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

May 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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