See how Photoshop has grown with this timeline of its key features, toolbars, and splash screens.
Photoshop is celebrating its 25th anniversary, so we thought we'd join in the festivities as the world's favourite photo editing software hits the quarter-century.
Photoshop has changed a lot over its 25 years, but have you ever wondered exactly by how much and when your favourite can't-live-without features were added? Well, wonder no more as we bring you the definitive Photoshop features timeline.
Photoshop 1.0
Introduced: February 1990 for Mac
Codename: None
Features
Lasso Tool
Crop
Magic Wand
Eyedrop Tool
Smudge Tool
Stretch/Shrink
Hue/Saturation adjustments
Feathered Edges
Blur Tool
Gradient Tool
Photoshop 2.0 and 2.5
Introduced: June 1991
Codename: Fast Eddie
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Features
Added CMYK
Added Paths
Pen Tool
Photoshop 2.5 (November 1992)
Added Windows version
Added 16-bit support
Palettes
Photoshop 3.0
Introduced: September 1994
Codename: Tiger Mountain
Features
Added Layers
Tabbed Palettes
Photoshop 4.0
Introduced: November 1996
Codename: Big Electric Cat
Features
Added Actions
Added Adjustment Layers
Added rubylith overlays (aka quick mask)
Photoshop 5.0 and 5.5
Introduced: May 1998
Codename: Strange Cargo
Features
Added History (multiple undos)
Color Management
Magnetic Lasso
Editable type and type layers
Layer Effects
Measure Tool
Photoshop 5.5 (February 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
Introduced: September 2000
Codename: Venus in Firs
Features
Vector Shapes
Liquify filter
Layer Styles and Blending
Text Warp
Content Layers
Photoshop 7.0
Introduced: March 2002
Codename: Liquid Sky
Features
Healing Brush
Camera RAW
Painting
Polygon Lasso Tool
Next page: Photoshop CS and CC timeline
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