Adobe Photoshop version history


Adobe Photoshop version history
This table shows the Adobe Photoshop version history and operating system compatibility in charts, starting with the first versions by independent creators Thomas and John Knoll in the summer of 1988. The license to distribute the program was purchased by Adobe Systems in September 1988.



Version history

VersionPlatformCodenameRelease dateNotes and significant changes
0.07MacintoshBondJanuary 1988
  • Not publicly released - This demo was the first known copy of Photoshop with any public exposure.[1]
0.63MacintoshOctober 1988

0.87[edit]

 0.87
MacintoshSeuratMarch 1989
  • First version distributed commercially (by the scanner company Barneyscan), though distributed as "Barneyscan XP".[1]

1.0[edit]

 1.0
MacintoshFebruary 1990

2.0[edit]

 2.0
MacintoshFast EddyJune 1991
  • Paths
  • CMYK Color
  • EPS Rasterization
2.5MacintoshMerlinNovember 1992
  • 16 bit per channel support
  • "Deluxe" edition available on CD-ROM
WindowsBrimstone
IRIX, SolarisNovember 1993

3.0[edit]

 3.0
MacintoshTiger MountainSeptember 1994
Windows, IRIX, Solaris [2]November 1994

4.0[edit]

 4.0
Macintosh, WindowsBig Electric CatNovember 1996
  • Adjustment Layers
  • Actions (macros)

5.0[edit]

 5.0
Macintosh, WindowsStrange CargoMay 1998
  • Editable type (previously, type was rasterized as soon as it was added)
  • Multiple Undo (History Palette)
  • Color Management
  • Magnetic Lasso
5.5Macintosh, WindowsStrange CargoFebruary 1999

6.0[edit]

 6.0
Macintosh, WindowsVenus in FursSeptember 2000
  • Vector Shapes
  • Updated User Interface
  • "Liquify" filter
  • Layer styles/Blending Options dialog

7.0[edit]

 7.0
Mac OS 'Classic'/Mac OS X, WindowsLiquid SkyMarch 2002
  • Made text fully vector
  • Healing Brush
  • New painting engine
7.0.1Mac OS 'Classic'/Mac OS X, WindowsAugust 2002
  • Camera RAW 1.x (optional plugin)

CS (8.0)[edit]

 CS (8.0)
Mac OS X, WindowsDark MatterOctober 2003
  • 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[3]
  • Macrovision copy protection based on Safecast 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

CS2 (9.0)[edit]

 CS2 (9.0)
Mac OS X, Windows 2000 / XPSpace MonkeyApril 4, 2005
  • 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.

CS3 (10.0)[edit]

 CS3, CS3 Extended (10.0)
Universal Mac OS X, Windows XP SP2 or laterRed PillApril 16, 2007
  • 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
  • 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 removed

CS4 (11.0)[edit]

 CS4, CS4 Extended (11.0)
Universal Mac OS X, WindowsStonehengeOctober 15, 2008[4]
  • 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
  • Auto-blending of images
  • Auto-alignment of layers
  • New file display options (tabbed document display and n-up views)
  • New file management and workspaces with Adobe Bridge CS4

CS5 (12.0)[edit]

 CS5, CS5 Extended (12.0)
Mac OS X, WindowsWhite RabbitApril 30, 2010[5]
  • 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
  • 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,[6] CS5.1[6]Extended (12.1, 12.0.4)Mac OS X, WindowsWhite RabbitMay 3, 2011[7]
  • Interacts with remote applications over TCP/IP, such as tablets and other computers.
  • Subscription model pricing [6]

CS6 (13.0)[edit]

 CS6 (13.0)
Mac OS X, WindowsSuperstitionMay 7, 2012[8]
  • 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

CC (14.0)[edit]

 CC (14.0)
Mac OS X, WindowsLucky 7June 17, 2013 (current)
  • Camera Shake Reduction
  • Former Extended features now always included
  • Intelligent Upsampling
  • Camera Raw as a filter
  • Editable rounded rectangles
  • Improved 3D painting
  • Conditional Actions
  • System antialiasing style for type
  • Min and Max filter round kernel
  • Sync preferences with Cloud