM (16GB or more recommended)
  • 20GB of available hard-disk space (100GB recommended); additional free space required during installation
  • GPU with DirectX 12 support; 1.5GB of GPU memory (4GB of GPU memory for 4K or greater displays)
  • 1280x800 display at 100% UI scaling (1920x1080 display at 100% UI scaling recommended)    
  • Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services*

 

macOS

  • Multicore Intel or Apple Silicon processor (2 GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2 or later) with 64-bit support (ARM-based Apple Silicon processor recommended)
  • macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later (macOS 13.4 [Ventura] recommended); installation is blocked on 10.15.x (Catalina)
  • 8GB or more of RAM (16GB or more recommended)
  • 20GB of available hard-disk space (100GB recommended); additional free space required during installation
  • 1280x800 display at 100% UI scaling (1920x1080 display at 100% UI scaling recommended)    
  • Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services*   

 

iPadOS 

  • iPadOS 15
  • Supported iPad models:
    •  iPad mini (6th generation)
    • iPad Air (4th generation)
    • iPad Air (5th generation)
    • iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
    • iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
    • iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
    • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
    • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
    • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
    • iPad mini 4
    • iPad mini (5th generation)
    • iPad (5th generation)
    • iPad (6th generation)
    • iPad (7th generation)
    • iPad (8th generation)
    • iPad (9th generation)
    • iPad Air 2
    • iPad Air (3rd generation)
    • iPad Pro 9.7-inch
    • iPad Pro 10.5-inch
    • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st and 2nd generation)
      Supported Apple Pencil models
  • Recommended: Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
    • Apple Pencil (1st generation)
  • Third-party styluses are not supported

 

FAQ

What is Photoshop, and who is it for?

Adobe Photoshop is the world’s most advanced digital imaging software, used by photographers, designers, web professionals, and video professionals. The app gives you the utmost power and creative control for 2D and 3D image manipulation and compositing, video editing, and image analysis. And because Photoshop is part of Adobe Creative Cloud, you get access to all the latest updates and future releases the moment they’re available.

Can I use Photoshop on the web or on a mobile device (such as iPad or iPad Pro)?

Yes. You can use Photoshop on the web or Photoshop on iPad as desired. They are included in all Photoshop plans.

How does Photoshop on the desktop work with Photoshop on iPad?

Any document you create with Photoshop on iPad is automatically saved as a cloud document, so that you can easily access your creative work from iPad to desktop. Cloud documents are automatically synced across devices to create a seamless workflow. For example, if you want to resume your desktop work on the iPad, simply save your PSD as a cloud document.

Which Adobe plans include Photoshop on iPad?

If you have an Adobe Creative Cloud plan that already includes Photoshop, you can simply download Photoshop on iPad.

What is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, and how does it work with Photoshop?

Lightroom, also included in Creative Cloud, helps you quickly import, process, manage, and showcase volumes of photos. Its tight integration with Photoshop lets you easily take advantage of unrivaled pixel-level retouching and compositing, giving you a complete professional photography solution.

Can I use Photoshop on more than one machine?

Yes. You can download and install Photoshop on multiple computers regardless of operating system. However, activation is limited to two machines per individual associated with the membership.

 

* NOTICE TO USERS. Internet connection, Adobe ID and acceptance of license agreement required to activate and use this product. This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and Adobe’s online privacy policy. Applications and Services may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply.