Photoshop for Web adds live collaboration and versioned canvas history

Design · 3 min read

Photoshop for Web added simultaneous multi-user editing with cursor presence, comment threads anchored to layers and a chronological visual history that supports named snapshots. Teams can now branch a canvas for experimentation and merge changes back into a main version, which Adobe says should help creative reviews and iterative workflows.

The update also improved performance for large PSDs in the browser by streaming layer tiles and using edge compute for heavy filters. Designers will find collaborative tools familiar from other Adobe apps, such as per-layer locking, inline review notes, and shared libraries.

Adobe emphasized enterprise controls—admins can set retention policies for canvas versions and require approvals for publishing assets externally. The company positions this release as a milestone toward fully cloud-native creative workflows.