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Adobe Photoshop Features Explained (2026)

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Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard for image editing, graphic design, and digital art. With integrated Adobe Firefly AI, it now offers revolutionary tools like Generative Fill to automate complex retouching tasks in seconds.

Adobe Photoshop key features — what each one means for your business

6 features — each explained as a specific business outcome, not a technical specification.

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These features in practice

10 real workflows Adobe Photoshop users run using these features. Users report saving 10 hours/week on average.

Remove unwanted people from photos
Change the sky in an outdoor shot
Retouch skin and hair for portraits
Expand backgrounds for web banners
Create complex digital composites
Restore old or damaged photographs
Design social media ad campaigns
Build website mockups and assets
Color grade product photography
Generate custom AI imagery for blogs
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Features Adobe Photoshop does NOT have

Knowing what Adobe Photoshop cannot do is as important as knowing what it can. If you need any of these, a different tool may be the better fit.

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! {"persona":"Quick template users","alternative":"Canva"}
! {"persona":"Video editors","alternative":"Premiere Pro"}
! {"persona":"Budget hobbyists","alternative":"GIMP"}

Which Adobe Photoshop plan includes these features?

Adobe Photoshop has 3 plans. Not every feature below is available on every tier — here is exactly what each plan unlocks.

$19.99/mo

Photoshop, Lightroom, 1TB Cloud Storage

$22.99/mo

Full Photoshop, 100GB Cloud, AI credits

$59.99/mo

20+ apps, 1TB Cloud, 1000 AI credits

Full Adobe Photoshop pricing breakdown — every plan, every limit, every hidden cost Full breakdown →

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