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Developer(s) | Adobe Inc. |
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Initial release | November 2019 |
Stable release | 4.3 / February 2023 |
Written in | C++, ActionScript |
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Available in | 19 languages [1] |
Type | Raster graphics editor |
License | Proprietary, Freemium |
Website | adobe |
Adobe Fresco is a vector and raster graphics editor developed by Adobe primarily for digital painting. [2] [3] Originally designed for the Apple iPad with Pencil support, development for Adobe Fresco began in late 2019. [2] Along with Creative Cloud, Fresco was released as part of CC 2019.
Adobe Fresco for iPad with Pencil support was first announced in November 2018, and was released in November 2019 as said in Adobe MAX 2019. [4]
The Adobe Fresco app has since been made free of charge to use, but it has a premium subscription that can be purchased separately or along with the Creative Cloud All Apps subscription. [5] [6]
In 2022, Adobe Fresco was reviewed as an easy way to create art with sketching, painting, and watercolor on an iPad. [7]
The user interface contains different features including Live and Vector Brushes, basic photo editing, layering, and more. [8] It also offers Perspective grids and supports basic animation with motion tools introduced in 2021. The sidebars that are found at each edge of the screen contains a variety of tools to select, create, and manipulate objects or artworks in Fresco. These tools can be selected as following: drawing, typing, painting, reshaping, slicing and cutting, symbolism, moving and zooming, and sketching.
Release history of Adobe Fresco, sorted by version number: [9] [10]
Version | Platforms | Release date | Notable features |
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1.0.1 (Beta) | iOS (iPad only) | September 2019 | Additional languages added. |
1.0.2 | iOS (iPad only) | September 2019 | Official release for Adobe Fresco. |
1.0.3 | iOS (iPad only) | October 2019 | |
1.1 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | November 2019 | Straight edge, Creative Cloud color libraries, Fresco for Windows |
1.2 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | December 2019 | Reporting bugs |
1.2.1 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | December 2019 | |
1.3.1 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | February 2020 | Improved undo and redo, Photoshop import, and more |
1.4 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | March 2020 | Advanced taper |
1.4.1 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | March 2020 | |
1.5 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | April 2020 | Integration with the new Photoshop for iPad, AirDrop support, keyboard shortcuts |
1.6 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | May 2020 | New shapes, multicolor eyedrop, vector trim, and more |
1.6.1 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | May 2020 | |
1.7 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | June 2020 | Snapline, new tutorials, charcoal brushes |
1.7.1 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | July 2020 | |
1.8 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | July 2020 | Clipping masks |
1.8.1 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | August 2020 | |
1.9 | iOS (iPad only), Windows | August 2020 | Brush stamp, brush management, updated touch shortcut map |
2.0.3 | iOS, Windows | October 2020 | Fresco for iPhone, text support, smudge brushes, and more |
2.0.4 | iOS, Windows | October 2020 | |
2.0.5 | iOS, Windows | November 2020 | |
2.1 | iOS, Windows | December 2020 | Pixel brush angle control |
2.2 | iOS, Windows | February 2021 | Invite to edit, Adobe Capture integration, faster brushes, and more |
2.3.1 | iOS, Windows | March 2021 | Easier color pick-up, smaller Photoshop brushes, copy and paste objects |
2.4 | iOS, Windows | April 2021 | Multi-layer drag and drop, nudge, oil texture in merged layers, and more |
2.5 | iOS, Windows | May 2021 | Drawing aids, redesigned Shapes menu, simplified UX, and more |
2.6 | iOS, Windows | June 2021 | |
2.6.1 | iOS, Windows | June 2021 | |
2.7.2 | iOS, Windows | July 2021 | |
2.7.3 | iOS, Windows | July 2021 | |
2.7.5 | iOS, Windows | August 2021 | |
2.7.6 | iOS, Windows | August 2021 | |
2.7.7 | iOS, Windows | September 2021 | |
2.7.8 | iOS, Windows | September 2021 | |
2.7.9 | iOS, Windows | October 2021 | |
3.0.0 | iOS, Windows | October 2021 | |
3.0.1 | iOS, Windows | October 2021 | |
3.0.2 | iOS, Windows | November 2021 | |
3.1.0 | iOS, Windows | November 2021 | |
3.1.1 | iOS, Windows | November 2021 | |
3.2.1 | iOS, Windows | December 2021 | |
3.2.2 | iOS, Windows | December 2021 | |
3.2.3 | iOS, Windows | January 2022 | |
3.3.0 | iOS, Windows | February 2022 | |
3.3.1 | iOS, Windows | February 2022 | |
3.4.0 | iOS, Windows | March 2022 | |
3.6.1 | iOS, Windows | May 2022 | |
3.6.2 | iOS, Windows | June 2022 | |
3.7.0 | iOS, Windows | June 2022 | |
3.7.5 | iOS, Windows | July 2022 | |
3.8.0 | iOS, Windows | August 2022 | |
3.9.1 | iOS, Windows | September 2022 | |
4.0.0 | iOS, Windows | October 2022 | |
4.0.1 | iOS, Windows | October 2022 | |
4.1.0 | iOS, Windows | November 2022 | |
4.1.1 | iOS, Windows | December 2022 | |
4.2.0 | iOS, Windows | December 2022 | |
4.2. | iOS, Windows | December 2022 | |
4.3 | iOS, Windows | February 2023 | Snap to shape, Add motion on clipped layers, select & fill disconnected areas, and more |
4.4 | iOS, Windows | March 2023 | |
4.4.2 | iOS, Windows | April 2023 | |
4.6.0 | iOS, Windows | May 8, 2023 | |
4.6.1 | iOS, Windows | May 20, 2023 | |
4.7.0 | iOS, Windows | Jun 19, 2023 | |
4.7.1 | iOS, Windows | Jun 29, 2023 | |
4.8.0 | iOS, Windows | Aug 21, 2023 | |
5.0.0 | iOS, Windows | Sep 18, 2023 | |
5.0.1 | iOS, Windows | Oct 30, 2023 | |
5.0.2 | iOS, Windows | Nov 14, 2023 | |
5.0.3 | iOS, Windows | Nov 18, 2023 | |
5.2 | iOS, Windows | Dec 5, 2023 | |
5.3.0 | iOS, Windows | Jan 29, 2024 | |
5.4.0 | iOS, Windows | Feb 27, 2024 | |
5.4.1 | iOS, Windows | Mar 14, 2024 | |
5.6.0 [11] [12] | iOS, Windows | Apr 29, 2024 | |
5.6.5 [13] | iOS, Windows | Jun 13, 2024 | |
5.7.0 | iOS, Windows | Jul 9, 2024 | |
6.0.0 | iOS, Windows | Sept 16, 2024 |
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