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November 12, 2025
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Request for Access to Older Versions of Adobe Software

  • November 12, 2025
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  • Dear Adobe Support Team,

My name is Kamal Abdel Nasser, and I’m passionate about video editing and digital design. I truly love Adobe products — especially Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects — and I’m working hard to make video editing my future career.

 

Unfortunately, my current laptop cannot run the latest versions of these applications due to limited hardware specifications. I would really appreciate if you could guide me on how to legally access or subscribe to older versions (such as 2017 or earlier) from official or trusted sources.

 

I’m willing to pay a monthly subscription for these older versions, as buying a new high-end laptop is not affordable for me right now.

 

Thank you very much for your time and understanding. I’m looking forward to your kind support and advice.

Correct answer Ged_Traynor

@Kamal nasser there is no option available to install or subscribe to older versions of Photoshop other than version (2021) 22.2, which is still available from the Creative Cloud app

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sbn85
Inspiring
June 11, 2026

very good topic, I would also like to request access for that too. Adobe if you can’t produce new version of photoshop without bugs where all the basic features works, then give us access to previous versions which worked well. We are paying for subscription, we would like to use software that works. For example Photoshop 25.9.0. Some of us still use basic program features.

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 10, 2026

Glee_play5e45,

 

Most likely the reason the current Adobe Photoshop software is not compatible with your iMac is due to the macOS Monterey operating system being too old and not whether or not your iMac has AVX2, which it should if your running Monterey unless your using something like OCLP (Open Core Legacy Patcher) to run Monterey.

https://helpx.adobe.com/es/photoshop/desktop/get-started/technical-requirements-installation/adobe-photoshop-on-desktop-technical-requirements.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/get-started/technical-requirements-installation/adobe-photoshop-on-desktop-technical-requirements.html

 

What model and year iMac do you have?

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 10, 2026

@Gleeful_play5E45 wrote: “Can you provide me with a compatible older version of Photoshop (for example, one that does not require AVX2)?”

 

Adobe only offers the current and one previous version of Photoshop. Older versions are not available.

 

You jumped in on an older thread when they were still offering 22.2, but it is no longer available.

 

Jane

Gleeful_play5E45
Participant
June 10, 2026

Hola, tengo una suscripción activa de Creative Cloud. Necesito instalar Photoshop en un iMac más antiguo (procesador sin soporte AVX2, macOS Monterey). Las versiones actuales no son compatibles con mi equipo. ¿Pueden facilitarme una versión anterior de Photoshop compatible (por ejemplo, una que no requiera AVX2)? Gracias.

Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
Ged_TraynorCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 12, 2025

@Kamal nasser there is no option available to install or subscribe to older versions of Photoshop other than version (2021) 22.2, which is still available from the Creative Cloud app

sbn85
Inspiring
June 11, 2026

try to use line tool with option set to pixels in this version of photoshop