Adobe Photoshop CS6 for Windows

New for CS6

Content-Aware Patch

Patch images with greater control using Content-Aware Patch. Simply choose the patch area and Content-Aware technology will fill in the missing area

Mercury Graphics Engine

See near-instant results when editing with key tools such as Liquify, Puppet Warp, and Crop. The Mercury Graphics Engine delivers unprecedented responsiveness for a fluid feel as you work

Reengineered Design Tools

Create superior designs faster. Get consistent formatting with type styles, use vector layers to apply strokes and add gradients to vector objects, easily create custom strokes and dashed lines, quickly search layers, and more

Crop Tool

Crop images faster and with greater precision using the nondestructive Crop tool. Manipulate your images on canvas, and take advantage of the Mercury Graphics Engine to see your adjustments happen live

Background Save

Keep on working even while saving the largest of Photoshop files in the background – a performance improvement that can help your productivity soar

Auto-Recovery

Let the auto-recovery option work behind the scenes to save your edits without interrupting your progress. A copy of your work is saved every 10 minutes and recovered in the event of an unexpected shutdown

Intuitive Video Creation

Bring Photoshop editing power to your video footage. Easily enhance any clip using the full range of familiar Photoshop tools, and create entire videos using an intuitive set of video tools

Preset Migration & Sharing

Easily migrate your presets, workspaces, preferences, and settings so you can experience Photoshop in the same way on all your computers, share your setup, and bring your customizations from past versions into Photoshop CS6

Blur Gallery

Quickly create photographic blur effects using a simple interface with on-image controls. Create tilt-shift effects, blur everything and then sharpen one focal point, or vary the blurriness between multiple focal points. The Mercury Graphics Engine delivers immediate results

Improved Auto-Corrections

Quickly enhance your images with improved Auto Curves, Levels, and Brightness/Contrast controls. Intelligence from thousands of hand-retouched images is built-in to give you a better starting point for making adjustments

Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 7 Plug-In

Bring out the best in your JPEG and Raw files with improved processing and an enhanced control set; reveal every detail in the highlights of an image while still retaining rich detail in the shadows; and much more

Adaptive Wide Angle

Easily straighten objects that appear curved in panoramas or photos shot with fisheye or wide-angle lenses. On-canvas tools use the physical characteristics of individual lenses to automatically correct curvatures, and the Mercury Graphics Engine gives you near-instant results

Dozens of User-Inspired Improvements

Save time with more than 65 creativity and productivity enhancements that originated as suggestions from Photoshop users

Modern Interface

Work with a fresh, elegant Photoshop interface featuring dark background options that make your images pop, and benefit from hundreds of design touches that create a smoother, more consistent editing experience

Skin Tone-Aware Selections & Masking

Create better selections and masks with an option that isolates skin tones and faces in your photos, enabling you to adjust skin tones easily or, conversely, preserve them while you adjust the color of everything else

Compatibility with Adobe Mobile Apps

Extend your creativity beyond Photoshop CS6 with Adobe Touch Apps and Photoshop companion apps (sold separately). Intuitive touchscreen features provide ease of use and precise control for a variety of creative tasks ¹

Please Note:

Mobile and tablet applications require a separate download and agreement to additional terms. Such applications may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply.

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Flexible Render Modes for Shadows

Work more fluidly now that you can preview shadows in both GL and Adobe RayTrace render modes

Type Styles

Save time and ensure a consistent look with type styles, which let you apply formatting to selected characters, lines, or paragraphs of text with a single click

Vector Layers

Use vector layers to apply strokes and even add gradients to vector objects

Sharper Vector Rendering

Get sharper rendering by clicking once to snap the edges of vector objects to pixels

Custom Strokes & Dashed Lines

Easily create custom strokes and dashed lines

Layer Search

Use layer search capabilities to quickly zero in on the layer you need

Lighting Effects Gallery

Get better performance and results with the 64-bit Lighting Effects Gallery. The plug-in is powered by the Mercury Graphics Engine and offers on-canvas controls and previews that make it easier to visualize your lighting enhancements

Scripted Patterns

Generate geometric pattern fills faster with Scripted Patterns

Revolutionary Erodible Brushes

Draw more naturally and realistically using drawing tips that erode as you work. Endlessly wear down and sharpen a charcoal pencil or pastel to create different effects, and save favorite blunted tips as presets

Oil Painting Filter

Quickly give your work the look of an oil painting with the Mercury Graphics Engine-accelerated Oil Painting filter. Control the style of your brush as well as the direction and shine of your lighting for a superior look

Enhanced Airbrush Tips

Create realistic airbrush effects using fluid, lifelike controls and granular paint particles

Painting Presets

Simplify painting with presets that offer a good starting point for creating realistic painting effects

Brush Enhancements

Paint more naturally by manually changing the rotation of your paint brush with your mouse. Dynamically resize your brushes with shortcuts, and take advantage of the Mercury Graphics Engine to fluidly adjust opacity or hardness

10-Bit Deep Color Support

Get a more accurate representation of how your images will appear in film with 10-bit monitor support. See just the pixels you've captured, reduce or eliminate the need for dithering, and reduce contouring or banding

OpenEXR Transparency Preferences

Choose whether you'd like to handle alpha channels in OpenEXR files as alpha channels or transparency

Properties Panel

Save time with a context-sensitive Properties panel that lets you make quick updates to the properties of your masks and adjustments

Adobe Bridge CS6

Organize and manage your media visually using Adobe Bridge CS6 software. This integrated application delivers fast performance with cross-platform 64-bit support

Redesigned Adobe Mini Bridge

Access your images and documents more quickly and easily in Adobe Mini Bridge, redesigned as an elegant filmstrip

Enhanced TIFF Support

Work with a larger range of TIFF files. Enhanced TIFF support allows for greater bit depths and larger file sizes

Automatic Resampling

Get great results when resizing an image – the best resample method is automatically selected

Filler Text

Save time with the ability to insert "lorem ipsum" filler text when working with type

Increased Maximum Brush Sizes

Edit and paint with brush sizes all the way up to 5000 pixels

Other Features

Content-Aware Family of Technologies

Retouch images with astonishing ease, control, and precision. Remove or move selected image objects, and Content-Aware technology magically fills, patches, extends, or recomposes your image with stunning results

64-Bit Support

64-bit support speeds up imaging tasks and helps process very large images faster

Tools for Intelligent Selections

Create precise selections and masks, enabling you to easily adjust or preserve skin tones; easily select intricate image elements, such as faces and hair; and more

Puppet Warp

Precisely reposition any image element to create a more visually appealing photo. For example, easily straighten an awkwardly bent arm. Powered by the Mercury Graphics Engine, Puppet Warp lets you edit with fluid responsiveness