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

Adobe Photoshop CS

Adobe Photoshop CS2

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended

Version	Platform	Codename	Release date	Notes and significant changes
0.07	Macintosh	Bond	January 1988	Not publicly released - This demo was the first known copy of Photoshop with any public exposure.[1]
0.63			October 1988
0.87		Seurat	March 1989	First version distributed commercially (by the scanner company Barneyscan), though distributed as "Barneyscan XP".[1]
1.0			February 1990	In February 2013 the source code of this version was donated to the Computer History Museum.[2][3]
2.0		Fast Eddy	June 1991	Paths CMYK Color EPS Rasterization
2.5		Merlin	November 1992	16 bit per channel support "Deluxe" edition available on CD-ROM First version for Microsoft Windows, one of the earliest examples of cross platform software.
	Windows	Brimstone
	IRIX, Solaris		November 1993
3.0	Macintosh	Tiger Mountain	September 1994	Tabbed Palettes Layers
	Windows, IRIX, Solaris[4]		November 1994
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
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
5.5			February 1999	Bundled with ImageReady Save for Web Extract
6.0		Venus in Furs	September 2000	Vector Shapes Updated User Interface "Liquify" filter Layer styles/Blending Options dialog
7.0	Mac OS 'Classic'/Mac OS X, Windows	Liquid Sky	March 2002	Made text fully vector Healing Brush New painting engine
7.0.1			August 2002	Camera RAW 1.x (optional plugin)
CS (8.0)	Mac OS X, Windows	Dark Matter	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 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
CS2 (9.0)	Mac OS X, Windows 2000 / XP	Space Monkey	April 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. Made available for free on the Adobe website since Jan 2013.
CS3, CS3 Extended (10.0)	Universal Mac OS X, Windows XP SP2 or later	Red Pill	April 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, CS4 Extended (11.0)	Universal Mac OS X, Windows XP SP 2 or later	Stonehenge	October 15, 2008[6]	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, CS5 Extended (12.0)	Mac OS X, Windows XP SP3 or newer	White Rabbit	April 30, 2010[7]	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,[8] CS5.1[8] Extended (12.1, 12.0.4)			May 3, 2011[9]	Interacts with remote applications over TCP/IP, such as tablets and other computers. Subscription model pricing[8]
CS6 (13.0)		Superstition	May 7, 2012[10]	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)	Mac OS X, Windows 7 or newer	Lucky 7	June 17, 2013	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 Wiskey Cat	January 2014	Perspective Warp Linked smart objects 3D Printing support Publish 3D models on Sketchfab Adobe Camera Raw 8.3
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 (or 20141204.r.310)			December 2014
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 (current)[11]	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

Version compatibility

Macintosh

OS version	Latest release	Latest update
System 6.0.3	version 1	1.0.7
System 6.0.4	version 2	2.0.1
System 6.0.7	version 2.5	2.5.1
System 7.0	version 3	3.0.1
System 7.1 (7.1.2 for Power Macintosh)	version 4	4.0.1
System 7.5	version 5	5.0.2
Mac OS 7.6-Mac OS 8	version 5.5
Mac OS 8.5-Mac OS 9|9.0	version 6	6.0.1
Mac OS 9.1-9.2-Mac OS X 10.1	version 7	7.0.1
10.3	version CS	8.0
10.3	version CS2	9.0.2
10.5 (PowerPC)	version CS3	10.0.1
10.5 (PowerPC)	version CS4	11.0.2
10.7(Intel)	version CS5.1	12.1
10.8	version CS6	13.1.2 (current)
10.8-OS X 10.11|10.11	version CC 2015.1	16.1 (current)

Windows

OS version	Latest release	Latest update
Windows 3.x	version 4.0[12]	4.0.1[13]
Windows 95	version 5.5	no point release
Windows NT 4.0, 98, 98SE, ME	version 7	7.0.1[14]
Windows 2000	version CS2	9.0.2[15]
Windows XP, Windows XP x64	version CS6	13.0.1.3[16] (current)
Windows Vista	version CS5	12.0.4
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10	version CC 2015.1	16.1[17] (current)

References

1. History of Photoshop
2. Adobe Photoshop Source Code
3. Bishop, Bryan (2013-02-14). "Adobe releases original Photoshop source code for nostalgic developers". theverge.com. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
4. Michael J. Connolly ([e-mail]). "1999: SUMMARY: Solaris-Adobe Products (a little long)". Sunmanagers.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
5. "Photoshop and CDS".
6. "Adobe Creative Suite 4 Now Shipping". 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
7. "Adobe Ships Creative Suite 5". 2010-04-30. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
8. "Photoshop: 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.
9. "Adobe Ships Creative Suite 5.5". 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
10. http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/201205/050712AdobeCS6Ship.html
11. https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/features.html
12. System requirements | Photoshop
13. Adobe Photoshop 4.0.1 Update for U.S. English
14. Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1 update
15. Adobe Photoshop 9.0.2 update for Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Windows
16. Adobe - Photoshop : For Windows
17. https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/features.html

Bibliography

• "20 Years of Adobe Photoshop". webdesignerdepot.com. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
• "The Adobe Photoshop". ajo.co.in. 2007-05-30.