Save as not showing JPEG option

Save A Copy.

Save now only allows file formats that support all current properties of the file. Jpeg does not support layers, 16 bit depth, transparency or alpha channels.

If the file satisfies the jpeg file format specification, jpeg will be available under Save As.

There is a workaround to mimic the old behavior in Preferences called "Legacy Save As", but with a real risk of overwriting data. This is all because Apple removed APIs that Photoshop previously used to save. Saving is an operating system function.

EDIT: I'm still amazed at the amount of noise this continues to generate. To me this was just a minimal (and justified) adjustment to save procedure, no longer allowing a copy to be passed off as original. Fair enough if you ask me, and I think Apple did the right thing here.

But you'd think Adobe turned the whole application upside down and inside out. In reality, it's just taking the jpeg specification at face value (finally).

'What has changed'

A change was made by Apple which meant that Photoshop was changed (for both Apple and Windows)

'why has photoshop taken the ability away to save as'

By default, Save As will now only show file formats that can fully support the contents of your document. For jpeg to show, that means your document must have a single layer (which must be a background layer not layer 0, be RGB, have no transparency, no additional channels and be 8 bits/channel.
File formats that do not support all the document content appear in Save a Copy.

You can restore the older Save As behaviour in Preferences > File Handling - and check Enable Legacy Save As.

Dave

I have the same problem, i can't save my file!