Adobe Photoshop is now available to download on iPad, here's how

Adobe Photoshop is finally available to download for iPad users. The announcement was made at the Adobe MAX conference on Monday in Los Angeles, California. Adobe intially previewed the Photoshop app for iPad at Adobe MAX event last year.

How to get started with Adobe Photoshop on iPad

Although it's free to download for iPad users, who in turn get 30-day access to Adobe's photo-editing app. Post 30 days of access, users need a valid subscription to Adobe's Creative Cloud, in order to continue using the Photoshop app on iPad. But if you already have a valid subscription to Adobe suite of desktop apps including Photoshop, all you need to do log into the Photoshop iPad app with paid login credentials. Furthermore, it can also be purchased through the Apple App Store

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Compatibility of Photoshop for iPad

The Photoshop app for iPad supports iPadOS operating system. Meanwhile, following is the list of compatible devices:

-- iPad Pro (Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi and Cellular)

-- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) and 2nd generation
 
-- iPad Pro (10.5-inch)

-- iPad Pro (9.7-inch)

-- iPad 5th Generation

-- iPad Mini 4

-- iPad Air 2

-- Apple Pencil (2nd generation)

-- Apple Pencil (1st generation)

Top features of Photoshop for iPad

You can create on your iPad with the Photoshop features you may be familiar with on the desktop. Same PSDs and layers are available in the iPad app. Meanwhile, Layer stack and Toolbar tools are available on the iPad app, similar to the one on the desktop. Gesture-based controls like swipe, pinch, tap, scribble, slide are available.

"It’s simple to keep your PSDs in sync across devices because now you don’t have to. Your documents are automatically saved to Adobe’s cloud as you work and available on any device running Photoshop," the company said on its App Store listing.