Learn what’s next and help shape how we're evolving Photoshop.

We've been working on a significant evolution of Photoshop's core systems — and are eager for your input.

We're evolving Photoshop to be faster, smoother, and with the focus on helping you be more productive by giving you greater creative control. We’re actively listening to your needs, and are taking action to modernize the technologies that power Photoshop. This isn't a single feature update, it's a long-term effort to upgrade Photoshop's core systems: how it performs on complex documents, how it takes advantage of the latest hardware, and how it opens the door to new capabilities made possible by AI.  

This is a long-term investment in the future of Photoshop, and we're excited to start sharing more of where we're headed. As we continue to make progress, we'll share updates along the way and invite your feedback to help shape the experience. 

What we're building
The first major milestone is a new compositing engine — powered by the GPU — that brings real-time performance, non-destructive filters without Smart Object workarounds, and significantly faster visual feedback on even the most complex documents. This foundation will unlock powerful AI and hardware capabilities. This is actively in development and we'll share progress here as each piece gets closer to your hands.  

We're working closely with Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Intel, AMD and other technology leaders to ensure Photoshop takes full advantage of the latest advances in hardware and software. These collaborations help us push performance further, unlock new capabilities and continue evolving Photoshop for the future.

Recently, you may have seen some of this work highlighted at the NVIDIA Computex keynote and Microsoft Build. Together with NVIDIA, we’re  bringing you optimized hardware with our new engine to accelerate your workflows. We're also collaborating with Microsoft on new platform-level optimizations in Windows designed to help Photoshop run faster and more efficiently. These efforts represent just the beginning of a broader investment in the technologies shaping the future of creative work. 

To follow along and be part of it, join our new group — The Evolution of Photoshop. That's where we'll keep you up to date, post what's next, and listen directly to your feedback. It's the best way to help shape where Photoshop goes from here with this initiative. 

What we need your help with: 

• What are your favorite adjustments? Blend modes? Layer Effects? 
• Do you have examples where performance gets in the way of your workflow? 
• What's most important to your workflow? 

Join the group and tell us there — we're reading everything and we want your opinions.

Markus Mielke
Director of Product, Photoshop