Linux creatives rejoice - this dev's hard work now lets Photoshop finally run on Linux, so let your imaginations run wild

• Photoshop now runs on Linux through patched compatibility layers, not official support
• Creative Cloud installers fail due to Windows subsystems missing from standard Linux environments
• Wine struggles with Adobe installers because Internet Explorer's behavior remains deeply embedded

The longstanding incompatibility between Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite and Linux operating systems remains a major obstacle for users transitioning to open source platforms.

Recent developments suggest this barrier may be starting to weaken due to targeted technical work, as a developer known as PhialsBasement has documented a method to install and run recent versions of Photoshop, specifically the 2021 and 2025 releases, on Linux systems.

This process bypasses the official installation path, which Adobe has limited to Windows and macOS environments.