Editing PaintShop Pro (section)

====Corel PaintShop Pro releases: 2011–present====
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! Version number  || class="unsortable" |Release date || Release notes
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X4 (14.0) || 7 September 2011 || Rebranded as "PaintShop Pro X4". Changes from Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?pgid=800281&item=pressRelease&listid=9300030| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X4 Delivers Professional Photo Editing Power, Dramatic Performance Improvements and New Creative Effects}}</ref>
*Streamlined user-interface with workspaces
*Photo Blend for combining the best parts of multiple photos of a single scene
*optimized HDR workflow Optimized performance: Up to two times faster than X3

Ultimate version includes Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 photographic filters, buyer's choice of 21 high-quality images from [[Fotolia]] and additional Picture Tubes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netzwelt.de/news/88312-corel-paintshop-pro-x4-vorgestellt.html |title=Corel: PaintShop Pro X4 vorgestellt - NETZWELT |publisher=Netzwelt.de |date=1999-02-22 |access-date=2011-09-13 |language=German}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X4 Service Pack 1 (14.1) || 5 December 2011 || Changes include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?ppid=3000009&prnid=3300187&pgid=800161| title = Release Notes}}</ref>
*resizeable icon sizes
*customizable workspace color
*break compatibility with some custom workspace 
*New RAW file support for Olympus E-P3, Leica D-Lux 5/V-Lux 2, Panasonic DMC-G3/DMC-GF3, Sony NEX-C3/SLT-A35, Canon PowerShot SX30 IS cameras
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X4 Service Pack 2 (14.2) || 31 May 2012 || Changes include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?ppid=3000009&prnid=4600002&pgid=800161| title = Release Notes}}</ref>
*Canon PowerShot S100, FUJIFILM FinePix F600EXR/FUJIFILM X10, Leica V-LUX 3, Nikon CoolPix P7100/Nikon 1, Olympus E-PL3/E-PM1, Panasonic DMC-GX1/DMC-FZ150, Phase One H 25/P40, Samsung NX200, Sony NEX-3/NEX-5N/NEX-7/SLT-A65/SLT-A77
*Improved Camera RAW support for selected cameras from Olympus, Panasonic, Phase One, Samsung, and Sony
*Better PSD file support
*Improved display results when switching workspace color
*Scripts recording issues on 64-bit systems
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X4 Service Pack 2 (14.3) || 3 December 2012 || Changes include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?pgid=800161&ppid=3000009| title = Patches & Updates - Support (PaintShop Pro X4)}}</ref>
*[[Facebook]]: Photos weren't always uploading to the selected album.
*GIF: A number of issues related to GIF output have been fixed.
*File Format Exclusions preference: Excluded file formats were displaying in the Organizer palette.
*File Locations preference: Some path information wasn't accurate.
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X5 (15.0) || 5 September 2012,<ref name="corelx5">{{cite web |url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?pgid=800281&item=pressRelease&listid=13300116 |title = New PaintShop Pro X5 Combines Photo Editing & Design Tools for a Powerful All-in-One Solution |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105114042/http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?pgid=800281&item=pressRelease&listid=13300116 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 5 June 2013 (Walmart)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?pgid=800281&item=pressRelease&listid=15100081| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X5 Now Available at Walmart}}</ref> || Paintshop Pro X5 was derived from Ulead PhotoExplorer.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?pgid=10700008&languageCode=en |title = Ulead is now a Corel company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326144911/http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?pgid=10700008&languageCode=en |archive-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Adds [[face recognition]], instant effects palette, graduate filter effect, Retro Lab, single RAW photo, run multiple scripts, Corel guide, photo mapping, support for [[Adobe Photoshop]] brushes, RAW/JPG pair filtering, 16-bit supported in 57 additional adjustments and effects, enhanced tools (text, crop, HDR, photo blend), Share My Trip on-line [[slide show]] creation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corel.com/content/pspx5/en/PSPX5_VersionMatrix_FINAL.pdf |title=PaintShop Pro Version-to-Version Comparison |publisher=Corel.com |date= |access-date=2013-05-18}}</ref>

