Photoshop 25.x system requirements

Applicable for

November 2023 release (version 25.2) and later

System requirements for earlier releases

Before you check the system requirements for Photoshop, ensure that your operating system (Windows or macOS) and your GPU drivers are up to date.

Minimum and recommended system requirements for Photoshop

Windows

  Minimum Recommended
Processor Multicore Intel® or AMD processor (2 GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2 or later) with 64-bit support
Operating system Windows 10 64-bit (version 21H2) or later; LTSC versions are not supported
RAM 8 GB 16 GB or more
Graphics card
  • GPU with DirectX 12 (feature level 12_0 or later)
  • 1.5 GB of GPU memory
  • GPUs less than 7 years old (update display drivers from the GPU manufacturer's website). Currently, we don't support testing on GPUs older than 7 years 
See the Photoshop graphics processor (GPU) card FAQ
Monitor resolution 1280 x 800 display at 100% UI scaling 1920 x 1080 display or greater at 100% UI scaling
Hard disk space

20 GB of available hard-disk space

100 GB of available hard disk space
  • Fast internal SSD for app installation
  • Separate internal drive for scratch disks
Internet Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services †
  Minimum Recommended
Processor ARM processor
Operating system

Windows 10 ARM device running Windows 10 64-bit (version 20H2) or later

RAM 8 GB 16 GB or more
Graphics card
4 GB of GPU memory
 
All the other aspects for ARM are the same as Intel

macOS

  Minimum Recommended
Processor
Multicore Intel® or Apple Silicon processor (2 GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2 or later) with 64-bit support 
ARM-based Apple Silicon processor
Operating system macOS Big Sur (version 11.0) or later 
macOS Ventura (version 13.5.1)
Installation is blocked on v10.15.x
RAM 8 GB  16 GB or more
Graphics card
  • GPU with Metal support
  • 1.5 GB of GPU memory
  • GPU with Metal support
  • 4 GB of GPU memory for 4k displays and greater

To find out if your computer supports Metal, see Mac computers that support Metal

See the Photoshop graphics processor (GPU) card FAQ

Monitor resolution 1280 x 800 display at 100% UI scaling 1920 x 1080 display or greater at 100% UI scaling
Hard disk space 20 GB of available hard-disk space

100 GB of available hard disk space

  • Fast internal SSD for app installation
  • Additional high-speed drive(s) or SSD to set up scratch disks
Photoshop will not install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system
Internet Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, membership validation, and access to online services †
  Minimum Recommended
Processor ARM-based Apple Silicon processor 
Operating system macOS Big Sur (version 11.2.2) or later macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 or later
RAM 8 GB 16 GB or more
All the other aspects for Apple Silicon are the same as Intel

† NOTICE TO USERS. Internet connection, Adobe ID, and acceptance of license agreement required to activate and use this product. This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and Adobe’s online privacy policy. Applications and Services may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply.

Language versions available for Photoshop

Windows and macOS

Photoshop is available in the following languages:

Dansk

Deutsch

English

Español

Français

Français*

Hebrew*

Hungarian

Indonesian

Italiano

Nederlands

Norwegian

Polish

Português (Brasil)

Suomi

Svenska

Thai

Turkish

Ukrainian

Vietnamese

čeština

Русский 

عربي*

日本語

简体中文

繁體中文

한국어

* Arabic and Hebrew supported in a Middle Eastern version with full right-to-left language support, Arabic/Hebrew features, and an English interface; also in a North African French (Français*) version with full right-to-left language support, Arabic/Hebrew features, and a French interface.

System requirements for Adobe Camera Raw

The Adobe Camera Raw plug-in gives you ability to import and work with raw images, as well as JPEG and TIFF, in Photoshop.

Your computer may need to meet additional system requirements to work efficiently with Adobe Camera Raw.
See Adobe Camera Raw | System requirements for details.

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