Adobe Photoshop 2025
October 2024
Launched in October 2024, Photoshop 2025 unveiled a new era of generative editing and photorealism:
Distraction Removal with Remove tool: Automatically identifies and erases wires, cables, and even people using AI. You can toggle generative assist — Auto, On, or Off — depending on your editing needs.
Firefly-powered Generative Tools: Generative Fill, Expand, and Full Image generation now leverage the latest Firefly Image Model for richer images, better prompt interpretation, and creative flexibility.
Generate Similar: Create alternate versions from existing generative results — a quick way to explore creative variations.
Generate Background: Replace or create matching backgrounds that seamlessly match lighting and perspective of your subject.
HDR Workflow with OCIO & 32-bit support: Better color control via OpenColorIO, plus expanded tool compatibility for 32-bit HDR editing—no more fallback to 16/8-bit.
Improved Font Browser: Searchable Adobe Fonts with variable font support and intuitive filtering.
v26.1 (November 2024) A sleeker interface tip, more utility:
Gradient Contextual Task Bar: When using the Gradient tool, you can now toggle presets, types (Linear, Reflected, Diamond), reverse colors, and tweak opacity—all from the Contextual Task Bar.
v26.5 (March 2025) Workflow polish to keep things moving:
Revamped Adjustment Presets Layout: Fresh tabbed design with drag-and-drop organization and group support for your favorite presets.
v26.6 (April 2025) Stepping up AI control and precision:
Select Details in Object Selection: Hover over subjects to auto-select features like eyes, hair, clothing—great for fine edits like changing eye color or styling hair.
Generate Image with Composition Reference: Firefly now lets you use a reference image to influence layout or pose of newly generated content.
On-canvas Color Adjustment ("Adjust Colors"): In-context HSL sliders—adjust either prominent colors or picked tones without jumping to panels.
Cloud Processing for Select Subject / Remove Background: Off-load heavy selections to Adobe’s cloud for cleaner, faster results around tricky edges like hair or fur.
Beta Actions Panel: Now suggests multi-step edits you can preview or apply—think AI-assisted macros.
v26.8 (June 2025 – released June 17, 2025) Text, format, and web-friendly boosts:
Dynamic Text: Text intelligently resizes, reflows, and reformats to fit boxes—even with mixed fonts and styles. Handily adjusts layout as you modify the box.
AVIF & JPEG XL Support: Open, edit, and save in modern formats that offer HDR, efficient compression, and great web performance.
UI & Stability Enhancements: Smooth workflow gains, especially in adjustment presets access.
v26.9 (July 2025 – released July 29, 2025) AI-savvy, collaborative, and output intelligence:
Remove via Contextual Task Bar: Now smarter and non-destructive, on a new pixel layer with upgraded generative AI for cleaner deletions.
Choose Firefly Model: Select your preferred Firefly model when using Generative Fill/Expand; version tracking appears in Properties panel.
Share to Apps: Send images directly to tools like Mail or Slack with your chosen format and resolution.
Photoshop on iPhone – "Harmonize" feature: Blend subjects into backgrounds seamlessly (plus Showroom between desktop and iPhone editing).
Performance & Bug Fixes: General speed-ups, especially around move tool/gradient/scripting quirks.
