The new AI-powered tools, especially Generative Fill, have been a total game changer for my workflow, turning hours of manual retouching into seconds of work. Beyond the AI features, the UI/UX remains incredibly intuitive and customizable, and the seamless integrations with other Creative Cloud apps make it effortless to move assets between projects.

I’ve found the software to be rock-solid and stable, even when working with heavy, multi-layered files. While the subscription comes at a premium cost, the major productivity gains provide a clear ROI. Plus, with the massive library of community tutorials and onboarding resources available, I’ve always been able to master new features quickly—making Photoshop an essential tool for my professional work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since Adobe transitioned to the Creative Cloud subscription model, users can no longer buy a perpetual license. For many freelancers, hobbyists, or students, paying a monthly or annual fee indefinitely can become expensive. And if you stop paying for the subscription, you immediately lose access to the software. For professionals who might have a financially lean month, this creates constant “rental” pressure and makes it hard to feel secure about ongoing access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love Adobe Photoshop! First, it is made to make highly advanced photo manipulation with your photos. With some practice, you can manipulate your photos to merge/blend/distort anything! The correction with faces is another feature I see myself using almost every time I open Photoshop! The advance magic eraser tool makes blemishes and other things disappear almost like Magic! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The worst part of photoshop would have to be the aspect of the steep learning curve. The Application has a feature where it teaches you techniques, but in my opinion, without having a stable internet connection and Youtube it may take your hours to edit a certain way! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Layers: It’s like working with transparent plastic sheets. You can paint, write, or place photos on top of one another. If you make a mistake on one “sheet,” you can simply erase or edit it without ruining the rest of the image.

Removing unwanted elements: Tools like the Clone Stamp or the Healing Brush are pure magic. They let you remove a pimple on a face, an ugly power line in the street, or a person who accidentally wandered into the background of your photo.

Crop and change backgrounds: Selection tools (like the Magic Wand) let you “cut out” a person or object with great precision to place it on a completely different background.

Adjust colors: The ease of making a dull photo look vibrant, swapping a cloudy sky for a sunny one, or giving your images an old-film look.

The new Artificial Intelligence (Generative Fill): Now you can simply type commands into the program like “add a cat to this chair” or “replace this background with a beach,” and Photoshop creates it from scratch, making it look completely real. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s very hard to learn: It has so many buttons, windows, hidden menus, and tools that, if you’re a beginner, you’ll feel overwhelmed right away. Opening Photoshop for the first time feels like sitting in the cockpit of a plane without knowing how to fly.

It’s too demanding on your computer: Photoshop is a “heavy” and resource-hungry program. If you have a basic laptop or a computer with little RAM, the program will stutter, slow down, or even cause your computer to freeze.

It’s overkill for simple tasks: If all you want to do is crop a photo, remove a pimple from someone’s face, apply a nice filter, or add some quick text, using Photoshop is like using a semi-truck to go buy bread at the corner store. It’s a hassle to open it for things you can do in 10 seconds on your phone these days.

It takes up a ton of space: The files you work on and use to save your projects in Photoshop are usually huge. If you’re not careful, they’ll fill up your computer’s hard drive very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I mainly use Photoshop for photo editing, thumbnails, and social media designs. Once you get used to the interface, the layer system and selection tools make editing a lot easier. I especially rely on features like Generative Fill and Object Selection because they save time when removing backgrounds and fixing parts of an image.That said, Photoshop can feel heavy on lower-end PCs, and the subscription price is a bit expensive. Overall, though, it’s reliable for regular editing work. I also like that there are plenty of tutorials online whenever I get stuck. On top of that, it integrates well with Adobe Lightroom, so moving files between the apps feels simple and fits nicely into my editing workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main downside I’ve found is the subscription pricing, which can feel high for casual users and students. Photoshop also has a learning curve at the beginning because of the number of tools and settings available, so it can take some time to get comfortable with everything. On top of that, larger projects can use a lot of system resources and may run slowly on lower-end devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I love most about Adobe Photoshop is the flexibility it gives me in post-production. I’ve been using it for many years—starting with photo retouching and later shifting mainly to architectural render enhancement and graphic work. Even after all this time, it still stands out as one of the most valuable creative tools in my workflow.

In my current projects, I rely on Photoshop mostly for color correction, lighting tweaks, background improvements, and final presentation work after I render scenes in 3ds Max. It lets me refine the mood and realism of my renders without having to re-render the entire scene, which saves a lot of time during client revisions.

I also really appreciate the layer-based workflow. Handling multiple adjustments, masks, textures, and effects is much more manageable, especially when I’m putting together presentation boards or marketing creative. It gives me detailed control over every edit while still leaving plenty of room for creative freedom.

And when everything finally comes together, the results are genuinely satisfying to see. Whether I’m doing render post-processing, graphics, or image cleanup, Photoshop remains one of my favorite tools for professional work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing I don't like about Adobe Photoshop is its subscription pricing. This may be manageable for a professional studio, but for a freelancer or small creative business, the monthly cost can become expensive over time, especially when combined with the cost of hardware upgrades.

