Photoshop Elements Switches to Subscriptions
In Photoshop Elements 2025, a new AI-powered Remove Tool makes it easy to erase and replace distracting objects in photos, including unwanted people and distracting objects. This new feature also includes an accompanying “Object Removal” Guided Edit to walk new users through the process.
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Photoshop Elements has long included a range of collage tools, enabling users to combine multiple photos. With AI-powered subject detection tools, it’s now easier to blend the subject from one shot with the background of another. Editors can learn the ropes of this type of photo compositing with a new “Combine Photos” Guided Edit.
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While prior versions of Photoshop and Premiere Elements have been lifetime licenses — the user buys the software and then owns it indefinitely — this year’s release has moved to a three-year license term. […] Once that period is up, users will no longer have access to the software’s editing functions, although they will still have access to Elements Organizer to view and manage their files.
But at least it’s separate from Creative Cloud.
Previously:
- What Is a Photo?
- U.S. Sues Adobe Over Subscriptions
- Adobe at 40
- Acorn 7
- Productivity Apps and Subscription Pricing
