Adobe Photoshop review
8.1/10★★★★★The pro image editor, with Generative Fill, an AI Assistant and on-device Remove
- Best for
- Designers and retouchers who need full control over complex edits and composites
- Price
- Freemium · from $7.99/month
Free: Free Photoshop mobile app with core editing tools - Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Desktop app, Mac, Windows
- Made by
- Adobe, San Jose, USA · since 1982
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.5★ (94K) · Android 4.4★ (4.27K)
What it is
Photoshop is Adobe's flagship image editor for desktop, web, iPhone and Android, with layers, masks and Firefly-powered Generative Fill, plus a choice of partner models. The mobile app adds an AI Assistant that edits from a text description, and since June 2026 the Remove tool runs fully on-device.
Latest: June 2026: Photoshop's Remove tool started running fully on-device, with no internet connection needed.
What the AI does
- Generative Fill and Generative Expand
- AI Assistant that edits from text prompts (mobile)
- Remove tool, now on-device
- Select Subject and Remove Background
- Reflection Removal
- Choice of Firefly and partner models
Pros and cons
- Most powerful and precise editor on the list
- Generative Fill is the benchmark for AI object edits
- Now available on Android and iPhone as well as desktop and web
- Steep learning curve
- Desktop plan's 25 monthly generative credits are low
- Pricier than most rivals for full desktop access
How it scores
Unmatched quality and feature depth; ease of use and value scored lower for the learning curve and price of the full desktop app.
Feature checklist · 7 of 9
- Remove unwanted objects or people (yes)
- Background removal or replacement (yes)
- AI subject or sky selection and masking (yes)
- Generative fill or expand (yes)
- Edit by describing changes in text (yes)
- AI enhance, denoise or upscale (no)
- AI portrait and face retouching (no)
- Free version with useful editing tools (yes)
- Available on both mobile and desktop or web (yes)
Alternatives
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- Google Photos 8.4/10Anyone who wants quick, free AI fixes on the photos already on their phone
- Adobe Lightroom 8.3/10Photographers who want pro-grade editing and a synced photo library on every device
- Canva photo editor 8.2/10Non-designers who edit photos to use in social posts, slides and marketing
- Luminar Neo 8.1/10Hobbyist photographers who want strong AI tools without an Adobe subscription
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