Adobe plans to launch a smaller, web-only version of its popular photo-editing tool Photoshop. ledge Reported today. The company is currently testing this new freemium version with users in Canada, but will eventually make it available to a wider audience. For now, anyone in Canada who creates an Adobe account can access the free, browser-only version of Photoshop. Engadget has contacted Adobe to find out when it plans to make the tool available to users around the world, and will update when we hear back.
Photoshop has long been the industry standard for image editing, but its monthly license fee probably prevents using it. Meanwhile, free or freemium photo-editing software such as Pixlr, Canva and Photopea have embraced casual users and become more sophisticated in their offerings. as ledge Note, Adobe is making its native photo editing tools available for free to reach users who do not belong to its general audience. Adobe hopes that some freemium Photoshop users will become paying customers, especially since the company plans to offer more advanced features on the web-only version that can only be unlocked with a subscription.
If this sounds somewhat familiar, it’s because Adobe launched a web-only version of Photoshop and Illustrator for its customers; However their functionality was limited to basic editing and sharing of comments between collaborators on projects. This new, free web version of Photoshop greatly expands the tools available, and allows users to start new projects, as well as provide access to more advanced color correction and editing tools.
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