What's new in Photoshop Elements 2024

Quick photo fixes. Total transformations. AI, automation, and a refreshed experience make photo editing easy. Automatically match the color and tone of any photo, or select a sky or background with one click. For unique looks, create stylized text and experiment with new backgrounds and Artistic Effect options. Share pics in fast-moving Photo Reels. Enjoy a whole new experience with an updated look, one-click Quick Actions in one place, and direct access to thousands of free Adobe Stock photos. And when you’re on the go, try creative overlays in the Elements Web companion app and one-click fixes in the Elements Mobile companion app (English-only beta) — your photos and videos auto-sync so they’re available everywhere.

New features summary

New light and dark modes

Enjoy a fresh, modern editing experience with fonts, icons, buttons, and colors that are easy on the eye — and choose from light and dark mode options. You'll notice modernized workspaces (Quick, Guided, and Advanced), dialogs, buttons, panels, toolbar, action bar, and more. You can change the UI color mode of the application to dark or light from the preferences.

Learn more about how to set Preferences in Photoshop Elements.

Color Match

Choose from built-in presets or use a photo of your own, click once, and then fine-tune hue, saturation, and brightness. Explore the new Color Match feature in Quick and Advanced modes. 

• In the Quick mode, choose from built-in presets and then fine-tune hue, saturation, and brightness.

• In the Advanced mode, you can also use a photo of your own as a custom preset in addition to the built-in presets and then fine-tune the properties of the result.
  
  

Learn more about how to use the Color Match Effects.

Photo Reel

Reels zip through favorite shots, each with its own text, effects, and graphics. Save them as MP4s or GIFs for easy sharing.

Learn more about the process of Creating Photo Reels.

Add Text Guided Edit

In this release, we've consolidated all the text options into an easy-to-follow guided edit. Align text horizontally, vertically, or on a path or a shape. Warp it and style it with gradients and patterns.

Follow these steps to use this guided edit feature:

Learn more about how to use Add Text guided edit.

Quick Actions

25 of the most popular one-click edits are now at your fingertips. Instantly blur or remove a background, smooth skin, dehaze or colorize a photo, and more in one convenient panel. The Quick Actions panel is located next to Effects in Quick mode.
Here are some of the popular one-click edits in Quick Actions -

• JPEG Artifacts Removal 
• Auto Smart Fix 
• Remove Background 
• Select Subject 
• Smooth Skin
  

Learn more about how to perform Quick Actions.

Other New Features

Free Adobe Stock Photos

Access free Adobe Stock photos to expand your creative possibilities. Try a new background, make a collage, or create an inspiring Quote Graphic with access to thousands of beautiful stock photos from right inside Photoshop Elements.
Download free images/backgrounds using Adobe Stock in these four PSE workflows:

• File menu > Search on Adobe Stock
• Expert mode > Graphics > Background
• Guided > Replace Background
• Create  > Quote Graphic

Learn more about Adobe Stock Integration.

Auto Sync (English-only beta)

Auto-sync your photos and videos to enjoy them anywhere. (English-only beta) Sync across the Elements Organizer and the web and mobile companion apps. 

New Artistic Effects

Turn photos into art with new Artistic Effect options. Just click to add effects inspired by famous works of art or popular art styles. Powered by Adobe Sensei*.

One-click selection

Select a sky or background with one click for easier editing. Automatic selections make it simple to enhance or replace just one area. Powered by Adobe Sensei*.

You can access these one-click select options in two ways:

• In the Select menu, select Subject, Background, or Sky from the list.
  

• Open any of the Selection Tools from the Tools panel > Choose any of the options, Subject, Sky, or Background available within the action bar. 

Learn more about how to Make selections in Photoshop Elements.

Photoshop Elements Mobile and Web Companion Apps (English-only beta)

Mobile

• Try the updated mobile companion app to upload mobile photos and videos to Elements on desktop and web, do more creative and advanced editing on the desktop, and then access, view, and share back on your mobile.
  
• Automatically improve tone, remove backgrounds, fix white balance, and more with one-click Quick Actions. Plus, bring in pics from a wider range of files and folders on your phone, and view creations from Elements Web.
• Get started quickly with 2GB of free cloud storage.

Web

• Explore the updated web companion app to access and view your edited Elements photos and videos from any browser, create collages and slideshows, and share the way you like. 
• Add fun patterns to your photos and open your creation in the desktop app for advanced editing.
  
• Add peek-through overlays to frame your subject and create an illusion of depth.
  
• Apply appropriate layouts to make your creation suitable for social sharing or for print.
  
• Open your web creation in the desktop app for advanced editing.
  
• Get started quickly with 2GB of free cloud storage.

For more information, go to Mobile or Web.