Adobe Photoshop Elements for Windows: AI Tools, Price and Setup Guide

Remove people and objects

Brush over a power line, a stranger or a trash can and it disappears, with the background filled in. The Remove tool can also find people in the background for you, so you can erase a whole crowd behind your subject in one click.

Make a photo bigger with Generative Expand

Drag the edges of a photo outward and AI fills the new space with matching sky, ground or wall. It is the fix for a shot framed too tight, or one that needs to fit a different print size.

Generative Expand uses AI credits. See the credits section below for how many you get.

Sharpen small photos with Generative Upscale

Old phone pictures and photos saved from the web often look blocky when printed. Generative Upscale enlarges them 2x or 4x and rebuilds the missing detail, instead of just stretching the pixels.

Bring old family photos back

Scan a faded or scratched print, open Restore Photo and move three sliders: one for faces, one for overall quality and one for scratches. You see the before and after side by side before you save.

Add things to a photo by typing

Brush over an area, type what you want there, like a coral reef or a sunset sky, and pick from four versions. Generate Image goes further and makes a whole new picture or background from a description.

Both run on Adobe Firefly and, if you choose, partner AI models, and both use AI credits.

Ask the AI Assistant for help

Not sure which tool you need? Type a request like make the colors brighter, and the AI Assistant either does it or points you to the right tool. It is labeled beta, so treat it as a helper rather than a finished feature.

Creative filters with real control

Turn a photo into an oil painting, an embroidery pattern or a two-color duotone. Each filter has presets, and sliders for strength, texture and color, so the result does not look like a one-click filter.

Guided Edits

Step-by-step lessons inside the app for things like swapping a sky, combining photos or fixing a dull landscape. You learn the technique while you finish the edit.

An organizer that finds photos for you

Import from your PC or popular cloud services, sort and back up automatically, and remove duplicates. You can also search by describing a photo, like dog on the beach (English only, beta).

The license ends after 3 years

The clock starts when you redeem it. When it runs out, the editor no longer opens and nothing renews by itself. Your photos stay on your PC, and the Organizer catalog stays readable for as long as you want.

25 AI credits every month

Tools that generate new pixels, like Generate Image, Insert Object, Generative Expand and Generative Upscale, use credits. You get 25 a month, which reset on your purchase date and do not roll over. The trial includes 10.

What happens when credits run out

You wait for the monthly reset, or buy more by adding an Adobe Firefly plan. Partner AI models can cost more credits than Adobe’s own, and the app shows the cost before you generate.

Most tools need no credits

Quick fixes, Guided Edits, filters, layers, the Organizer and the regular editing tools work without credits. Only generative AI features draw from your balance.

• You want good-looking photos without learning Photoshop
• You have years of family photos to sort and fix
• You dislike monthly subscriptions

• Your PC runs Windows 10 or is an Arm laptop
• You only crop and brighten now and then; the free Photos app covers that
• You need pro design or print tools

• You expect to own it forever; the license ends after 3 years
• You plan to lean on AI tools; 25 credits a month goes fast
• You buy it near a fall release; a new version may be weeks away

1 Start in Quick mode. Smart Fix and the sliders for exposure, color and sharpness fix most photos in under a minute.

2 Use Guided mode to learn. Pick a Guided Edit for the look you want and follow the steps. It is the fastest way to learn what each tool does.

3 Save your credits for real jobs. Only generative tools use credits, so try Quick fixes and Guided Edits first and keep the 25 monthly credits for Generative Expand and Upscale.

4 Let the Organizer import everything once. After the first import, search and duplicate detection save a lot of scrolling later.

5 Save a layered copy. Before you export a JPEG, save a PSD copy too, so you can come back and change the edit later.