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The June 2026 Photoshop update is here, bringing more creative choices and meaningful workflow fixes. What’s newThis release expands creative choice in Generate Image with access to custom‑trained AI models, similar to what you’ve seen with Generative Fill. You can now choose from Adobe and partner models, including Firefly Image 5, Flux.2 Pro, and Gemini, making it easier to explore different visual styles, achieve stronger photorealism, and get results that stick closer to your prompts. Whether you’re experimenting with concepts or polishing production‑ready visuals, having multiple models at hand gives you more control over how your ideas come to life. Bug fixes — thanks to you!Your feedback continues to shape these updates. In this release, we’ve addressed several customer‑reported issues to make everyday workflows more reliable:Canvas size relative mode fields display incorrect default values, reject zero and negative values, and use incorrect increment steps. Add support to renam
A realistic shadow helps your subject feel grounded in the scene. In Photoshop, there are several ways to create one, depending on your subject and lighting. Based on workflows shared by experts in the Photoshop community, we've brought together a few of the most effective techniques here. Choose the method that best fits your workflow. Method 1: Using Generative AIAI can speed up the setup, but you will still get the best results by refining the shadow yourself.Use Select Subject or Remove Background to quickly isolate your object. Use Generative Fill to extend the surface where the shadow will fall. Learn more. You can also use Harmonize. It analyzes the lighting, color, and tone of the scene, and can also generate a matching shadow to help the subject feel more naturally integrated. Learn more. Refine the generated shadow manually using one of the methods above for the most realistic result. Method 2: Drop Shadow EffectThis is the quickest way to add depth and separation to elemen
We've split the Photoshop community into two dedicated spaces so you can find the conversations, tips, and apps that fit how you actually work:🖥️ Photoshop (Desktop & Web)📱 Photoshop Mobile Two focused communities mean more relevant content, better discussions, and an easier way to connect with creators and experts who work the way you do. Were you part of the Photoshop Ecosystem community? That space has been renamed Photoshop and is now home to all Desktop and Web conversations. To jump in, head to the App Communities page and select Photoshop. You'll find desktop-first editing techniques, inspiration, and a place to share your creations. On mobile? Drop into the new Photoshop Mobile community to explore the space and connect with fellow mobile creators. We'd love to hear from you. Does separating Desktop & Web from Mobile make it easier to find what you need? Explore the new spaces and let us know how they're working for you in the comments.
Keeping your Layers panel organized just got a whole lot easier. Layer Cleanup in Photoshop 27.6 and above automatically deletes empty layers and renames layers based on their content, so you can focus on creating, not housekeeping. With a single action from the Layers panel, Photoshop scans your document and removes blank pixel or text layers that tend to pile up during exploration. At the same time, it can intelligently rename layers, giving them clear, descriptive names that reflect what’s inside, so you no longer have to guess what “Layer 37 copy 2” contains. You’re in control of how much cleanup happens. Run it across the entire document for a full reset, or apply it only to selected layers when you want to tidy up as you go. Here is a quick tutorial demonstrating this feature. Why this mattersFaster navigation in complex files Cleaner handoffs when sharing PSDs with teammates Less friction when revisiting older projects Better layer discipline without manual effortWhether you’r
Help us shape this community: What content do you want to see? Whether you're a longtime community member or just found this space, your input will directly shape what we publish here. We want this to be a place you return to, not just when something breaks, but when you want to learn, get inspired, or connect with other creatives. What we’re considering:🚀 Feature Highlights: What’s new in Photoshop, explained with real workflows.📖 How-to Guides: Step-by-step tutorials for common tasks, errors, and workflows.💬 Community Discussions: Polls, questions, and conversations about how you work.🌟 Community Highlights: Spotlighting community members, standout work, and creative journeys. We’d love to hear your thoughts:What type of content do you find most useful when you visit this forum? Is there a Photoshop topic you keep looking up but never find a great answer for here? Would you want to share your own creative workflow or be featured in a community highlight? What kind of projects wou
