Adobe Photoshop version history

This table shows the Adobe Photoshop version history in a chart, starting with the first versions by independent creators Thomas and John Knoll in the summer of 1988. The license to distribute the program was purchased by Adobe Systems in September 1988.

Version compatibility

Macintosh

OS version	Latest release	Latest update
System 6.0.3	version 1	1.0.7
System 6.0.4	version 2	2.0.1
System 6.0.7	version 2.5	2.5.1
System 7.0	version 3	3.0.1
System 7.1 (7.1.2 for Power Macintosh)	version 4	4.0.1
System 7.5	version 5	5.0.2
Mac OS 7.6-Mac OS 8	version 5.5	no point release
Mac OS 8.5-9.0	version 6	6.0.1
Mac OS 9.1-9.2-Mac OS X 10.1	version 7	7.0.1
Mac OS X 10.2-10.3	version CS	8.0
Mac OS X 10.2-10.3	version CS2	9.0.2
Mac OS X 10.4-10.5 (PowerPC)	version CS3	10.0.1
Mac OS X 10.4-10.5 (PowerPC)	version CS4	11.0.2
Mac OS X 10.5-10.7 (Intel)	version CS5.5	12.1 (current)

Windows

OS version	Latest release	Latest update
Windows 3.x	version 4.0	4.0.1
Windows 95	version 5.5	no point release
Windows NT 4.0, 98, 98SE, ME	version 7	7.0.1
Windows 2000	version CS2	9.0.2
Windows XP, Vista, 7	version CS6	13.0 (current)

Version history

Adobe Photoshop CS

Adobe Photoshop CS2

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended

Version	Platform	Codename	Release date	Significant changes
0.07	Macintosh		January 1988 (not publicly released)	This demo is the first known copy of Photoshop with any public exposure.
0.63	Macintosh		October 1988
0.87	Macintosh		March 1989	First version distributed commercially (by the scanner company Barneyscan), though distributed as "Barneyscan XP".
1.0	Macintosh		February 1990
2.0	Macintosh	Fast Eddy	June 1991	Paths CMYK Color EPS Rasterization
2.5	Macintosh	Merlin	November 1992	16 bit per channel support "Deluxe" edition available on CD
	Windows	Brimstone
	IRIX, Solaris		November 1993
3.0	Macintosh	Tiger Mountain	September 1994	Tabbed Palettes Layers
	Windows, IRIX, Solaris		November 1994
4.0	Macintosh, Windows	Big Electric Cat	November 1996	Adjustment Layers Actions (macros)
5.0	Macintosh, Windows	Strange Cargo	May 1998	Editable type (previously, type was rasterized as soon as it was added) Multiple Undo (History Palette) Color Management Magnetic Lasso
5.5	Macintosh, Windows	Strange Cargo	February 1999	Bundled with ImageReady Save for Web Extract
6.0	Macintosh, Windows	Venus in Furs	September 2000	Vector Shapes Updated User Interface "Liquify" filter Layer styles/Blending Options dialog
7.0	Mac OS 'Classic'/Mac OS X, Windows	Liquid Sky	March 2002	Made text fully vector Healing Brush New painting engine
7.0.1	Mac OS 'Classic'/Mac OS X, Windows		August 2002	Camera RAW 1.x (optional plugin)
CS (8.0)	Mac OS X, Windows	Dark Matter	October 2003	Camera RAW 2.x Highly modified "Slice Tool" Shadow/Highlight command Match Color command Lens Blur filter Smart Guides Real-Time Histogram Detection and refusal to print scanned images of various banknotes Macrovision copy protection based on Safecast DRM technology Scripting support for JavaScript and other languages Hierarchical layer groups 16 bit per channel layers, painting, and adjustments Support for files over 2 Gigabytes Documents up to 300,000 pixels in either dimension Type on a path
CS2 (9.0)	Mac OS X, Windows 2000 / XP	Space Monkey	April 4, 2005	Camera RAW 3.x Smart Objects Image Warp Spot healing brush Red-Eye tool Lens Correction filter Smart Sharpen Vanishing Point Better memory management on 64-bit PowerPC G5 Macintosh machines running Mac OS X 10.4 High dynamic range imaging (HDRI) support (32 bit per channel floating point) More smudging options, such as "Scattering" Modified layer selection, such as ability to select more than one layer.
CS3, CS3 Extended (10.0)	Universal Mac OS X, Windows XP SP2 or later	Red Pill	April 16, 2007	Native support for the Intel-based Macintosh platform and improved support for Windows Vista Revised user interface Feature additions to Adobe Camera RAW Quick Select tool Alterations to Curves, Vanishing Point, Channel Mixer, Brightness and Contrast, and the Print dialog Black-and-white conversion adjustment Auto Align and Auto Blend Smart (non-destructive) Filters Mobile device graphic optimization Improvements to cloning and healing More complete 32 bit / HDR support (layers, painting, more filters and adjustments) Faster launching ImageReady removed
CS4, CS4 Extended (11.0)	Universal Mac OS X, Windows	Stonehenge	October 15, 2008	Smoother panning and zooming and fluid canvas rotation OpenGL display acceleration in Photoshop Native support for 64-bit on Windows Vista x64 Adjustments panel Masks panel Improved Adobe Photoshop Lightroom workflow Content-aware scaling Extended depth of field Auto-blending of images Auto-alignment of layers New file display options (tabbed document display and n-up views) New file management and workspaces with Adobe Bridge CS4
CS5, CS5 Extended (12.0)	Mac OS X, Windows	White Rabbit	April 30, 2010	Content Aware Fill Puppet Warp Tool 64 bit for Mac OS X Bristle Tips Mixer Brush Automatic Lens Correction Easier HDR toning for beginners Improved selection and masking controls Camera RAW grain control GPU HUD controls for brush resize, color picker, color sampling Improved Ray Tracing quality and speed (Extended) Repousse 3D extrusion tool (Extended) Image based lights (Extended)
CS5.5, CS5.5 Extended (12.1, 12.0.4)	Mac OS X, Windows	White Rabbit	May 3, 2011	Interacts with remote applications over TCP/IP, such as tablets and other computers. Subscription model pricing
CS6 (13.0)	Mac OS X, Windows	Superstition	May 7, 2012 (current)	UI redesign (all new icons and optional dark UI) Auto and background saves Content-aware Patch and Move tools Blur Gallery Color Range: skin tone and face detection Adobe Camera RAW 7 Enhanced crop tool New properties panel Enhanced video support Oil Paint filter now ships with the program Adaptive Wide Angle filter Paragraph and Character Styles Built in support for Middle Eastern languages Updated Printing UI 3DLUT adjustment Vector strokes, dotted/dashed strokes Overhauled vector tools Snap to Pixel for vector tools and transforms 3D UI completely redone, now easier to use

References

UI redesign Auto and background saves Content-aware Patch and Move tools Blur Gallery Color Range: skin tone and face detection ACR 7 Crop tool Properties panel Video support Oil Paint filter Auto correction settings Adaptive Wide Angle filter Type Styles Printing UI JDIs System requirements

External links

• "20 Years of Adobe Photoshop". webdesignerdepot.com. 2010-02-01. http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/02/20-years-of-adobe-photoshop/. Retrieved 2010-02-19.