Read the information on this page to learn about the updates to Photoshop Elements. When you get an update message in Photoshop Elements, make sure that you install the update to get the fixes and enhancements we have shipped.
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Photoshop Camera Raw 17.0 Update (For Photoshop Elements 2025)
Updated: 22nd October, 2024
Build: 17.0.0.2043
After you install the update, verify the Adobe Camera Raw version by clicking:
For Windows: Help > About Plugins > Camera Raw
For Mac: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025 Editor > About Plugins > Camera Raw
This free update includes:
- Photoshop Camera Raw 17.0 Update: A new Adobe Camera Raw plug-in update is available. It contains added Raw support for newer camera models such as iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro,Fujifilm X-M5,GoPro HERO12 Black, GoPro HERO13 Black, Panasonic LUMIX DC-S5D
To get the update, please launch Photoshop Elements 2025 and go to Help > Install Camera Raw.
Post this, Photoshop Elements will quit, and the update will get installed.
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Elements 2024 update (version 2024.3)
Updated: 13th June, 2024
Build: 20240531.Git.master.e2ec2d0, 20240531.Git.m1.7f2bef6 (Mac ARM)
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update includes:
- Fixed: Application start error (Error loading of ippCV library) is faced on some Windows systems after the last update
- Fixed: Application crash when opening “Preferences” in non-English languages after updating to macOS 14.4 and later
- Security Bug fixes
Update for Elements Organizer
- Security Bug fixes
Based on your preference setting, the update may be automatically downloaded and installed. For more information, click here.
Photoshop Elements 2024 update (version 2024.2)
Updated: 02nd April, 2024
Build: 20240321.Git.master.597671b, 20240321.Git.m1.7eee7ec (MacARM)
After installing the update, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update includes:
- In addition to English, the Adobe Elements web app (Beta) is now available in French, German, and Japanese. Learn More.
- In addition to English, the Adobe Elements mobile app (Beta) is now available in French, German, and Japanese. Learn More.
- Stability fixes
- Security fixes (Removed VC12 dependencies)
Updates for Elements Organizer
- Fixed: Crashes that occurred during large catalog backups
- Fixed: Silent Dumps created for Elements AutoAnalyzer and Elements Organizer
Based on your preference setting, the update may be automatically downloaded and installed. For more information, click here.
Photoshop Camera Raw 16.0 Update (For Photoshop Elements 2024)
Updated: 30th January, 2024
Build: 16.0.0.1677
After you install the update, verify the Adobe Camera Raw version by clicking:
For Windows: Help > About Plugins > Camera Raw
For Mac: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2024 Editor > About Plugins > Camera Raw
This free update includes:
- Photoshop Camera Raw 16.0 Update: A new Adobe Camera Raw plug-in update is available. It contains added Raw support for newer camera models such as iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, Sony ILCE-7CM2, Sony ILCE-7CR, Xiaomi 14, and Xiaomi 14 Pro.
To get the update, please launch Photoshop Elements 2024 and go to Help > Install Camera Raw.
Post this, Photoshop Elements will quit, and the update will get installed.
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Elements 2023 update (version 2023.1)
Updated: 25th April, 2023
Build: 20230329.Git.master.77124fa, 20230329.Git.m1.392a82c (Mac ARM)
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update includes:
- Support for In-product notifications in Photoshop Elements Editor
- Fix for Artistic effect not working in Photoshop Elements Editor on some Intel machines
- Fix for HEIC broken thumbnail issue in Elements Organizer
- Fix for HEIC Portrait images appearing rotated on Mac Elements Organizer
- Fix for APD unable to detect SD card in macOS 13.2.1 in Elements Organizer
- Changes in frequency of new feature coach mark for Elements Web in Elements Organizer
- Stability and security fixes
Based on your preference setting, the update may be automatically downloaded and installed. For more information, click here.
Photoshop Elements 2022 update (version 2022.4)
Updated: 7th July, 2022
Build: 20220702.Git.dot.b9b2853
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update includes stability fixes.
Based on your preference setting, the update may be automatically downloaded and installed. For more information, click here.
Photoshop Elements 2022 update (version 2022.3)
Updated: 23rd May, 2022
Win Build: 20220513.Git.dot.7cfe660
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update has critical bug fixes.
Based on your preference setting, the update may be automatically downloaded and installed. For more information, click here.
Photoshop Elements 2022 update (version 2022.3)
Updated: 1st April, 2022
Mac Build: 20220330.Git.dot.4f2a946
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update fixes the launch issue on Mac OS 12.3.
Based on your preference setting, the update may be automatically downloaded and installed. For more information, click here.
Photoshop Elements 2022 update (version 2022.2)
Updated: 19th February, 2022
Build: 20220217.Git.dot.e5d7dda
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update includes stability fixes.
Based on your preference setting, the update may be automatically downloaded and installed. For more information, click here.
Photoshop Camera Raw 14.1 Update
Updated: 7th February 2022
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Based on your preference setting, the update may be automatically downloaded and installed. For more information, click here.
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Elements 2022 update (version 2022.1)
Updated: 18th December, 2021
Build: 20211214.Git.dot.221c6b7
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update fixes the launch issue on Mac OS 12 Monterey.
Based on your preference setting, the update may be automatically downloaded and installed. For more information, click here.
