Photoshop 2020 |best|

Previously a "secret" feature in the Paint Brush settings, Symmetry Mode went mainstream. Now accessible via the "Mercury" engine, you can paint with vertical, horizontal, radial, or mandala symmetry in real-time. This turned Photoshop into a serious tool for pattern makers and concept artists.

: The 2020 update introduced a dedicated workspace for Content-Aware Fill. This gave users the ability to choose exactly which pixels the software should use to sample from, offering far more control over removing unwanted objects. Photoshop 2020

You cannot write about Photoshop 2020 without mentioning the elephant in the room: the iPad. 2020 was the year Adobe promised "Photoshop on iPad" with the same code base as the desktop version. While the iPad version lacked features like pen tools and smart objects at launch, the desktop version gained UI hints that synced with cloud documents. Previously a "secret" feature in the Paint Brush