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April Photoshop 2025 Update: New Tools to Supercharge Your Workflow
Adobe Photoshop’s April 2025 update is here, and it’s packed with exciting new features that will speed up your workflow, give you more creative control, and make tricky tasks easier than ever.
Today, I’ll highlight three major updates you’ll definitely want to start using right away:
- Importing Images into Custom Shapes
- The New “Adjust Color” Tool
- Enhanced Selections with Object Selections
Let’s dive in!
Importing Images Directly into Custom Shapes
One of the coolest additions this month is the ability to import images directly into custom shapes — no more manual clipping masks or complex workflows!
Here’s how it works:
- Choose any shape from your Custom Shape tool.
- Right-click and select “Place Image Inside Shape.”
- Photoshop automatically scales and clips your image inside the shape without distorting it.
You can move and resize the image inside the shape independently, just like a Smart Object. This is perfect for quick mockups, marketing designs, or anytime you want to creatively mask your images without extra steps.
🔹 Tip: You can still double-click the image later to replace it without rebuilding your design.
The New “Adjust Color” Command
Color correction just got way easier with Photoshop’s new Adjust Color tool, found under Image > Adjustments > Adjust Color
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Unlike older adjustment layers that sometimes feel rigid or destructive, Adjust Color uses AI to:
- Automatically detect the dominant tones in your image.
- Give you smart sliders for highlights, midtones, and shadows.
- Offer instant before/after previews with just one click.
You can now fine-tune an image’s mood, temperature, and vibrance in seconds — without having to stack multiple adjustment layers or dig through menus.
🔹 Best part: You can save your favorite Adjust Color settings as presets to apply across entire projects.
Huge Improvements to Object Selections
This is the update I’m most excited about:
Photoshop’s Object Selection tool got a massive AI boost, and the difference is immediately noticeable.
Here’s what’s new:
- Photoshop automatically identifies multiple objects when you hover, even complex ones (like overlapping subjects, messy hair, transparent materials, etc.).
- The new “Priority Select” option lets you click once on what you want and Photoshop intelligently de-prioritizes the background.
- Refine Edge has been merged directly into the Object Selection options, giving you feathering, contrast, and smart edge detection — live as you select.
Before this update, selections involving fine details (like fur, hair, or intricate jewelry) often needed manual tweaking. Now, you can get a near-perfect selection in one click, with minimal cleanup afterward.
🔹 Pro Tip: Hold Shift to select multiple objects at once without losing precision.
Final Thoughts
Overall, the April 2025 Photoshop update brings a ton of quality-of-life improvements that help you stay focused on creating — not fixing.
If you haven’t updated yet, I highly recommend it, especially for the Object Selection improvements alone. They’ll save you hours on any detailed work!
Which new feature are you most excited about? Let me know in the comments!