9.5/10 Docked half a point for the confusing subscription tier pricing and the persistent AMD GPU brush bug. Have you tried Adobe Photoshop 2025 (Version 26.2)? Let us know in the comments how the new Real-Time Liquify is working for your portrait workflow.
If you have an M1/M2/M3/M4 Mac or an RTX 3060+ PC, absolutely yes . If you are on old hardware, stick with v25.12. Adobe Photoshop 2025 26.2
Adobe has done it again. With the rollout of , the creative software giant has not just refined the wheel—they have reinvented the axle. While the 2024 releases focused on the rapid integration of generative AI, version 26.2 represents the "mature AI" era. This is no longer a beta test of neural filters or a cautious dip into machine learning. Photoshop 2025 26.2 is a full-throated, native AI operating system for creatives. If you have an M1/M2/M3/M4 Mac or an
For now, represents the most stable, fastest, and most creatively liberating version of Photoshop in a decade. The fear that AI would "dumb down" Photoshop has been proven wrong. Instead, v26.2 removes the technical barriers (masking, cutting, warping) so you can focus on the artistic vision. With the rollout of , the creative software
Published: May 2026
You can now warp, pinch, and bloat at a smooth 120 frames per second. The "Face-Aware Liquify" is now a live overlay. You can literally drag a slider for "Eye Width," and the eyes stretch in real-time like a video game character creator. A new mode in the Liquify panel allows you to paint "flow vectors." Instead of pushing pixels, you draw a line indicating how you want the pixels to move (like wind blowing through a flag). The AI calculates the fluid dynamics of the warp. 4. Video Editing Gets a Real Seat at the Table Adobe has been blurring the line between Premiere Pro and Photoshop for years. With v26.2 , Photoshop finally becomes a viable first-draft video editor for social media creators. Text-Based Video Editing You can now import an MP4 or MOV file. Photoshop will auto-transcribe the audio to a text panel. Here is the killer feature: Delete a word from the transcript, and Photoshop cuts that exact segment out of the video timeline, performing a smart audio crossfade and a video morph cut automatically. Frame-by-Frame AI Interpolation If you animate a layer's position or opacity, the new "AI Tween" can generate intermediate frames based on optical flow, turning a 12fps stop-motion into a buttery 60fps video directly inside the timeline panel. Note: While you won't replace Premiere Pro with this, Photoshop 2025 26.2 is now faster for short-form vertical video (TikTok/Reels) than dedicated mobile apps. 5. Project Neo Integration (The 3D Revolution) Remember when Adobe killed off the old 3D engine in Photoshop? That was a prelude to Project Neo . In version 26.2, Project Neo is no longer a beta standalone app—it is a Photoshop panel . 3D to 2D Isometric Workflow You can now draw a 2D shape in Photoshop, right-click, and select "Extrude to Neo." A side pane opens showing a 3D isometric view. You can rotate the object, change the lighting, and apply textures. When you click "Commit," the 3D object is rendered back to your 2D canvas as a smart object—with all the lighting and shadow data preserved as separate layers.