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August 9, 2026
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could you please port Photoshop to Linux for most popular distributions like Ubuntu, arch,debian,mint,and what not

  • August 9, 2026
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Currently Photoshop is only available on Windows and macOS, forcing Linux users to rely on dual-booting, virtual machines, or compatibility layers like Wine — none of which offer a reliable, full-featured experience. Linux has a growing base of designers, illustrators, and photographers, especially in tech, open source, and Linux-native creative workflows. A native Photoshop build (or GPU/color-management-optimized support via a compatibility layer) for major distros would remove a significant barrier for this community. Even a phased rollout starting with core editing features would be a big step forward. plz

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    Participant
    August 10, 2026

    @AxelMatt  but it's definitely not likely to happen if windows screws up with windows 12 and enough people go to Linux it's more likely 

    Participant
    August 10, 2026

    @AxelMatt maybe if enough people ask adobe will do it 

    Community Expert
    August 10, 2026

    I think no. A lot of users has been ask in the last years and nothing happened.

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
    Community Expert
    August 10, 2026

    This is a never ending story. There have been calls to port Photoshop (and other Adobe application) to Linux for years. There’s no reaction from Adobe. So I see little to no chance of that ever being implemented.

     

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    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI