Adobe Photoshop is part of the American company Adobe Systems.
Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Systems for macOS and Windows .. Windows. Microsoft Windows. Adobe Systems. Adobe Systems. raster graphics editor. raster graphics editor. macOS. macOS. raster graphics. raster graphics. Photoshop was created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll .. Thomas. Thomas Knoll. John Knoll. John Knoll. Since then , it has become the de facto industry standard in raster graphics editing , such that the word `` photoshop '' has become a verb as in `` to Photoshop an image , '' `` photoshopping '' and `` photoshop contest '' , though Adobe discourages such use .. de facto. de facto. raster graphics. raster graphics. photoshopping. photoshopping. photoshop contest. photoshop contest. It can edit and compose raster images in multiple layers and supports masks , alpha compositing and several color models including RGB , CMYK , CIELAB , spot color and duotone .. masks. Mask ( computing ). alpha compositing. alpha compositing. RGB. RGB color model. CMYK. CMYK color model. CIELAB. CIELAB. spot color. spot color. duotone. duotone. Photoshop has vast support for graphic file formats but also uses its own PSD and PSB file formats which support all the aforementioned features .. In addition to raster graphics , it has limited abilities to edit or render text , vector graphics -LRB- especially through clipping path -RRB- , 3D graphics and video .. raster graphics. raster graphics. vector graphics. vector graphics. clipping path. clipping path. 3D graphics. 3D graphics. video. video. Photoshop 's feature set can be expanded by Photoshop plug-ins , programs developed and distributed independently of Photoshop that can run inside it and offer new or enhanced features .. Photoshop 's naming scheme was initially based on version numbers .. However , in October 2002 , following the introduction of Creative Suite branding , each new version of Photoshop was designated with `` CS '' plus a number ; e.g. , the eighth major version of Photoshop was Photoshop CS and the ninth major version was Photoshop CS2 .. Creative Suite. Creative Suite. Photoshop CS3 through CS6 were also distributed in two different editions  : Standard and Extended .. In June 2013 , with the introduction of Creative Cloud branding , Photoshop 's licensing scheme was changed to that of software as a service rental model and the `` CS '' suffixes were replaced with `` CC '' .. Creative Cloud. Adobe Creative Cloud. software as a service. software as a service. Historically , Photoshop was bundled with additional software such as Adobe ImageReady , Adobe Fireworks , Adobe Bridge , Adobe Device Central and Adobe Camera RAW .. Adobe ImageReady. Adobe ImageReady. Adobe Fireworks. Adobe Fireworks. Adobe Bridge. Adobe Bridge. Adobe Device Central. Adobe Device Central. Alongside Photoshop , Adobe also develops and publishes Photoshop Elements , Photoshop Lightroom , Photoshop Express and Photoshop Touch .. Photoshop Elements. Photoshop Elements. Photoshop Lightroom. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Photoshop Express. Photoshop Express. Photoshop Touch. Photoshop Touch. Collectively , they are branded as `` The Adobe Photoshop Family '' .. It is currently a licensed software .