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Photoshop Elements

byAdobe
in Photo Management Software
4.5

Overview

Product Information on Photoshop Elements

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Photoshop Elements?

Photoshop Elements is a software that provides image editing and photo organization capabilities designed for individuals and small businesses. The software enables users to enhance, retouch, and transform photographs through various tools including cropping, automatic adjustments, color correction, and filters. It offers guided editing features to simplify complex tasks and includes options for creating collages, slideshows, and sharing photos digitally. Additionally, the software helps manage and organize photo libraries, supports tagging and searching of images, and offers integrated templates for graphic design projects. Photoshop Elements addresses the need for accessible image editing and organization for personal and business use without requiring advanced technical expertise.

Photoshop Elements Pricing

Photoshop Elements software uses a one-time purchase pricing model where users pay a set fee to obtain a perpetual license for the current version of the software without recurring subscription costs.

Overall experience with Photoshop Elements

MARKETING MANAGER
<50M USD, Media
FAVORABLE

“Photoshop Elements Offers Quick Editing With Guided Tools And Simple Interface”

5.0
Nov 26, 2025
My overall experience is very positive. Photoshop Elements is light and gives enough opens to help you quickly edit images when on the go. It works well for quick background removals, resizing, basic retouching and preparing simple visuals for digital use. It's fairly straightforward for non-designers or those not too familiar with Adobe products to pick up and run with.
Director of IT
<50M USD, Banking
CRITICAL

“Familiar and powerful tools hindered by a disjointed and often restrictive interface”

3.0
May 7, 2024
As a long-time Photoshop user I found Elements to be a jarring mishmash of interface elements, some familiar, some seemingly cooked up just to be different from what Photoshop uses. There's an attempt to direct the user to the tasks that novices commonly use Photoshop for but instead of providing a smooth workflow they tend to drag the user through a process that often does not produce the desired results.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Adobe focuses on providing digital media and digital marketing solutions on a worldwide scale. The company offers creative, marketing and document solutions which are geared towards assisting individuals, ranging from budding artists to established brands, to bring life to their digital creations. Furthermore, Adobe concentrates on the delivery of captivating experiences to the targeted individuals. Adobe's solutions are omnipresent and they are striving to bring about change through digital experiences.

Company Details

Updated 6th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1982
Head office location
San Jose, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
10B-30B USD
Website
http://www.adobe.com

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Photoshop Elements Likes & Dislikes

Like

I like how simple and guided the editing process is. A lot of one click features like back ground removal but then there are also some really detailed and clear guides to edit more complicated tasks.

Like

Fairly low price for an Adobe branded image editor.

Like

I like how responsive it is on most of the hardware in our organization. There is less need for large and robust computers when working with it. Having an option for less technically inclined people while still giving the benefit of a piece of modern image editing software

Dislike

Obviously the main drawback will be the lack of depth when compared to Photoshop but for an on the go, user friendly and very quick option it is almost perfect.

Dislike

If you're used to Photoshop you will find yourself fighting the interface to get to the tools you're used to, because they are often trapped under a restrictive layer meant to keep things simple for novices.

Dislike

Finding the balance of when the application no longer suits a users needs to upgrade to Photoshop proper. There is also a push to go into the cloud and use the online version of Photoshop and not Elements. That comes with its own drawbacks though.

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Photoshop Elements Reviews and Ratings

4.5

(38 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
61%
4 Star
32%
3 Star
8%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.6

Integration & Deployment

4.7

Service & Support

4.5

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • MARKETING MANAGER
    <50M USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Photoshop Elements Offers Quick Editing With Guided Tools And Simple Interface

    5.0
    Nov 26, 2025
    My overall experience is very positive. Photoshop Elements is light and gives enough opens to help you quickly edit images when on the go. It works well for quick background removals, resizing, basic retouching and preparing simple visuals for digital use. It's fairly straightforward for non-designers or those not too familiar with Adobe products to pick up and run with.
  • Data Analyst
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Photoshop Elements Eases Image Editing Without Demanding High-End Computer Hardware

    5.0
    Nov 26, 2025
    Photoshop Elements is a great starting point for those who need training in Photoshop but are overwhelmed by the number of option that Photoshop provides. It has the same work flow and lay out as Photoshop and provides a great experience for the end user.
  • Design Manager
    <50M USD
    Construction
    Review Source

    Labeling and Organizing Photos Made Easier for Design Board Submissions

    5.0
    Mar 22, 2026
    very useful tool for labeling and organizing photos at my job. i use this when submitting photos for design applications at our local architecture design board. they require that each photo has a label and location attached.
  • DEP. DIRECTOR, IT SECURITY
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Automation Simplifies Editing But Advanced Features And Accuracy Are Limited

    5.0
    Nov 18, 2025
    It's very easy to use compared to other versions but the features are lacking compared to the full version. Photo editing is made easier with the use of AI and automation
  • IT Associate
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    From simple tweaks or advanced artistic designs, you will be creating quality photos in no time

    4.0
    Sep 15, 2025
    Easy to integrate with Lightroom, one time fee with advanced artistic options and adjustments.
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