Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Inc. for Windows and macOS. It was originally created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll.
Since then, the software has become the industry standard not only in raster graphics editing, but in digital art as a whole.
The software’s name has thus become a generic trademark, leading to its usage as a verb (e.g., “to Photoshop an image”, “photoshopping” or “photochopping”) although Adobe discourages such use. Photoshop can edit and compose raster images in multiple layers and supports masks, alpha compositing, and several color models including RGB, CMYK, CIELAB, spot color, and duotone. Photoshop uses its own PSD and PSB file formats to support these features.
Photoshop has been described as “an industry standard for graphics professionals” and “the de facto application for image processing”. A large portion of its user base consists of graphic designers and professional photographers. As of 2018, Photoshop has over 22 million users worldwide.
What Is the Serial Number for Adobe Photoshop?
Adobe Photoshop’s serial number is a unique number that identifies your copy of the software. You need this number to register your product with Adobe and to receive technical support services. If you’ve lost your serial number, there are a few ways you can find it.
Method 1: Find Your Serial Number on the Order Confirmation Page or Email
If you registered your copy of Photoshop when you purchased it, you can find your serial number on the order confirmation page or email. This is the most reliable method for finding your serial number.
To find your order confirmation page:
1) Go to https://accounts.com/. 2) Sign in with your Adobe ID and password.
3) Click Orders & Products under Your Profile in the menu on the left. 4) Click View Order Details next to your order. Your serial number appears in the Order Details section.
To find your order confirmation email:
1) Check the email account that you used to place your order. 2) Search for an email from Adobe with “Your Adobe Creative Cloud order” in the subject line.
3) Open the email and scroll down to Your Order Summary. Your serial number appears next to Product under Items Ordered.
If you can’t find your order confirmation email or page, try Method 2 below.
Method 2: Find Your Serial Number on Your Computer
For Windows:
1) Close all Adobe applications such as Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Adobe XD CC, etc.
2) Launch an Adobe application such as Photoshop CC.
3) Choose Help > About Photoshop CC (Windows), or Photoshop CC > About Photoshop CC (Mac OS). The About dialog box opens.
4) In Windows 10 or 8: Right-click the Adobe Application Manager (or AAM) icon in the Taskbar notification area next to the clock.
5) In Windows 7: Right-click any empty space in the Taskbar notification area next to the clock.
6) Choose Exit.
7) Double-click Programs & Features (Windows Vista/7), Uninstall a program (Windows 8/10), or Add/Remove Programs if you’re using Windows XP.
IMPORTANT! Be sure not to enter a serial number when prompted during installation! Doing so will result in an invalid or unrecognized serial number error.
>>Method 3: Locate a Previously Installed Version of Photoshop
>If you have installed Photoshop on your computer before and have since uninstalled it, you may be able to find your previous installation folder which contains your oldserial number. If you are able to locate this folder, skip ahead to Step 5 below.
>1) Open File Explorer (Windows Explorer in Windows XP).
>2)?Navigate to one of the following locations based on whether you are using 32-bit or 64-bit Windows OS:
> For 32-bit Windows OS: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6\AMT
> For 64-bit Windows OS: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6\AMT
>>3)?If prompted with a User Account Control dialog asking if you would like to allow this app to make changes to your PC, click Yes.
>>4)?In AMT folder double click application.xml file. ?A new window will open displaying contents of application.xml file on Notepad.
>>5)?Look for ?SerialNumber=xxxxxxx string where xxxxxxx is actual string of characters that represent validserialnumber. ?You may need help from someone who is familiar with XML syntax structurein order for them help identify actual location of ?SerialNumber=xxxxxxx string withinapplication.xml document since structure may vary between different versionsof application.xml document.
?This person should also be familiar withRegEx syntax which will be used later during Step 6 below.
>>6)?If successful in locating ?SerialNumber=xxxxxxx string then highlight entirestring including ?SerialNumber=? portion using mouse then copy highlightedstring into clipboard then open up Notepad++ text editor then click Searchmenu item located at top then click Replace item located under Searchmenu which will open up new Replace window then paste contents off clipboardinto Find what text field located at top left corner of Replace window thenin Replace with text field located at top right corner of Replace windowtype ReplacementString where ReplacementString will be actual stringused as replacement text which needs meet following criteria otherwisestring will not work properly when used as replacement text later duringStep 7 below:
>>>i. ?Must be exactly eleven characters long.
>>>ii. ?First character must be letter ?P? otherwise string will not workproperly when used as replacement text later during Step 7 below.
>>>iii. ?Last character must be letter ?S? otherwise string will not workproperly when used as replacement text later during Step 7 below.
>>>iv. ?Must contain at least one dash character (-) but no more than two dashcharacters (-). Dashes must also be used correctly as shown by dashes
