About this tool
Photoshop remains the compositing and pixel-painting heavyweight. The iPad version supports layers, brushes, and cloud documents, with a thinner feature set than desktop.
Use desktop for print production, actions, and deep compositing. Use iPad for painting and mark-up when you already pay for CC. It is not as immediate as Procreate for a blank illustration.
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Raster painting |
| Jobs | Painting, Illustration |
| Surfaces | iPad, Mac, Windows |
| Website | www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html |
| Pricing | Creative Cloud subscription |
| Added | 2026-08-23 |
| Last updated | 2026-08-23 |
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