Adobe has begun testing a free-to-use version of Photoshop on the web, with plans to make the service available to everyone to introduce more people to the tool.
Freemium Adobe Photoshop web version
According to The Verge, Adobe is now testing the free web version of Photoshop in Canada. There, a user may access Adobe Photoshop over the web using a free Adobe account. They define the service as “freemium” with plans to ultimately restrict some functions to paying customers only. Besides, it indicates that there are basic tools to fulfill what Adobe believes to be Photoshop’s basic functions.
“We want to make [Photoshop] more accessible and easier for more people to try it out and experience the product,” says Maria Yap, Adobe’s VP of digital imaging.
Adobe introduced the first web version of Photoshop last October 2021, which includes layers and other key editing capabilities. However, the service fell well short of incorporating all of the app’s functionality. Also, it is intended to be more of a collaboration tool for artists who wish to work collaboratively with their colleagues.
Moreover, Adobe has made a few upgrades to the service in the months afterward. It has also begun to broaden it beyond collaboration use cases. Previously, the user had to share a document to the web from the desktop app. Now, any Photoshop subscriber may use the web to log in and create a new document.
Their objective is to make the software more accessible and attract users to upgrade to the full version in the future. A number of the company’s mobile applications, including Fresco and Express, have followed a similar approach.
Furthermore, The online version of Photoshop is especially significant since it brings one of Adobe’s most sophisticated tools to Chromebooks, which are frequently used in schools.
Availability
Currently, there’s no announcement yet about its launch in other countries. For now, they continue updating it with more tools like refine edge, curves, dodge and burn tools, and more.
