Adobe Photoshop release history

Adobe Photoshop release history

This table charts the Adobe Photoshop release history, 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 compatibility
Macintosh
OS version Mac OS 8.5-9.0 Mac OS 9.1-9.2 Mac OS X 10.2-10.3 Latest release version 6 version 7 version CS2 Latest update 6.0.1 7.0.1 9.0.2 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (current)

Mac OS X 10.4-10.5 (PowerPC) version CS4 Mac OS X 10.5-10.6 (Intel) version CS5

11.0.2 12.0.4

Windows
OS version Windows 95 Latest release version 5.5 Latest update no point release 7.0.1 9.0.2 [6] [7] [8] (current)

Windows NT 4.0, 98, 98SE, ME version 7 Windows 2000 Windows XP, Vista, 7 version CS2 version CS5

12.0.4

Version history

Adobe Photoshop CS2

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended

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Codename Release date October 1988 February 1990 Fast Eddy June 1991 Paths CMYK Color EPS Rasterization 16 bit per channel support "Deluxe" edition available on CD Significant changes

Version 0.63 1.0 2.0

Platform Macintosh Macintosh Macintosh

2.5

Macintosh Windows IRIX, Solaris

Merlin Brimstone

November 1992

November 1993 Tiger Mountain [9] Big Electric Cat Strange Cargo September 1994 Tabbed Palettes Layers

3.0

Macintosh

Windows, IRIX, Solaris 4.0 Macintosh, Windows

November 1994 November 1996 Adjustment Layers Actions (macros) Editable type (previously, type was rasterized as soon as it was added) Multiple Undo (History Palette) Color Management Magnetic Lasso Bundled with ImageReady Save for Web Extract Vector Shapes Updated User Interface "Liquify" filter Layer styles/Blending Options dialog Made text fully vector Healing Brush New painting engine Camera RAW 1.x (optional plugin)

5.0

Macintosh, Windows

May 1998

5.5

Macintosh, Windows

Strange Cargo

February 1999

6.0

Macintosh, Windows

Venus in Furs

September 2000

7.0

Mac OS 'Classic'/Mac OS X, Windows

Liquid Sky

March 2002

7.0.1

Mac OS 'Classic'/Mac OS X, Windows Mac OS X, Windows Dark Matter

August 2002

CS (8.0)

October 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 [10] various banknotes 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

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April 2005 Camera RAW 3.x Smart Objects Image Warp Spot healing brush Red-Eye tool Lens Correction filter Smart Sharpen Smart Guides 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. 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 Smoother panning and zooming and fluid canvas rotation OpenGL display acceleration in Photoshop Native support for 64-bit on Windows Vista x64 Adjustments panel Auto-blending of images Masks panel Improved Adobe Photoshop Lightroom workflow Content-aware scaling Better raw image processing Extended depth of field Dramatically enhanced color correction Auto-alignment of layers New file display options (tabbed document display and n-up views) New file management and workspaces with Adobe Bridge CS4

CS2 (9.0)

Mac OS X, Windows 2000 / Space XP Monkey

CS3, CS3 Extended (10.0)

Universal Mac OS X, Windows XP SP2 or later

Red Pill

April 16, 2007

CS4, CS4 Extended (11.0)

Universal Mac OS X, Windows

Stonehenge

October 15, [11] 2008

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White Rabbit 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 Improved Camera RAW processing Camera RAW grain control GPU HUD controls for brush resize, color picker, color sampling Improved Ray Tracing (Extended) Repousse 3D extrusion tool (Extended) Image based lights (Extended) Interacts with remote applications over TCP/IP, such as tablets and other computers. [14] Subscription model pricing

CS5, CS5 Extended (12.0)

Mac OS X, Windows

April 30, [12] 2010

CS5.5, CS5.5 Extended (12.1, 12.0.4) CS6 (13.0)

Mac OS X, Windows

White Rabbit May 3, 2011[13]

Mac OS X, Windows

Superstition

beta in progress (july 2011)

still secret

References
[1] Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1 Update (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ support/ downloads/ detail. jsp?ftpID=1122) [2] Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1 update (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ support/ downloads/ detail. jsp?ftpID=1852) [3] Adobe Photoshop 9.0.2 update for Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Mac OS (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ support/ downloads/ detail. jsp?ftpID=3444) [4] Adobe Photoshop CS4 11.0.2 update - multiple languages (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ support/ downloads/ detail. jsp?ftpID=4712) [5] Adobe Photoshop 12.0.4 update for Adobe Photoshop CS5 (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ support/ downloads/ detail. jsp?ftpID=4972) [6] Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1 update (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ support/ downloads/ detail. jsp?ftpID=1851) [7] Adobe Photoshop 9.0.2 update for Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Windows (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ support/ downloads/ detail. jsp?ftpID=3446) [8] Adobe Photoshop 12.0.4 update for Adobe Photoshop CS5 (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ support/ downloads/ detail. jsp?ftpID=4973) [9] Michael J. Connolly (mjconnly@newton41.ckcorp.com). "1999: SUMMARY: Solaris-Adobe Products (a little long)" (http:/ / www. sunmanagers. org/ archives/ 1999/ 0973. html). Sunmanagers.org. . Retrieved 2011-05-03. [10] "Photoshop and CDS" (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ products/ photoshop/ cds. html). . [11] "Adobe Creative Suite 4 Now Shipping" (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ aboutadobe/ pressroom/ pressreleases/ 200810/ 101508AdobeCS4avail. html). 2008-10-15. . Retrieved 2010-02-19. [12] "Adobe Ships Creative Suite 5" (http:/ / www. adobe. com/ aboutadobe/ pressroom/ pressreleases/ 201004/ 043010AdobeShipsCS5. html). 2010-04-30. . Retrieved 2010-05-16. [13] "Adobe Ships Creative Suite 5.5" (http:/ / www. businesswire. com/ news/ home/ 20110502007237/ en/ Adobe-Creative-Suite-5. 5). 2011-05-03. . Retrieved 2011-05-03. [14] "Photoshop: What is the difference between Photoshop CS5 and the version of Photoshop that comes with Creative Suite 5.5?" (http:/ / feedback. photoshop. com/ photoshop_family/ topics/ what_is_the_difference_between_photoshop_cs5_and_the_version_of_photoshop_that_comes_with_creative_suite_5_5). Feedback.photoshop.com. 2011-04-11. . Retrieved 2011-05-03.

External links
"20 Years of Adobe Photoshop" (http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/02/20-years-of-adobe-photoshop/ ). webdesignerdepot.com. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-19.

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