Adobe Photoshop is the default tool when it comes to photo editing. However, its use requires a subscription to one of the Adobe Creative Cloud plans or a full license, which implies a cost of several hundred euros. However, the company wants to change this situation. At least partially. How? Through new version of adobe photoshop completely free.
The only requirement to use this free version of Adobe Photoshop is have an Adobe Creative Cloud account. That is, you do not need to have an active subscription, but you need to register on the platform, which is completely free.
Another important nuance of this free version of Adobe Photoshop is that this is a version with limited functionality. That is: you won’t find the hundreds of options that a payment app offers.
It’s also important to point out that this version of Adobe Photoshop is free. works via the web, in the cloud. It’s not an app that you download to your computer like almost all of the tools in the Creative Cloud suite.
But didn’t Adobe announce an online version of Photoshop before?
This web version of Adobe Photoshop is not really new. The company first announced it at Adobe MAX 2021. However, at that time the approach was slightly different.
- Initially, you needed to have an active paid Adobe CC subscription to create a document in the cloud using the web version of Adobe Photoshop.
- From now on, this will not be necessary. Anyone with an Adobe account, even if they don’t have an active subscription, can use Adobe Photoshop for free from the web.
- The original goal of the web version of Photoshop was to allow Adobe CC subscribers to share their work with others in an easier way, and for both the author and those who were given the file to be able to make major changes from within. , browser (without downloading the Photoshop desktop app). This was ideal, for example, for design studios that share their work with clients.
- After today’s announcement, the goal has expanded. The idea is that anyone who needs to retouch a photo can use this free version of Adobe Photoshop available online.
this strategy it’s similar to the one the company has been using for years with Adobe Lightroom.. Anyone can use this application from their mobile phones even without a paid subscription. However, some features, such as RAW image editing, are only available if you subscribe to one of the Creative Cloud plans.
Initially, this free version of Adobe Photoshop will be available in Canada, although the idea is to expand it to other countries in the future. In parallel, the company will continue to add additional features to this web version of Adobe Photoshop.
Source: Hiper Textual
