Other Features Are Still Being Developed for the M1 Chip. Unfortunately, the new programs still lack some of the more recent features, including the preset syncing and ability to invite others to edit cloud documents. Adobe assures Mac users that the new Photoshop for Mac and iPad will perform with only the best results.

1. A native version of Photoshop CC from Adobe is now available on Apple’s Mac M1including MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. This follows the final version of Lightroom CC for Mac M1 and the beta versions of Premiere Pro CC and Audition CC. Adobe says the change in speed should be noticeable right.
2. Adobe has announced that its photo editing software Photoshop can now run natively on M1 Macs and take full advantage of the performance improvements built into Apple's new architecture.

We have some good news for Adobe users who also happen to have an M1 Mac. Photoshop now runs natively on Apple Silicon powered devices.

This includes the latest MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac Mini running on M1.

Adobe made the announcement in a blog post on Thursday, saying that Photoshop will run 1.5 times faster on M1 Macs than Intel.

'Our tests covered a broad scope of activities, including opening and saving files, running filters, and compute-heavy operations like Content-Aware Fill and Select Subject, which all feel noticeably faster,' Adobe's Pam Clark said in the blog post.

'Our early benchmarking also shows that some operations are substantially faster with the new chip.'

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However, not all native Photoshop features will be available on the M1 versions just yet.

According to Adobe, Invite to Edit Cloud Documents and Preset Syncing are yet to be ported. Adobe suggests continuing to use Photoshop via Rosetta 2 if these features are critical to your usage in the meantime.

'.. the performance gains across the rest of the application were so great we didn’t want to hold back the release for everyone while the team wraps up work on these last few features,' Adobe said.

Adobe also announced some extra features for Photoshop for iPad. This includes Cloud Documents Version History and Cloud Documents offline access.

And if you're someone who uses the Adobe Camera Raw plugin, there is now a brand new Super Resolution feature.

According to the company it utilises machine learning to boost image resolution with a single click, which is said to result in higher quality images.

Disclosure: the author owns shares in Apple.

Lightroom and Photoshop run natively on Apple M1 computers. We are testing and optimizing other apps for these new devices.

Lightroom and Photoshop run natively on Apple M1 computers. We are working to ensure that our other apps run natively on these computers, but don't have release dates for all our apps yet.

We will update this document when more details are available.

You can install the following apps on computers powered by the Apple M1 chip. They run using Rosetta 2 technology. The apps may initially take longer to open while Rosetta 2 translates them for use in your M1 computer.

Acrobat Pro (known issues)

After Effects

Animate

Adobe Audition

Adobe Bridge (known issues) Canon dslr app for mac.

Character Animator

Dreamweaver

Illustrator (known issues)

InCopy

InDesign (known issues)

Lightroom Classic (known issues)

Adobe Media Encoder

Photoshop* (known issues)

Adobe Photoshop For M1 Mac

Premiere Pro

Premiere Rush

Adobe XD (known issues)

* With the March 2021 release, Photoshop runs natively on M1 computers.

You can download these apps on your M1 device directly from creativecloud.adobe.com/apps. The Creative Cloud desktop app automatically installs with your app.

We provide support for the apps listed above. We haven't certified other Adobe apps yet and don't support their use on M1 devices. Paragon ntfs for mac 14.

For best results, run all other Adobe apps only on operating systems and hardware platforms noted in the system requirements.

Yes, you can install plug-ins or extensions on Apple M1 computers from the Marketplace tab in the Creative Cloud desktop app.

Note:

Photoshop only supports the new plugins (based on UXP, under Plugins in the menu) natively on Apple M1. If you want to use legacy plugins (under Window in the menu) run Photoshop in the Rosetta mode. If you are a developer, check if you can migrate your plugins from CEP to UXP.

Will Adobe continue to support Apple devices with Intel processors?

Yes. We have no plans to stop support for Apple devices with Intel processors.

How do I know whether my Apple computer uses an M1 or Intel chip

Select Apple menu () > About This Mac. The name of the chip in your computer is displayed next to Chip.

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