How to Report a Bug in the Adobe App Community Run into something that’s not working the way it should in Photoshop? Let’s tackle it together. When you share bugs in the Adobe Community, you’re helping product teams see what’s really happening, recreate the issue, and fix things faster. Think of this guide as your sidekick—it’ll walk you through creating a clear, helpful bug report, no technical expertise needed. Before you startBefore jumping in with a new bug report, take a quick look around the community to see if someone’s already spotted the same issue. If you find a matching post, add your vote and feel free to add your experience there instead of starting from scratch. It keeps everything in one place and helps the team connect the dots and solve things faster. Note: Any duplicate posts will be merged into a primary post that you can follow for updates on the issue. What makes a good bug report?A great bug report tells the full story it explains what happened, what you expected
Create a GIF from a series of photos or a video clip Have you ever wanted to create a GIF of your own to post on social media? It really isn't hard!You can easily turn a series of photos or a segment of a video into an animated GIF in a few minutes using Photoshop. Here's how: Create a GIF from a series of photos Step1: Import the still photos you want to use to create a GIF Identify a series of photos that would make a good GIF Open Photoshop and go to File > Scripts > Load Files into Stack Click Browse and locate the photos you want to use (Use the Shift key to select more than one file) and click Open Click OK to import the photos into layers If it is not already open, click on Window > Timeline to open the Timeline panel Click the arrow to the right of the Create Frame Animation button in the middle of the Timeline panel and select Create Frame Animation Now click the Create Frame Animation button to the left of the arrow and it should look something
I need to retouch a drone image of an empty road to add cars. Generative Fill does a believable job, but only if I do one at a time – I can’t select a section of road and ask to add multiple cars at once. That’s okay, I’m happy to do them one-by-one, however a major problem is PS will ALWAYS point the cars in the wrong direction for Australian driving conditions, with RHDrive cars that drive on the left side of the road. In this case, it’s not simply a case of doing a horizontal flip to mirror the image. I’ve tried a number of ways to specify the prompt, e.g. ‘white car driving towards the left edge of the image’, or ‘white car driving on left hand side of road’ or ‘white car driving on road in Australia with tail lights visible’. PS refuses to do it. When I use ‘… headlights visible’ or ‘… tail lights visible’ … it will put headlights or tail lights on the front and the back of the car.Any help here most appreciated – I have many photos to update in the same manner and it will be a ve
I am converting a large number of files (.ai and .psd) to .png. Within Photoshop, I can do this efficiently using automation tools. The only problem is that when I convert a tranche of files, I am noticing that the height and width of the first image in the batch is being imposed on the other images in that batch. Example: If the first image is 5 x 1 in, those dimensions are applied to every other image in that batch after conversion. Desired behavior is that each image should keep its original dimension. I understand how to do this when converting images one-by-one, but how can I prevent this when working in batches? Thank you.
Hello everyone,I want to create a script to reset the settings of the currently-selected brush to its saved defaults that I can later hotkey or whatever.- I tried finding the index of the currently-selected brush and selecting based on that, but I was not able to do that successfully.- I tried to write scripts for “Next Brush” and “Previous Brush” to call them in succession in the script, but I was also not able to do that (I don’t want to be sending their hotkeys as they can be mapped differently per user).Is there any way to achieve what I’m looking for?
My monthly billing date is every 23rd. I paid my July 23 bill on July 25. My question is, why am I still receiving billing notices saying that I need to update or pay my bill? I already made the payment last Saturday, July 25.I'd appreciate it if you could help clarify this issue, as I don't want to keep receiving payment reminders after I've already paid. Thank you.
PS will not open. I am told "The application “Adobe Photoshop 2026.app” can’t be opened." Tahoe 26.6 macbook with Apple chip. Started with trying to update (from either 27.6 or 27.7) which ran a long time and then messaged: "This is taking an unusually long time, investigating". waited some more, at least ½ hr in total and then canceled the update. Then tried to open PS and got the message: "The application “Adobe Photoshop 2026.app” can’t be opened.”Subsequently I succeeded in updated bridge.
Image is significantly lighter on Photoshop beta then when exported. When viewing my file on photoshop beta, it looks like as if I placed a 50% white layer over the whole image. This is happening to multiple files. Not every file though. Does not happen with regular photoshop. I believe it’s some kind of view change from a hot key but I am not sure. Please help. How it looks on photoshop betaHow it exports as a png.
Can't paint an additive (white) brush on any masking layers (adjustment or generative fill). Subtractive painting works fine, but the additive painting is not working. Brush is pure white, normal blend mode, masking layer selected.
