Photoshop (Beta) for Windows ARM is here!

PHOTOSHOP FOR WINDOWS 10 ARM IS HERE!

We are excited to announce the first Beta release of Photoshop running natively on Windows ARM devices!

This early version of Photoshop for ARM offers many of the core Photoshop features that you've come to rely on for your day to day editing needs, and we'll be adding more features in the weeks to come. Note that Beta software is not officially supported yet by Adobe, but we want to hear from you, and this is the place to let us know how it's going.

Before posting questions, read the notes below to familiarize yourself with the known limitations in the build. As we release new builds, we'll update the notes.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

• Surface Pro X with at least 8GB RAM
• Windows 10 build 19041.488

THIS IS BETA SOFTWARE:

• This Adobe Photoshop for ARM BETA will only install and work on ARM hardware that meets the minimum system requirements. If you have qualifying ARM hardware and you do not see the installer under the Beta section in the Creative Cloud Desktop application, check manually for an update (Help > Check for Updates). If it still does not appear, try logging out/back into the Creative Cloud Desktop application.

• This is not a fully functioning version of Photoshop; it contains several limitations compared to the more widely available version of Photoshop for Windows. Over time, more features will be made available. See the 'Known Issues' section below for more details.

PHOTOSHOP DEVELOPERS

• As Photoshop migrates away from CEP toward UXP for third party extensions, having the ARM version of Photoshop for your testing is an important reason why we are making this version available to you so soon. Please refer to documentation and support resources here: https://www.adobe.io/photoshop/uxp/

FEEDBACK

• Post issues here.
• Before reporting issues with this build to our online forum, please be sure to first review the Known Issues section so that duplicate issues are not reported.

Known Issues:

• You will need to install the Microsoft OpenCL and OpenGL Compatibility Pack to take full advantage of OpenCL- and OpenGL-related functions, which is used extensively throughout the application. The installer can be found here: 

  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/opencl-and-opengl-compatibility-pack/9nqpsl29bfff

• If you experience immediate crashes after launching Photoshop for Windows ARM, make sure that you install the compatibility package from the Windows Store. Also, make sure you do not have pending Windows updates.
• Many features are still not available in this version of Photoshop, and some features may experience slow performance. Please refer to the following known issues before submitting feedback.
• Features NOT PRESENT IN THIS VERSION:
  • Camera RAW
  • Select Subject 
  • Refine Hair (in Select and Mask) 
  • Object Aware Matting (in Select and Mask) 
  • Object Selection
  • Select Sky/Sky Replacement
  • Liquify Filter
  • OilPaint filter
  • Video timeline and file format support
  • All CEP-based Panels (CC Libraries panel, 3rd party extensions)
  • Adaptive Wide Angle
  • Shake Reduction
  • Face Detection underlying Color Range skin tones and Content Aware Move functions
  • Match Font/Font Similarity (Works on AS but not connected to Font library, only local Fonts)
  • Rich Tooltips, Coach marks for Discovery Panel tutorials
  • Microsoft Dial support
  • File Info Panel
  • Layer > Smart Objects > Stack Mode menu item disabled
  • Content Aware Fill
  • Content Aware Scale
  • Content Aware Move
  • Focus Area
  • Auto-Blend Layers
  • Photomerge
  • Spot Healing Brush
  • Patch Tool
  • Healing brush
  • Perspective Warp
  • Puppet Warp
  • Some File formats not supported: 

• Features present, but with limitations or bugs:
  • Import from Lightroom Photos via the home screen does not work
  • Filter Gallery functions may seem to hang but will eventually succeed
  • All 3D-related functions are limited; either very slow or not fully rendering 3D content; includes 3D printing, 360 panorama editing, normal and bump map filters, Lighting Effects
  • Scrubby Zoom behavior is erratic
  • Changing stroke pixel size not working as expected
  • Opening hundreds of files could cause a crash

For more information, see Photoshop ARM processor support | Windows.