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Technology previews

Test features that are still in the Technology Preview phase in Photoshop

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With Technology Preview, Photoshop ships previews of features in development that you can try out. These features may not be completely production-ready yet, so exercise discretion while using them.

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Learn how to access Technology Previews in a few simple steps.

Access Technology Previews

  1. Select Preferences > Technology Previews.

  2. Select or deselect any of the available options for the technology preview feature, as required for your workflow. 

  3. Select OK.

Technology Previews in Photoshop
Use Technology Previews in Adobe Photoshop to try out upcoming features for creative professionals

All these changes will take effect the next time you start Photoshop.

List of Technology Previews

Enable Preserve Details 2.0 Upscale

Default state: On

Photoshop now features artificial intelligence-assisted upscaling to preserve important details and textures while resizing images without introducing distortions. In addition to skin tones and hair textures, this feature preserves harder-edged details like text and logos. Try it on soups, salads, pizza, and any other subjects that need that extra dash of texture preservation.

To enable, check Enable Preserve Details 2.0 Upscale in Preferences > Technology Previews.

To use, choose Image > Image Size and select Preserve Details 2.0 from Resample options.

Artificial intelligence-assisted upscale (left) versus legacy resizing (right)

Enable Content-Aware Tracing Tool

Default state: Off

Enabling this tool allows you to make paths or shapes following the edges in an image.

To enable, check Enable Content-Aware Tracing tool in Preferences > Technology Previews.

To use, select the Content-Aware Tracing tool from the tool palette. If you cannot find it grouped with other Pen tools, you may need to add the tool using the Customize Toolbar option. The Content-Aware Tracing tool also requires Use Graphics Processor to be enabled in Preferences > Performance.

Precise color management for HDR display (for Mac only)

This Mac-only option allows the display of HDR content on HDR-capable monitors. It requires the GPU to be enabled in Preferences > Performance. This mode will have no effect on non-HDR display hardware. 

Precise previews for 16-bit documents

Use this feature to upgrade cache fidelity to 16-bit previews when editing 16- or 32-bit depth images. This improves preview accuracy at zoom levels of 63% or less. Restart Photoshop for the change to take effect. 

Older GPU mode (pre 2016) - for Windows only

This Windows-only option is enabled if your graphics processing unit (GPU) is older than 2016 or does not support DirectX 12 or later, or if you experience performance instability and have an older GPU. When enabled, Photoshop will use older GPU protocols for better stability on computer systems with older GPUs. This option may also help when using virtual GPUs (as with virtual machines) or even newer cards with older GPU drivers. Restart Photoshop for changes to take effect.

To enable, check Older GPU Mode (pre 2016) in Preferences > Technology Previews.

Always ensure that your operating system (Windows or macOS) and your GPU drivers are up to date. 

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