Adobe Committed to Releasing Photoshop for iPad in 2019, Some Features Won't Be Available at Launch - MacRumors
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Adobe Committed to Releasing Photoshop for iPad in 2019, Some Features Won't Be Available at Launch

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Adobe remains committed to releasing Photoshop CC for the iPad by the end of 2019, and plans to provide an update on the app at its Adobe MAX creative conference in early November, according to Bloomberg.

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Adobe has been testing Photoshop CC for iPad with a small group of beta testers since earlier this year, with the report noting that some beta testers have noticed limited or missing features related to core functionality like filters, the pen tool, custom paintbrushes, vector drawing, RAW editing, and layer styles.

Adobe Creative Cloud chief product officer Scott Belsky confirmed that Photoshop CC for iPad will lack some familiar features at launch, but he ensured that the iPad version will gain expanded capabilities over time.


Photoshop CC for iPad will let users open and edit native PSD files and will feature the familiar Photoshop layers panel. With cross-platform availability, users will be able to start their work on an iPad and continue a project with Photoshop CC on the desktop via Creative Cloud if they prefer.

Top Rated Comments

86 months ago
Too late, we’ve all moved to Affinity Photo.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
BWhaler Avatar
86 months ago

Too late, we’ve all moved to Affinity Photo.
yup. Great product. No subscription.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dan9700 Avatar
86 months ago
I don’t like adobe, I wish Apple never got rid of Aperture, it was lightning fast and light room isnt
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Morgenland Avatar
86 months ago
Photoshop CS6 (the standalone 64-bit version) no longer runs (on Catalina) because Adobe was too outrageous not to eliminate some 32-bit requ./accesses.
Customer fraud. A house like Adobe doesn't seem to be able to bring something customer-oriented and sensible to market on time anymore.

So we switched to Affinity Photos. The younger generation does it anyway. The small company Affinity has shown us what it is like to be professionally organized and to be able to program well. Then the money comes automatically and doesn't have to be forced with subscriptions.


umm, no? I have installed on several Catalina Macs. are you trying to install an old version?
Photoshop CS6 (their latest standalone 64-bit version) no longer runs (on Catalina) just because Adobe was too outrageous not to eliminate some 32-bit accesses. Customer fraud IMHO.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
86 months ago
I don’t understand how Adobe is struggling so hard to get this out, yet Affinity has been pushing out multiple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Windows apps at the same time.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jonnyb098 Avatar
86 months ago

We have?
What other solution is there on the iPad? Adobe hasn't offered one and their 432 baby apps don't cut it. So yes.....those of us who depend on a solution for iPad have moved to Affinity. Other stepped up to the plate where Adobe wouldn't. The ONLY reason that they are even making an attempt now is because if you do a little research the Affinity community is growing quite fast on both desktop and mobile and Adobe is starting to notice they are losing people.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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