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Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 55 reviews

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    Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars

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84%would recommend to a friend

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Customers recognize Photoshop Elements 2022 as a user-friendly photo editing software with a variety of editing tools. They appreciate its simplicity and affordability, describing it as a great value for the price. Many users highlight the software's ease of use, which enables them to achieve professional-looking results without extensive expertise.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    worth the money

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very happy with the product but it required some learning curve..

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fun and productive

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    There are so many options for improving your image. Easy to use and understand.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Photo editing

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    An excellannt photo Editor

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I often have photos that need more help than the existing automatic tweaks on your computor. With this you can blend multiple photos together so that the person not smiling on one can have the one where they and the others are smiling. I came across several old negatives and wanted to have positive images. (WWII negatveszs). You can mix photos so that your backyard that normally only has deer and rabbits suddenly has a dinosaur or a Bigfoot! It has guided steps fr everything I have tried.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Super Easy to Use....Makes me Look Like a PRO!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Super Easy to Use....Makes me Look Like a PRO! I was able to edit a bunch of pictures of my wife for Mother's day and when printed, they looked excellent.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use lite version of Photoshop

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use lite version of Photoshop. I use it primarily for graphics. Building banners, logos, etc... Easy to use for editing photos too. Not as powerful as the full version Photoshop, but definitely worth the money, especially if you don't want to have to subscribe to Adobe's monthly or yearly Creative Cloud for Photoshop.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Features, Photo editing

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Software!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am not Photoshop Pro, so I opt for Adobe Photoshop Elements, this gives me the photo editing tools I need in an easy manner. Every year, I upgrade to get the latest features. The bonus this year was that Best Buy had a Black Friday special!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Features

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best image editing software in the market!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is the best photo editing software in the market. Easy to use and lots of plug-ins and brushes to pick from. I,d been using photoshop for many years and every release brings a lot of new features. Defenetly recomended for any one that wants to create and edit artwork.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for editing photos

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Photoshop Elements works well for editing photos. I do not need all of options of available in Lightroom and Photoshop plus I do not like subscription model.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Features

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than previous versions

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very easy to use, with more features than before. It supports RAW photos from my Nikon Z6ii.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Photo editing

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Photo Software

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This photo software is amazing, and I'm just beginning to scratch the surface on all of the things it can do. In addition to incredible photo editing capabilities, it also includes an amazing photo organizing database program. I am extremely impressed with this software and I'm very pleased with my purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great edition of photoshop

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    the salesman helped me sooo much. this copy if adobe is great. it really is sooo easy to use. i am not good with computers but the tutorial's helped explain so much and i watch you tube videos to get experience. so glad i bought this edition. i was so worried because i never heard of adobe photoshop being user friendly but this copy isssss.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Photo editing

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    For thumbnails and photography

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for photoshopping and thumbnails for youtube

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    No Dark Theme Makes Using the App Difficult

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Yeah. Even Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022 appears to not have a dark theme AT ALL. I tried googling, and everyone says it doesn't have a dark theme. A dark theme is a basic accessibility feature in modern apps. to allow people to not get eyestrain while working. All modern programs worth their salt have an optional dark theme built in. Online some say Elements USED to have a dark theme. What this implies to me is the dark theme was taken OUT of the program, and this feels like an intentional insult by Adobe toward us "poor" customers to get us to pay much more for the Creative Cloud version. When your app is good, you don't have to hide basic accessibility features behind a paywall. And photoshop IS good... so why do this? This is technically my fault - I didn't thoroughly research Photoshop Elements 2022 before purchasing, to ensure it had a dark theme. I also didn't research to ensure it can display fonts, that it contains a paint brush option, and that it has mouse support. Because I shouldn't have to double check that ANY app in 2022 has these basic features, let alone a paid professional image editing app. I was so excited to try Photoshop, but I just can't function productively without a dark mode. You can change the brightness of the canvas area, which doesn't matter since the screen is still surrounding by glowing white bars - which have reportedly been made BRIGHTER recently to "make it easier for users to see." But I think this was done to make the "cheap users" even MORE uncomfortable. The Unity game engine made the same decision, only to smartly do a 180 and now offer both light and dark modes FREE in the FREE version of Unity. Since there's no reason to 1) not have this feature 2) take it out, or 3) make it worse, 4) when this feature could be added in an afternoon. The only other possibility is that this was done intentionally by Adobe to make poor people's lives miserable for committing the crime against Adobe of being too poor to afford the Creative Cloud. When every other credible app in 2022 has long since implemented optional light and dark themes, this app looks straight out of 1995, and the excuse that Adobe "just didn't realize this was a desired or useful feature" does not fly. Blender is FREE, and you can customize every single color in that program. Adobe can afford to add a feature Blender can add for free. Again, a dark mode is a basic accessibility and productivity feature in modern apps. There are often work-arounds for these kinds of things unless the app makers intentionally lock the code away to prevent Windows themes from being able to be applied. It's unfortunate I can't even begin evaluating this program to see if it could replace my previous paint/photo program, because I can't even see for a few minutes without eyestrain. This has made this $70 purchase, which Best Buy fulfilled in a timely fashion, a giant waste of my money, and I won't be trying any more Adobe products. I'll have to try other options like Gimp, Krita, Clip Studio Paint Pro, or keep using the terribly-performing Paint Shop Pro X9, unless I can find better suggestions. it's unfortunate because I was excited to finally actually learn official Photoshop, but it seems I'll need to become much richer to afford a version that's not going to hurt my eyes.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid, As Always

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    As always, Photoshop does everything (and much more) that an average user like myself needs. Thankfully not much has changed in it over the years so I don't feel like I am completely re-learning this new version (prior version bought more than 5 years go.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Photoshop Elements 2022 = YES

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love using Photoshop Elements. Easy and the new version has so many more options that I had in my 11 version. It could be that I like what I'm used to using but good value for the price and meets my needs.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy To Use

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought to upgrade from older computers to my new laptop. Guided area helped in photoshopping my grandsons Senior Class photos, before printing them. Turned out great, so Grandma says, I trust her opinion more!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good product, bad timing

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Price was a good discount, but now seeing they just brought out a new version makes it somewhat frustrating

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Several Innovative Upgrades

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    As always, relatively easy to use to enhance your photos. You can just "tune up" you favorite pics or dig in and be really creative. Well worth the investment.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Photoshop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Photoshop now offers the opportunity to edit photos by choosing from various selections in different categories or by doing the work yourself in the “expert” mode.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So many enhancements to this version PSE 2021

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So glad I got the latest version of Photoshop Elements 2021. I like to keep current on is program and being able to update to the latest version makes my graphic designs easier.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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