Starting a career change and moving from corporate life with tools like Photoshop to self employed and I needed a good photo editing tool for reasonable money. After searching the Internet and finding a bunch of apps and online tools that looked sketchy I decided to search the App Store and found Photoshop Elements. After using it during the trial period I pulled the trigger and purchased the software. I am satisfied with the purchase and not having to learn a new software tool just to edit photos.

When I upgraded my Mac Studio OS from Sequoia to Tahoe my Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 it refused to function. I desired to open closed eyes on one photo and extract a person and add to another photo. Neither program would function on the Adobe Elements 2025. There were four persons on the photo , three with open eyes and one with closed eyes. The program would not let me choose the one with the closed eyes. In the other photo, I could extract the image from the source photo but when added to the final photo, I was unable to resize or move the image. Both actions were straight forward with Elements 2021. I bought 2025 at the Apple App Store and paid for a three year subscription. When 2025 would not function, I went to Adobe and found there was an Adobe Photoshop Elements 2026 . It was cheaper than the 2025 from the App Store. It would not work on the Tahoe OS either. In fairness, Apple App Store cancelled my three year subscription and gave a refund. I joined the Adobe support group for advice and persons much more savvy than I explained how to over come the closed eye selection problem. It required several more steps then with Elements 2021. I was hoping an upgrade would be simpler to use not more difficult.

I already knew how to use Photoshop when I purchased this app. So this gave me a huge step up. Any version of the photoshop program is more complex than one is used to with other apps. You are going to have to use a manual or videos to teach yourself the program. Assuming you know how to use Photoshop, then this app presents no difficulties. I’ve been buying it for years through the App Store. It is a huge advantage buying it through the App Store. The app will work like it is native to the Mac. This eliminates a lot of problems. I don’t use anything else on my photos. I know how to use the full Photoshop program but I find I don’t need that powerful an app for the photo work which I do. The $99 was a reduction in price because it covers 3 years.I used to buy this app yearly for about $75.

I dislike the way software companies now require subscriptions to use their software. Just a couple of years ago, I bought Photoshop elements stand alone version (i.e. not a subscription). It wasn’t the most intuitive software out there, but it did what I needed and I was happy with it. Good for me!, I won’t have to pay Adobe a subscription fee and I can still get photo editing done. WRONG! With the latest Mac OS update - I now find out that my previously paid for version is no longer able to work and Adobe tells me the only work around is to pay them money and subscribe. I suspect it is a software feature that previously paid versions no longer will work so Adobe can get more money. Other options available so bye bye Adobe. One star because your software does not work after only a year or two. Bad Abobe!