

In your case, I would just keep the latest version installed. No need to keep old versions installed unless you have compelling reasons to do so such as plugins which don't work on latest versions. You may find that an entire workflow in an earlier tutorial has been replaced by a brand new, easy-to-use feature in a later version. Adobe Creative Cloud (2019 release) includes hundreds of new features across Adobes key creative products including Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator. But always keep your eye out for a current version tutorial. If the feature has not changed in later versions then updating the tutorial may not be necessary. That may not always be possible if the author has not updated the tutorial.

Where possible, it's always better to follow tutorials which are designed for the same version of Photoshop that you're using (current version is 2021). All current and future versions of Photoshop are CC versions although CC is now a dated and redundant reference to the Cloud versions.īeware that older CC tutorials may no longer apply to current Cloud versions where new features have been added or existing features have been changed or deprecated. "And finally, is Photoshop 2021 also technically Photoshop CC" Then, in one of their regular re-branding exercises, they decided to drop CC when Photoshop 2020 was released since Creative Suite versions have long been discontinued and there is now zero risk of confusion with Cloud versions.

I sympathize with your confusion regarding Adobe's, at times, bewildering naming conventions.īack when Creative Suite (CS4, CS5, CS6) was a thing, Adobe introduced the "CC" (or Creative Cloud) designation to differentiate Cloud subscription products from Creative Suite products.
