Designed with a 30% reduction in the size of the application, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 takes up less space on your computer and launches up to 50% faster than ever before. With this major enhancement and new and updated features, Photoshop Elements 2023 is the most high-performing and advanced version of the popular consumer photo editing software to date.
At the heart of the program is still its automated workflow. Nearly every feature and function can be applied with some form intuitive help backed by Adobe Sensei AI technology. There are many one-click functions that are presented to you as you move through your project. They help complete a task or a part of a task with just the click of a button. For example, with a single click, you can automatically outline a subject in a photo in order to isolate it from the background. You can stick with the auto outline or choose to fine tune it. Then you can make further edits to the subject or the background. At this point as well, automated help will be offered to you along the way for carrying out follow-up tasks. Besides one-click tools, there are Guided Edits that lead you step-by-step through creating elaborate effects. Within each step, you're prompted to make your selections for different parameters of the effect. Photoshop Elements 2023 offers 61 guided edits, including the new peek-through overlays, which lets you create the illusion of depth in a photo by framing your subject with moving overlays such as flowers, leaves, and grass.
While you do have the choice of taking advantage of all the automated options, you can also choose to work in a more manual space. Within the interface of the application, you can switch between automated and manual spaces, and you can toggle back and forth between the spaces even as you're working on the same project. All your work is saved and accessible in either workspace. It's just that one workspace gives you more direct access to automated tools. But even within the manual space, you're presented with automated tools along the way that you can choose to use to simplify the work.
While the automated workflow is at the core of Photoshop Elements, it doesn't take away from the fact that Photoshop Elements is a highly comprehensive photo editing software. It offers everything from small touchup tools to advanced tools, such as the new motion function where you can select an area of a photo and make it move. Choose the direction and speed of the motion, and then save the photo as an MP4 or GIF file to share on social media. Other popular features include object removal. With the swipe of a brush, you can remove power lines, pedestrians, and other elements that distract from your subject. Background replacement is another favorite. You can easily replace a background with a different one. Photoshop Elements 2023 gives you an entire updated library of numerous backgrounds to choose from. Also very popular in Photoshop Elements is the ability to adjust facial features. Automatically open closed eyes, fix red eye, whiten teeth, turn frowns upside down, fine-tune face tilt, smooth skin, and more. There are also creative features such as watercolor and sketch effects. You can spend days or even more on just one photo, digging deep into the many aspects of the image. In addition to all this, there are special tools for creating calendars, greeting cards, photo collages, and slideshows with your photos.
Photoshop Elements 2023 is compatible with Windows and Mac. For Windows, it requires an Intel 6th Generation or newer processor or AMD equivalent with SSE4.1 support. For Mac, you'll need an Intel 6th Generation or newer processor, or an Apple M1 processor, support for which was added in this 2023 version. Photoshop Elements 2023 is delivered to you in a box containing a download code for downloading the program from the Adobe website.
- New: Add movement to specific areas of a photo
- Moving overlays
- Artistic effects inspired by famous works of art
- Adjust face tilt
- Adjust facial features - eyes, smiles, and skin
- One-click subject selection
- Colorize photos
- Auto creations
- Auto curation, smart tags, and facial recognition
- New: Faster installation, launch, and performance, and Apple M1 support
- Updated: Replace backgrounds
- Warp photos
- Remove objects
- Remix two or more photos
- Raw image editing
- New: Peek-through overlays
- New: Guided Edit search
- Updated: Perfect landscape
- Updated: Pattern brush
- Perfect pet
- Extend background
- Duotone effect and move and scale
- Updated: Create fun photo collages
- Updated: Create photo and video slideshows
- Share as MP4s and GIFs
- Add text with quote graphics