With this version users now can easily convert smart objects to layers and also can adjust 32-bit layers for brightness/contrast and curves. It introduced new swatches, gradients, patterns, shapes and stylistic sets for OpenType fonts. Also added were animated GIF support, improved lens blur performance and one-click zoom to a layer’s contents. It added several improvements to the new content-aware fill and to the new document tab. Version 21 has many new and enhanced features like the new object selection tool for better automate complex selections, new properties panel, enhanced transform warp, new keyboard shortcuts for paint & brush and background image removal option. Photoshop 2020 was released on November 4, 2019.
