Last updated on
Oct 1, 2025
- Get to know Photoshop Elements
- Photoshop Elements User Guide
- Introduction to Photoshop Elements
- Workspace and environment
- Get to know the Home screen
- Workspace basics
- Preferences
- Tools
- Contextual task bar
- Panels and bins
- Open files
- Rulers, grids, and guides
- Enhanced Quick Mode
- File information
- Presets and libraries
- Multitouch support
- Scratch disks, plug-ins, and application updates
- Undo, redo, and cancel actions
- Viewing images
- Importing Files
- Fixing and enhancing photos
- Resize images
- Cropping
- Process camera raw image files
- Add blur, replace colors, and clone image areas
- Adjust shadows and light
- Retouch and correct photos
- Restore Photos
- Combine Photos
- Sharpen photos
- Transforming
- Auto Smart Tone
- Recomposing
- Using actions to process photos
- Photomerge Compose
- Create a panorama
- Moving Overlays
- Moving Elements
- Moving Photos
- Adding shapes and text
- Quick Actions
- Generative AI
- Guided edits, effects, and filters
- Guided mode
- Filters
- Guided mode Photomerge edits
- Guided mode Basic edits
- Adjustment filters
- Effects
- Guided mode Fun edits
- Guided mode Special edits
- Artistic filters
- Guided mode Color edits
- Guided mode Black & White edits
- Blur filters
- Brush Stroke filters
- Distort filters
- Other filters
- Noise filters
- Render filters
- Sketch filters
- Stylize filters
- Texture filters
- Pixelate filters
- Working with colors
- Working with selections
- Working with layers
- Creating photo projects
- Saving, printing, and sharing photos
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Keys for selecting tools
- Keys for selecting and moving objects
- Keys for the Layers panel
- Keys for showing or hiding panels (expert mode)
- Keys for painting and brushes
- Keys for using text
- Keys for the Liquify filter
- Keys for transforming selections
- Keys for the Color Swatches panel
- Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box
- Keys for the Filter Gallery
- Keys for using blending modes
- Keys for viewing images (expertmode)
List of system requirements necessary to run Adobe Photoshop Elements 2026 optimally.
Windows
- Intel 8th Generation or newer processor or AMD equivalent with AVX2 and SSE4.2 support; Windows on ARM processor not supported
- Microsoft Windows 11 (version 23H2) or later, 64-bit versions only; Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 not supported
- 8GB of RAM; 16GB recommended
- 9GB of available hard-disk space to install application; additional space required for downloading online content and for temporary files during product installation and usage (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
- 1280x800 display resolution (at 100% scale factor); 1920x1080 or higher recommended
- 1.5GB of GPU memory
- Microsoft DirectX 12 compatible display driver
- Internet connection required for product activation and download of features and online content
macOS
- Intel 8th Generation or newer processor; Apple silicon M1 or newer processor recommended
- macOS 14 (14.4 or later), macOS 15 (15.5 or later)
- 8GB of unified memory; 16GB recommended
- 8GB of available hard-disk space to install application; additional space required for downloading online content and for temporary files during product installation and usage (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
- 1280x800 display resolution (at 100% scale factor); 1920x1080 or higher recommended
- Internet connection required for product activation and download of features and online content
Note
Starting with the 2026 release, Photoshop Elements now automatically adjusts its interface based on your monitor’s DPI and scaling settings. Whether you're using a standard HD display or a high-resolution 4K screen, the application ensures that icons, text, and panels appear sharp and properly scaled, eliminating issues with overly small or oversized UI elements.
