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Adobe - Photoshop Elements 2026 (1-User) (3-Year License) - Windows, Mac OS [Digital]
Average customer rating
4.5
(14 Reviews)
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Customer Reviews for Adobe - Photoshop Elements 2026 (1-User) (3-Year License) - Windows, Mac OS [Digital]
Customer Rating
4
Excellent product but you don't own the software f
on April 28, 2026
Posted by: DeniseS
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product from Influenster and Adobe for free to try and provide my honest feedback. I was super excited to try this product because I honestly haven't used Adobe Photoshop in awhile and it's got a lot of new features now. The software itself was easy to navigate and install on my computer. It installed super quick and allowed me to easily jump in and start playing with the features. It's got a lot of easy edit options that allow you to quickly edit photos or videos with some go-to fixes I normally want to apply. You can easily do things like enhance the sky in your photos to look how you want them or removing unwanted people from your background (super nice feature!). It also does a great job of doing touchups or enhancing the quality of the photo by using what I'm assuming is AI to enhance the quality. Overall easy to use for most desired photo changes. I like that it's not subscription, but don't like that the license expires in 3 years... Why don't we own the software we buy anymore? That's why I don't give it 5 stars. Seriously just let us own the product for life.
Written by a customer while visiting Adobe
Customer Rating
5
Very fun program to edit images!
on April 15, 2026
Posted by: JessieJ
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love using this Photoshop Elements program! I have used many Adobe products and love them all! This is a great program for editing photos and creating gifs and videos. There are so many effects and filters and even an AI assistant (Beta) that suggests prompts to edit your photo that are very quick and convenient! Like removing backgrounds, adding text and coverting to black and white. There are so many options to use to edit your photos and improve them, or create something very new and cool from an existing image. It's fun to take existing photos and add various background effects. This program gives me hours of editing fun! I would definitely recommend it if you're looking for a fun and easy program to create amazing looking images! Perfect for photographers and graphic designers.
Written by a customer while visiting Adobe
Customer Rating
5
Time saver
on March 20, 2026
Posted by: racheleN
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The is software is easy to use and gets the job done quickly. No need for a subscription either. The AI feature is surprisingly sharp grabbing a subject to separate it from the background. No manual tracing. Quick photo cleanup simple to use and not overly
Complicated. No massive learning curve with the software. Solid editing product and will save you a ton of time.
Complicated. No massive learning curve with the software. Solid editing product and will save you a ton of time.
Written by a customer while visiting Adobe
Customer Rating
1
Not Linux compatible
on January 24, 2026
Posted by: kebrightbill_5216
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] When I filled out the program eligibility questionnaire to review Adobe Photoshop Elements, it indicated that the program was Linux compatible, and thus I'd be able to use and review it. Unfortunately, it is only Mac and Windows compatible, so it's a completely useless product for me because Adobe has decided not to support Linux for this version of Photoshop. I'm glad it was just something provided free to review, because otherwise I'd be out a whole lot of money for a piece of software I can't use.
Written by a customer while visiting Adobe
Customer Rating
5
Hard to learn, but worth it when you do!
on January 23, 2026
Posted by: myrao2_867
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Here’s a photo I touched up using the Adobe Photoshop elements! I will say, it’s a bit hard to learn if you don’t have experience, but there’s a million things you can do with this app. Touch ups, removes and replace background, AI options, etc.
Written by a customer while visiting Adobe
Customer Rating
5
Create smarter not harder
on January 23, 2026
Posted by: robins173_6143
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Highly recommend for beginners or social media use. AI powered photo and video editing makes creating images and editing a lot of fun and so simple. Navigating the program is been easy. Although it’s been years since it used adobe photoshop the updates have come along way. Stress free.
Written by a customer while visiting Adobe
Customer Rating
5
Easy to navigate and learn!
on January 22, 2026
Posted by: zzmarie_4627
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This photo and video editing software is great beginners! I really enjoy all the available tools, step-by-step guided edits and ways I can organize large photo collections! It really is fun to play with!
Written by a customer while visiting Adobe
Customer Rating
4
Great streamlined editing for beginners
on January 22, 2026
Posted by: jackh23_9754
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Photoshop Elements 2026 is a solid package for anyone looking to dip their toes into photo editing, and they don't have any experience whatsoever with advanced software packages like Adobe's own Photoshop or other photo editing apps. From my use over the past few months, I was able to get really familiar with it, and have a bit to say. I have photos attached to this review of both in-use of the software, as well as some outputs of photos that I edited in Elements. I used it to alter some drone shots to make some untraditional color-bursting shoots.
As a preface, this is a very light photo editing tool. If you're looking for advanced manipulation of photos, that would require something like Adobe's Photoshop platform, rather than Photoshop Elements.
First, the good. Like I said, it's great for a beginner, as it holds your hand througout the entire process, as well as keeps the layout simple and clean for easy-to-access tooling. At any point, it's easy to understand exactly what you're doing. For example, the toolbin on the left hand side shows you videos of how the tools are used if you hover over them for long enough. The bottom right shows a basic workflow menu that lets you use adjustments, effects, quick fixes to photos, frames, and more to get your photos how you want them.
Another great thing is how easy it is to work with mutliple files. In other software, it usually requires tabs with file names that are hard to know, especially if you're working on an entire collection of photos. This takes more of an approach to Adobe's other software called Lightroom, where it provides you with a "Photo Bin" that you can click into and visually see what other photos you have lined up to edit.
I think the biggest feature though is defintiely the "auto" tooling. Things like selecting subjects automatically, removing backgrounds, and removal tools. It's really fun. For example, the removal tool lets you literally draw around a subject you don't want in the photo, be it a person or an object. Then, like magic, the object disappears and gets removed. And it looks GREAT! It's probably the coolest part of this entire package, the feature is extremely easy to use and can really help you get some nice shots.
I think the biggest thing I'm not a fan of is how unintuitive it is to get rolling in the software itself. Instead of being able to launch the photo or video editor right away from your Start Menu in Windows, you get prompted with a "before you launch" menu that shows you what is capable with the software. I usually follow tutorials online, so this seems a bit redundant to a power-user like myself. I can see the appeal though for extremely new beginners just looking to get a foothold in this software, not knowing where to start at all.
Another thing I don't like is that I couldn't find any information on a truly "in-depth" editing or similar mode. There's an advanced tab which helps, but it's not as deep as I was hoping. I feel like it really holds your hand in the process, making it hard to edit to create really unique shots. I'd really only reccomend this software if you're new to the world of photo editing.
Other than these gripes though, it's a solid choice for those looking to get right into Adobe's suite of software. It provides a good base to jump off of for photo editing, and is useful for those who just want to focus on editing pictures quickly.
Written by a customer while visiting Adobe