Chromebook Plus buyers will get a long free trial of the new web-based Photoshop

Trial lasts three months so you can become familiar with it

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Adobeis entering a partnership withGoogleand offering a free three-month trial to bothPhotoshopon the web and an Express Premium plan to those who purchase one of thenew Chromebook Plus devices.

Photoshop on the web, if you’re not aware, was recently released and is “a more basic version of the desktop program” although it does possess staple tools like the spot healing brush. It is, however, missing a lot of features like the pen tool, polygonal lasso, and smart object support. The good news is the company has plans to add them “soon”. But in the meantime, you can try out theGenerative Expand and Generative Fillpowered byAdobeFirefly.The former“expands” an existing image by creating content befitting it either automatically or based on a prompt. The latter canadd or remove objectsinside an image.

As for Adobe Express, this is an all-in-one creativity platform where people can create social media posts or edit videos. You can even have theFirefly AIgenerate content. Its integration with Google Bard allows it to understand text prompts. It’s also possible to transfer projects made inPhotoshopto Express for further work. All this is part of the free plan. The Premium version adds more tools like animation controls, the ability to remove a video’s background, plus access to the company’s vast asset library.

After the three months, you will need to pay a recurring subscription to retain access.Photoshop on the webcosts you $20.99 / £19.97 / AU $29.99 per month while theAdobe Express Premiumplan will run you $9.99 / £9.98 / AU $14.29 monthly.

Admittedly, it is disappointing the company is charging users the same amount as Photoshop on desktop considering you’re not getting the full array of tools, but at least Chromebook owners finally gain access to the software. Up until recently, it wasn’t possible to run Photoshop on ChromeOS because important executable files couldn’t be installed. It could only run on Windows or macOS,according to Android Central.

Future with AI

We are particularly excited to see how the software interacts with the AI features on theChromebook Plus series. These laptops focus heavily on artificial intelligence, incorporating the tech in various areas. For example, you can have the laptop draft short paragraphs for social media or create custom background wallpapers.

Fortunately, we won’t have to wait long to get our hands on them as all eight Chromebook Plus models launch in the US on October 8. For our friends in Canada and Europe, they become available starting October 9.

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Cesar Cadenas has been writing about the tech industry for several years now specializing in consumer electronics, entertainment devices, Windows, and the gaming industry. But he’s also passionate about smartphones, GPUs, and cybersecurity.

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