Photoshop Elements 2021 update (version 2021.3)
Updated: 23rd August, 2021
Build 20210811.m.158081
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update includes crash fixes and critical security fixes. Additionally, the following fix has been done:
- Fixed issue: Center image option not working in the Print dialog box
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
Photoshop Elements 2021 update (version 2021.2)
Updated: 17th March, 2021
Build:20210304.m.156367
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update includes crash fixes including the following:
- Fixed issue: Application crashes while using touch pen with tablets.
- Fixed issue: Application crashes while using the crop tool.
- Fixed issue: Application crashes sometime during exit.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
Photoshop Elements 2021 update (version 2021.1)
Updated: 3rd February, 2021
Build:20210126.m.155261
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update includes crash fixes and critical security fixes. Additionally, the following fixes have been done:
- Fixed issue: [MacOS 11 Big Sur] Not able to launch Adobe Photo Downloader (APD) from Finder with Elements Organizer already launched.
- Fixed issue: Not able to type "@" in the german setup on the login page.
- Fixed issue: In Elements Organizer, borderless prints leave borders on the bottom and the right size of the print.
- Fixed issue: [macOS] Unable to launch Elements Organizer when any cloud backup software is mounted on the system.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
Photoshop Elements 2020 update (version 2020.2)
Updated: 6th January, 2021
Build: Windows: 20201207.m.154403.
After the update is installed, the build number can be verified by clicking Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This Windows-only free update includes a security patch for Adobe Photoshop Elements which allows users to continue using the sign-in/sign-out functionality in Adobe Photoshop Elements. Highlights of this update are:
- This Windows-only update is being provided to fix a security vulnerability in Internet Explorer 10.
- Users not installing this update may not be able to sign-in to Adobe Photoshop Elements in the future.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
Photoshop Camera Raw 13.0 update
Updated: 25th November, 2020
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Elements 2020 update (version 2020.1)
Updated: 3rd February, 2020
Build: 20200120.m.139570
After the update is installed, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update includes crash fixes. It also fixes an issue where the application was reverting to trial after installing an update. Additionally, this update fixes the following compatibility issues in Elements Organizer on macOS 10.15 (Catalina):
- Unable to import media from sub-folders.
- Sub-folders of a folder are not shown in Import in Bulk dialog
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
Photoshop Camera Raw 12.0 update
Updated: 14th November, 2019
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Camera Raw 11.0 update (version 11.4)
Updated: 1st October, 2019
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available which contains added raw support for newer camera models.
You can apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (if the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see Camera Raw.
If you're facing trouble updating to Camera Raw version 11.4, see Update Camera Raw version to 11.4 for Elements 2019.
Photoshop Elements 2019 update (version 2019.1)
Updated: 19th March, 2019
This free update includes the bug fix for a spinning beachball issue noticed on macOS Mojave.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
Photoshop Camera Raw 11.0 update (version 11.1)
(Updated: 18th December, 2018)
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see Camera Raw.
Photoshop Camera Raw 10 update (version 10.0)
(Updated: 24th October, 2017)
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Camera Raw 9 update (version 9.8)
(Updated: 23rd December, 2016)
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Elements 15 update (version 15.2)
(Updated: 15th December, 2016)
This free update includes the bug fix for a launch-related crash on OSX.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
Photoshop Elements 15 update (version 15.1)
(Updated: 3rd November, 2016)
This patch fixes the print-related crash on macOS 10.12.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
Photoshop Camera Raw 9 update (version 9.7)
(Updated: 20th September, 2016)
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Camera Raw 9 update (version 9.4)
(Updated: 29th January, 2016)
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Elements 14 update (version 14.1)
(Updated: 15th December, 2015)
This patch release contains the following fixes and enhancements:
- Performance improvements
- Option to import media from iPhone/iPad to Elements Organizer on Mac OS X (v10.11)
- Bug fixes (stability-related and others)
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
Photoshop Camera Raw 9 update (version 9.0)
(Updated: 24th April, 2015)
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Elements 13 update (version 13.1.1)
(Updated: 24th April, 2015)
This patch fixes the Elements Organizer issue about users being unable to navigate between photos after zooming into one photograph.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see this KB article: Unable to scroll to the next image in Elements Organizer.
Photoshop Elements 13 update (version 13.1)
(Updated: 04th February, 2015)
This patch release contains the following fixes:
- User interface improvements
- Stability-related fixes
- Elements Live improvements
- An option to enable Photoshop Elements Editor to switch to 2x resolution.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
Photoshop Camera Raw 8 update (version 8.7.1)
(Updated: 16th December, 2014)
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Photoshop Camera Raw 8 update (version 8.7)
(Updated: 28th November, 2014)
A new update to the Camera Raw plug-in is available, contains added raw support for newer camera models.
Apply the update in one of the following ways:
- Click Install Now or Install On Exit in the update message displayed in Photoshop Elements.
- Choose Help > Updates (when the update message is not displayed).
For detailed information about the update, see the article on Camera Raw.
Build: 20240321.Git.master.597671b, 20240321.Git.m1.7eee7ec (MacARM)
After installing the update, verify the build number by choosing Help > About Photoshop Elements.
This free update includes:
- In addition to English, the Adobe Elements web app (Beta) is now available in French, German, and Japanese. Learn More.
- In addition to English, the Adobe Elements mobile app (Beta) is now available in French, German, and Japanese. Learn More.
- Stability fixes
- Security fixes (Removed VC12 dependencies)
Based on your preference setting, the update may be automatically downloaded and installed. For more information, click here.
Updates for Elements Organizer
- Fixed: Crashes that occurred during large catalog backups
- Fixed: Silent Dumps created for Elements AutoAnalyzer and Elements Organizer
