Photoshop has just turned 25 years old. That’s a lot of history in the world of technology, and has led to the development of a ton of useful features. Here’s a look back at what’s changed through the years.
Photoshop 1.0
Launched Feb 19, 1990 for Mac
Codename: None
- Lasso Tool
- Crop
- Magic Wand
- Eyedrop Tool
- Smudge Tool
- Stretch/Shrink
- Hue/Saturation adjustments
- Feathered Edges
- Blur Tool
- Gradient Tool
Photoshop 2.0
June 1991
Codename: Fast Eddie
- Added CMYK
- Added Paths
- Pen Tool
Photoshop 2.5
November 1992
- Added Windows version
- Added 16-bit support
- Palettes
Photoshop 3.0
Sept 1994
Codename: Tiger Mountain
- Added Layers
- Tabbed Palettes
Photoshop 4.0
Nov 1996
Codename: Big Electric Cat
- Added Actions
- Added Adjustment Layers
- Added rubylith overlays (aka quick mask)
Photoshop 5.0
May 1998
Codename: Strange Cargo
- Added History (multiple undos)
- Color Management
- Magnetic Lasso
- Editable type and type layers
- Layer Effects
- Measure Tool
Photoshop 5.5
Feb 1999
- Save for Web
- Extract and Image Ready
- Image Slicing and Rollover effects for web Graphics
- Web Photo Gallery Automation
- Magic Eraser/Background Eraser
Photoshop 6.0
Sept 2000
Codename: Venus in Firs
- Vector Shapes
- Liquify filter
- Layer Styles and Blending
- Text Warp
- Content Layers
Photoshop 7.0
March 2002
Code Name: Liquid Sky
Features:
- Healing Brush
- Camera RAW
- Painting
- Polygon Lasso Tool
Photoshop CS
October 2003
Codename: Dark Matter
- Shadows and Highlights
- Match Color
- Lens Blur
- Full 16 buit support
- Large >2GB Files
- Smart Guides
Photoshop CS2
April 2005
Code Name: Space Monkey
- Smart Objects
- Image Warp
- Spot Healing Brush
- Smart Sharpen
- Vanishing point
- HDR Imaging
- Bridge
- Animation
- Multiple Layer Control
- Menu Customization
Photoshop CS3
April 2007
Codename: Red Pill
- Updated UI
- Native Intel Mac support
- Quick Select
- Advanced Black and White conversion
- Smart Filters
- 32-bit file support
- Lightroom Integration
- Adjustable cloning and healing
- Refine Edge
- Improved Curves Adjustment
Photoshop CS4
October 2008
Codename: Stonehenge
- Content Aware Scaling
- Open GL support
- 64-bit on Windows
- Adjustments Panel
- Blending of images and layers
- Re-editable masks
- Improved Dodge, Burn and Sponge
- 360 Panoramas w/auto blend
- Merge 2D and 3D layers
- Enhanced alignment of Layers
- Extended Depth of Field
Photoshop CS5
April 2010
Codename: White Rabbit
- Content Aware Fill
- Puppet Warp
- 64 bit Mac OS
- Brush enhancements
- Lens correction
- 3D
- Mixer Brush
- HDR Imaging
Photoshop CS6
May 2012
Codename: Superstition
- Content Aware Patch and Move
- Blur Gallery
- New crop tool
- Improved vector tools
- Improved type support
- Improved Liquify Filter
- New Dark User Interface
- Paragraph and Character Styles
- Copy CSS properties from shape or text layers
- Background save and auto recovery
- Preset Migration and Sharing
Photoshop CC
Photoshop CCMay 2013
Codename: Lucky 7 (14), Single Malt Whiskey Cat (14.2), Surfing Cow (15)
- Camera Shake Reduction
- 3D Printing
- Generator
- Perspective Warp
- Linked Smart Objects
- Blur Gallery Motion Effects
- Behance Integration
- Creative Cloud Libraries
- Improved Layer Comps
- Improved Smart Guides
- Extract Assets (Generator UI)
- Camera Raw as a Filter
- Improved Smart Sharpen
- Intelligent Upsampling
- Experimental Features
- Font Search
- Desktop Fonts from Adobe Typekit
- Focus Mask
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