Adobe Photoshop release history
Encyclopedia
This table shows the Adobe Photoshop
release 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.
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems Incorporated.Adobe's 2003 "Creative Suite" rebranding led to Adobe Photoshop 8's renaming to Adobe Photoshop CS. Thus, Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the 12th major release of Adobe Photoshop...
release history in a chart, starting with the first versions by independent creators Thomas
Thomas Knoll
Thomas Knoll is an American software engineer best known for initiating the development of Adobe Photoshop. He was the lead developer until version CS4, and currently contributes to work on the Camera Raw plug-in to process raw images from cameras.Knoll was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and...
and John Knoll
John Knoll
John Knoll is a visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic . One of the original creators of Adobe Photoshop , he is recently best known for his work as Visual Effects Supervisor on the Star Wars prequels and the 1997 special editions of the original trilogy...
in the summer of 1988. The license to distribute the program was purchased by Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...
in September 1988.
Macintosh
| OS version | Latest release | Latest update |
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| Mac OS 6.0.3 | version 1 | 1.0.7 |
| Mac OS 6.0.4 | version 2 | 2.0.1 |
| Mac OS 6.0.7 | version 2.5 | 2.5.1 |
| Mac OS 7.0 | version 3 | 3.0.1 |
| Mac OS 7.1 (7.1.2 for Power Macintosh) | version 4 | 4.0.1 |
| Mac OS 7.5 | version 5 | 5.0.2 |
| Mac OS 7.6-Mac OS 8 Mac OS 8 Mac OS 8 is an operating system that was released by Apple Computer on July 26, 1997. It represented the largest overhaul of the Mac OS since the release of System 7, some six years previously. It puts more emphasis on color than previous operating systems... |
version 5.5 | no point release |
| Mac OS 8.5 Mac OS 8 Mac OS 8 is an operating system that was released by Apple Computer on July 26, 1997. It represented the largest overhaul of the Mac OS since the release of System 7, some six years previously. It puts more emphasis on color than previous operating systems... -9.0 Mac OS 9 Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's Mac OS before the launch of Mac OS X. Introduced on October 23, 1999, Apple positioned it as "The Best Internet Operating System Ever," highlighting Sherlock 2's Internet search capabilities, integration with Apple's free online services known as... |
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 CS2 | 9.0.2 |
| 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 |
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| Windows 3.x Windows 3.x Windows 3.x can refer to either an individual or all of the following versions of Microsoft Windows:*Windows 3.0*Windows 3.1x*Windows 3.2... |
version 4.0 | 4.0.1 |
| Windows 95 Windows 95 Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products... |
version 5.5 | no point release |
| Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 is a preemptive, graphical and business-oriented operating system designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor computers. It was the next release of Microsoft's Windows NT line of operating systems and was released to manufacturing on 31 July 1996... , 98 Windows 98 Windows 98 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft. It is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on 15 May 1998 and to retail on 25 June 1998. Windows 98 is the successor to Windows 95. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid... , 98SE, ME Windows Me Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows Me , is a graphical operating system released on September 14, 2000 by Microsoft, and was the last operating system released in the Windows 9x series. Support for Windows Me ended on July 11, 2006.... |
version 7 | 7.0.1 |
| Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the... |
version CS2 | 9.0.2 |
| Windows XP Windows XP Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base... , Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs... , 7 |
version CS5.5 | 12.1 (current) |
Version history
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| 0.07 | Macintosh | January 1988 (not publicly released) |
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| 0.63 | Macintosh | October 1988 | |||
| 0.87 | Macintosh | March 1989 |
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| 1.0 | Macintosh | February 1990 | |||
| 2.0 | Macintosh | Fast Eddy | June 1991 |
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| 2.5 | Macintosh | Merlin | November 1992 |
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| Windows | Brimstone | ||||
| IRIX, Solaris | November 1993 | ||||
| 3.0 | Macintosh | Tiger Mountain | September 1994 |
Layers (digital image editing) Layers are used in digital image editing to separate different elements of an image. A layer can be compared to a transparency on which imaging effects or images are applied and placed over or under an image... |
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| 4.0 | Macintosh, Windows | Big Electric Cat | November 1996 |
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| 5.0 | Macintosh, Windows | Strange Cargo | May 1998 |
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| 5.5 | Macintosh, Windows | Strange Cargo | February 1999 |
Adobe ImageReady Adobe ImageReady is a bitmap graphics editor that was shipped with Adobe Photoshop by Adobe Systems for almost ten years. ImageReady is written in the C++ programming language... |
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| 6.0 | Macintosh, Windows | Venus in Furs | September 2000 |
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| 7.0 | Mac OS 'Classic'/Mac OS X, Windows | Liquid Sky | March 2002 |
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| 7.0.1 | Mac OS 'Classic'/Mac OS X, Windows | August 2002 |
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| CS (8.0) | Mac OS X, Windows | Dark Matter | October 2003 |
Banknote A banknote is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender. In addition to coins, banknotes make up the cash or bearer forms of all modern fiat money... s Macrovision Rovi Corporation is a globally operating, US-based company that provides guidance technology, entertainment data, copy protection, industry standard networking and media management technology for digital entertainment devices and services... copy protection based on Safecast SafeCast SafeCast was a registered trademark for Macrovision's legacy software protection system. Safecast features product activation , and executable wrapping technology... DRM Digital rights management Digital rights management is a class of access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals with the intent to limit the use of digital content and devices after sale. DRM is any technology that inhibits uses of digital content that... technology JavaScript JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.... and other languages |
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| CS2 (9.0) | Mac OS X, Windows 2000 / XP | Space Monkey | April 2005 |
High dynamic range imaging In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods... (HDRI) support (32 bit per channel floating point) |
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| CS3, CS3 Extended (10.0) | Universal Mac OS X, Windows XP SP2 or later | Red Pill | April 16, 2007 |
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| CS4, CS4 Extended (11.0) | Universal Mac OS X, Windows | Stonehenge | October 15, 2008 |
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| CS5, CS5 Extended (12.0) | Mac OS X, Windows | White Rabbit | April 30, 2010 |
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| CS5.5, CS5.5 Extended (12.1, 12.0.4) | Mac OS X, Windows | White Rabbit | May 3, 2011 |
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| CS6 (13.0) | Mac OS X, Windows | Superstition | beta in progress (July 2011) | still secret |