Adobe releases Photoshop 26.8
Adobe has released Photoshop 26.8, the latest version of the image-editing software, widely used in the entertainment industry for concept art, texture editing, and retouching renders.
The update adds a new Dynamic Text system, with text automatically resizing and reflowing to fit any bounding box, and support for the AVIF and JPEG XL file formats.
New Dynamic Text system resizes text automatically to fit the bounding box
Photoshop 26.8 introduces a new Dynamic Text system that automatically “resizes, reflows and reformats” text to fit any bounding box, with the layout updating as the box is resized.
It works with blocks of text containing multiple fonts and text styles, and there are settings to adjust word and line spacing manually, although not the leading of the text.
Support for the AVIF and JPEG XL file formats
The update also adds support for the AVIF and JPEG XL (JXL) file tpes, making it possible to open, edit and save images in the two formats, both increasingly being used online.
Both provide superior file compression than older formats like JPEG, plus native HDR support.
Other changes
In addition, the release notes mention being able to do the processing for the AI-powered Select Subject and Remove Background in the cloud, rather than on your local machine, for “more precise results … around complex edges”.
The same functionality was also listed in the release notes for Photoshop 26.6, so it isn’t clear what is new this time. We’ve contacted Adobe, and will update if we hear back.
Price and system requirements
Photoshop 26.8 is compatible with Windows 10+ and macOS 12.0+. In the online documentation, it is also referred to as the June 2025 release or Photoshop 2025.6.
The software is rental-only, with Photography subscription plans that include access to Photoshop costing $239.88/year.
Single-app Photoshop subscriptions cost $34.49/month or $263.88/year.
Read Adobe’s release notes for Photoshop 26.8
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