In the latest Camera Raw update, it stopped accessing graphics acceleration, and I can't activate it.My setup:Windows 11NVidia RTX 5070 Ti 16 GBI've tried absolutely everything: cleaning the card driver and reinstalling it, adding .old to the folders, resetting the graphics card, etc., and finally contacting Adobe technical support... who started by saying that the card was "old" and not suitable for Camera Raw... Adobe, if that's the case, please indicate it on your website, because supposedly my card is suitable (and if it isn't, few people will be able to continue using Adobe products). Lightroom handles everything without a problem, and the other programs that require GPU resources do too (Da Vinci, Topaz, etc.). After saying this, the card is suitable; the problem is with Windows. I honestly don't think so; it seems like a bug in Camera Raw. That's the only thing that has problems. I don't know, maybe it's a credentials issue or something.I'm mentioning this because I think it's a
Photoshop boots up, if I save a custom document template it sometimes will show up in that session while photoshop is left open. If I close photoshop the template will not exist when I next boot it up. 70% of the time when Photoshop is booted up the tools won’t load. I have reset tool preferences, reinstalled photoshop and downgraded to a previous version. Issues didn’t start until I updated to latest version, but still persist.
Basically idea is when you set, let’s just say 100 megabyte to file size, export as automatically resize the image according to ratio of the image. This feature would be a really nice time saver.
I've been using Adobe for over 20 years, and I've encountered more issues in the past year than I did in the previous decade combined. I can’t be the only one feeling this.
Steps to reproduce:1. Open Photoshop v27.x on Windows 11.2. Open any image (8-bit PNG/JPG).3. Go to Image > Adjustments > Exposure...4. Move the Exposure slider (for example, +0.5).5. Observe the Gamma Correction slider: it instantly jumps to 0.01 and the preview becomes heavily distorted.Actual result:Gamma Correction resets to 0.01 automatically after moving the Exposure slider, producing a washed-out / broken preview.Expected result:Gamma should remain stable or adjust smoothly; it should not reset to an extreme value.System info:- Photoshop version: 27- OS: Windows 11- GPU: RTX 5070 (12GB)- GPU acceleration: Enabled- Bit depth: 8 bits/channel
If a file is over the “Save for web” maximum resolution of 8192px it scales down the image to max res. Even though exporting slices that are smaller than the max. res. (1080x1350px) it still scales it down to about 75%. The original file is 10800x1350px big, and has 10 slices á 1080x1350px that are scaled down to a height of 1024px.
I have two Mac Studios on which I use the Creative Suite—obviously, only on one machine at a time. On rare occasions, for academic reasons, I need to work on an old 2012 MacBook Pro that is no longer compatible with the current versions of Adobe. My use on the MacBook would be limited to Photoshop only. I was wondering if it’s possible to get just the standalone installer for this app in the old version compatible with the 2012 MacBook.
The only drawing program that this happens on is photoshop, even programs not really made for drawing have a more smooth/responsive brush.When i opened up paint and just scribbled some lines in it i realized how smoother it is compared to photoshop, then i opened Clip Studio Paint and it was the same, it was way smoother than Photoshop, i can’t just ignore it at this point its too annoying and i don’t know if this problem only affects me or its a photoshop issueThings I Tried that did not fix it: Disable GSYNC Change Scratch disks Smoothing is not even on Rolling back to older versions(Present in CS6 I tried photoshop ME7 and it did not have this issue, but its too old) Small brush, big brush, small canvas, big canvas, none of it makes a difference The MS Paint cursor is not visible because of compression but the brush stroke was following it seamlessly
I have a 2017 iMac running macOS Ventura 13.7.8. According to the forum, the best version of Photoshop is 23.x. Where can I download this version?
Operation was cancelled. Could not download "book.psdc" because of an unexpected error. Please try again. i am getting this error. in photoshop online but i want that file. its urgent.
I am developing a Photoshop UXP plugin and currently using UXP Developer Tool v2.2.1 from Creative Cloud. This version is missing several essential features: No TypeScript definition files (photoshop.d.ts / uxp.d.ts) Incomplete manifest.json validation Missing API support for Photoshop 2025/2026 For development purposes, I need the latest UXP Developer Tool v2.3 (Windows). Could you please provide the download link?Thank you.[Moved to Photoshop by a moderator]
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