Replaced the old “Save for Web” (which remained available but hidden). Provided faster, more predictable exports with live previews for PNG, JPG, GIF, and SVG.
To understand why build 20150529.r.88 is significant, we must look at the landscape of 2015. This was a controversial time for Adobe. The company had fully committed to the Software as a Service (SaaS) model, moving away from the perpetual licenses of CS6.
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For Windows, it required at least Windows 7 SP1 or newer, 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended), and an OpenGL 2.0-capable video card with at least 512 MB of VRAM. Key Features of the 2015 Release
Additionally, modern operating systems (Windows 11, macOS Ventura+) will not run this 32-bit version at all. Windows 11 dropped 32-bit application support via WOW64? (No – Windows 11 still runs 32-bit apps, but macOS Catalina and later completely removed 32-bit support.) Replaced the old “Save for Web” (which remained
This release was compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems. However, Adobe noted that some high-performance features might not be available on 32-bit systems.
While initial versions of this appeared earlier, the mid-2015 updates refined the Face-Aware Liquify tool. It allowed retouchers to manipulate facial features (eyes, nose, mouth) independently using automatic detection algorithms. For fashion and portrait photographers, this feature drastically reduced retouching time. This was a controversial time for Adobe
This version introduced several fundamental tools that remain central to the Photoshop ecosystem:
In 2015, many enterprise environments still used 32-bit Windows 7. Additionally, dozens of legacy 32-bit Photoshop plugins (filters, exporters, automations) had not been updated. Adobe responded by shipping both architectures, a practice it would fully abandon by 2017.
Adobe later released patch updates (20150529.r.89, then official June 2015 update version 16.1) to resolve many of these.
| Architecture | Maximum RAM usable by Photoshop | |--------------|--------------------------------| | 32-bit (Win) | ~3.2 GB (even if system has 16 GB) | | 64-bit (Win) | Up to system limit (e.g., 128+ GB) |