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Past release

Photoshop 27.7

Photoshop 27.7 (the 2026 release) was released on May 20, 2026 and replaced by 28.0 on November 10, 2026. 4 issues reported for it are tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed, and 3 were marked fixed in a later update. Everything on this page is what is known today, not what we said at the time.

Photoshop 28.0 is the current releaseShould you update to it? See today’s verdict and its known issues.

Windows and macOS

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5 known issues reported for Photoshop 27.7 are open: 2 major and 3 minor. Adobe tracks 4 of them, and 2 happen on one system only. The most serious is “Crop tool fails with program error after using Remove Tool” (major, common workflow). 7 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 27.7 too. Adobe’s release notes for 27.7 list 4 fixes; 3 issues reported for it were fixed in a later update.

Known issues in Photoshop 27.7

Reported for 27.7 and not marked fixed by Adobe since. Most likely still in the current release.

MinorSpecific featuremacOS onlyAdobe: Investigating
Workaround: Disable Enable Modern User Interface under Technology Previews, or right-click to paste in the file name field.
Reported June 2, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureAdobe: Investigating
Workaround: Export each slice format separately.
Reported May 29, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowReported on 27.7.0Not tracked by Adobe yet
Reported June 15, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featureAdobe: Acknowledged
Reported May 21, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featuremacOS onlyAdobe: Investigating
Workaround: Press Tab once or twice to move keyboard focus away from the preview area.
Reported June 16, 2026DetailsRead the report

Fixed since Photoshop 27.7

Reported for 27.7 and fixed in a later update: marked fixed by Adobe, or named in its release notes.

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlyReported on 27.7Marked fixed by Adobe
Workaround: Use Reflection removal in the Camera Raw filter.
Reported May 19, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowReported on 27.7Marked fixed by Adobe
Workaround: Use a third-party upscaler such as Topaz until Firefly upscale works again.
Reported June 10, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorCommon workflowReported on 27.7.0Fixed in 27.8, per Adobe’s release notes
Workaround: Click or Tab into the number field before typing.
Reported June 19, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other releases:28.0 (current)27.1127.1027.927.827.627.5all of 2026

Based on public bug reports on the Adobe Community board. Last changed November 10, 2026. Not affiliated with Adobe.