Another issue is performance with very large files. When working with high-resolution renders, multiple layers, and heavy PSD files, the software can sometimes slow down and use a lot of RAM. This is especially noticeable during detailed post-production work or when many assets are open simultaneously.

I also think it can take time for new users to fully understand the workflow because Photoshop has so many tools, panels, and settings. It can initially seem overwhelming compared to simpler editing software.

Despite these concerns, I still use Photoshop regularly because the level of control and final output quality are difficult to change for professional creative work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adobe Photoshop helps me balance precision with a realistic look, and the layering options are very effective for adding detail. The masking feature is especially useful and works well. Even complex photos become easier to handle for retouching, cleaning up backgrounds, blurring, and replacing figures in images—these are some of the features I use most. Overall, it’s one of the most capable tools for editing.

For color correction, texture work, and the prep needed before printing, I can do everything in one go. The contrast, brightness, and blurring tools also feel like an extra-special capability that adds a lot of flexibility. Photoshop can be integrated with Adobe firefly, which is very effective, and the in-app onboarding for new users is helpful as well. That said, the pricing could be lower. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Usage of AI features reduces performance when multiple tiny objects are used in the image. Sometimes lightweight edits are also taking lot of time in terms of performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I primarily use Adobe Photoshop to create and edit UI assets, icons, and marketing visuals for our products. I appreciate that it gives our engineering team a reliable way to precisely prepare and export production-ready assets. I especially like the non-destructive workflow with smart objects, along with the scriptable batch processing, which can save a lot of time. Setting it up through Creative Cloud is straightforward as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adobe Photoshop is very resource-heavy and can be slow to launch. On top of that, license management feels a bit clunky. I also find it frustrating that integrations aren’t available. Pricing is high. AI, though, is really helpful for filling in missing details. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about Adobe Photoshop is its flexibility and the professional-level editing tools it offers. The AI features, background removal, layer management, and image enhancement tools make the whole photo-editing process much faster and smoother. I also find it very useful for creating social media designs, banners, and professional image edits, while still achieving high-quality results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing I dislike about Adobe Photoshop is that it can be pretty demanding on system resources, especially on lower-end devices. At times, the interface and the more advanced tools can feel a bit overwhelming, particularly for new users who are still learning their way around. The subscription pricing is another area I think could be improved, since it doesn’t always feel ideal for casual users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I love most about Adobe Photoshop is how it gives you complete creative freedom whether you're retouching a photo, compositing a scene, playing with light, or building a design from scratch, everything you need is right there in one place. It doesn't limit you; it grows with your imagination.

And because it's deeply woven into the Adobe ecosystem, jumping between Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, or Lightroom feels completely seamless. Your assets, fonts, and cloud libraries follow you everywhere — there's no friction, no re-importing, no starting over. For teams working across multiple Adobe tools, that integration alone is a massive productivity win.

Also sharing some key pointers:

UI/UX: Photoshop's workspace is highly adaptable. You can arrange panels, create custom workspaces for different tasks (photo editing vs. graphic design), and the tool options intuitively surface based on what you're doing. The interface doesn't fight you.

Performance: With GPU acceleration, Smart Objects, and non-destructive editing via adjustment layers, you can work on complex, multi-layered files without constantly flattening or re-rendering. It handles high-resolution files remarkably well compared to alternatives.

ROI: The Adobe Creative Cloud subscription bundles Photoshop with the entire suite. For any professional or team already using Premiere, After Effects, or InDesign, the cross-app integration eliminates redundant tools and subscription costs. One ecosystem = one investment.

AI features: Generative Fill (powered by Adobe Firefly) is a standout. It lets you expand canvases, remove objects, or generate entirely new elements contextually, all without leaving the app. Combined with Neural Filters for skin retouching, sky replacement, and style transfer, it's become a genuinely AI-augmented workflow rather than just a traditional editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Photoshop is genuinely powerful, but it does have its frustrating moments and I say this as someone who uses it regularly. These are personal pain points, so they may not apply to everyone, but they're real enough to slow down a working day.

The biggest one for me is performance when working with multiple artboards. Once you start stacking several of them together, the software noticeably struggles, it gets laggy, unresponsive, and what should be a smooth creative process starts to feel like a chore. Photoshop simply isn't built for artboard-heavy workflows the way Figma or XD are.

File size is another real concern. Complex PSD files can balloon quickly, and there have been moments where the file gets so heavy that Photoshop crashes before you can even save which is incredibly disruptive mid-project. Better auto-save and file compression handling would go a long way here.

Lastly, the back-and-forth with Figma is something that needs a better solution. Since a lot of UI/UX work involves moving assets between the two tools, the absence of a smooth, native Figma integration adds unnecessary friction. A more seamless plugin or direct handoff feature would make a meaningful difference in day-to-day workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I liked this software for several reasons. First of all, this software has a high-end professional image editing system. Second, the program has a great set of layer-based editing tools. Moreover, it has an extended set of selection tools. Finally, the last versions of this program provide powerful integration with AI-Powered Features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

But on the other hand, I know that it has a few flaws and disadvantages, like any other product. First and foremost, its subscription-based payment system is costly. Second, because there are so many tools and features, it has a significant learning curve. Third, it has system requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.