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Photoshop 2.0 June 1991

20 Years of Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop 2.0 splash screen, toolbar, and icon.

Adobe Photoshop 2.0 splash screen, toolbar, and icon.

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Photoshop 2.0 for Mac debuted in June of 1991, and by then Apple had brought color to the Macintosh interface with System 7. Many Photoshop competitors were coming to market, including PhotoStyler, an image editor acquired by Aldus.

Photoshop 2.0 for Mac codename: Fast Eddy

Key features in Photoshop 2.0:

  • Paths
  • Rasterizer for Adobe Illustrator files
  • CMKY color support
  • Duotones
  • Pen tool

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