Ultimate bonus pack includes Reallusion FaceFilter Studio 2.0, NIK Color Efex Pro 3.0, Creative collection (with "over 100 unique brushes, textures and royalty-free backgrounds").<ref name="corelx5" />
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X5 Service Pack 1 (15.1) || 6 August 2012 || Changes include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?ppid=5000003&prnid=5000005&pgid=800161| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X5 Service Pack 1 Release Notes}}</ref>
*New RAW file support for Canon EOS 5D Mark III/EOS-1D X/EOS 650D/PowerShot G1 X/PowerShot SX220, FUJIFILM F770EXR/HS30EXR (HS33EXR)/X-Pro1/X-S1, NIKON D3200/D4/D800, OLYMPUS E-M5, Panasonic DMC-GF5, Samsung NX20/NX210/NX1000, Sony NEX-F3/DSC-RX100/SLT-A37/SLT-A57 cameras
*Autosave enabled in the Edit workspace
*Improved sharing with Facebook
*Better zooming and more consistent image display results
*Improved stability
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X5 Service Pack 2 (15.2) || 31 January 2013 || Changes include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?ppid=5000003&prnid=5900060&pgid=800161| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X5 Service Pack 2 Release Notes}}</ref>
*New RAW file support for Canon 6D/EOS M/PowerShot G15/PowerShot S110/PowerShot SX50 HS, CASIO EX-ZR100, FUJIFILM X-E1/XF1, LEICA D-LUX6/V-LUX4, NIKON D600/COOLPIX P7700, OLYMPUS E-PL5, Panasonic DMC-FZ200/DMC-G5/DMC-LX7, PENTAX K-5 II, SAMSUNG EX2F, Sony DSC-RX1/NEX-6/SLT-A99 cameras
*Enhanced camera support for Canon EOS-1D X, FUJIFILM F77/F8, Kodak DCS520C/DCS560C/DCS620C/DCS620X/DCS660C, NIKON D3200, OLYMPUS E-5/E-M5, Sony DSC-F828/DSC-RX100 cameras
*Cataloging improvements
*Share My Trip – Public folder guidance
*Improved overall stability and fixes to a number of areas
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X5 Service Pack 3 (15.3) || 15 August 2013 || Changes include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?ppid=5000003&prnid=6700003&pgid=800161| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X5 Service Pack 3 Release Notes}}</ref>
*New RAW file support for Canon EOS 700D/EOS 100d/PowerShot A3300, FUJIFILM SL1000/HS50EXR/X100S/X20, NIKON D7100/COOLPIX A/COOLPIX P330/1 V2/1 J3, OLYMPUS E-PM2/XZ-10/XZ-2, Panasonic DMC-GF6/DMC-GH3/DMC-G6, SAMSUNG NX300, Sony NEX-5R/NEX-3N/SLT-A58 cameras
*Enhanced camera support for Canon EOS 6D/PowerShot G15/PowerShot S110/PowerShot SX50HS, NIKON D600, OLYMPUS E-PL5, PENTAX K-5 II, Sony DSC-RX1, SLT-A57 cameras
*Workspace fixes
*Improved overall stability and fixes to a number of areas
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X6 (16.0) || 4 September 2013<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/static/pdfs/news_releases/130904_PaintshopProX6.pdf| title = New 64-Bit Corel PaintShop Pro X6 Delivers on Users' Top Request}}</ref>||New features include:
*64-bit applications
*new memory management work opening and saving files and applying effects is accelerated in both 32- and 64-bit versions of X6
*Enhanced support for Photoshop plug-ins: supports many 64-bit Adobe Photoshop plug-ins in addition to Photoshop format (.psd) images and Photoshop format (.abr) brushes.
*Smart Selection Brush: enables the selection of objects based on a brushstroke
*Auto Selection tool: lets users enclose an image area in a bounding rectangle that automatically detects and snaps to the edge.

PaintShop Pro X6 Ultimate includes Athentech Imaging's Perfectly Clear and Reallusion's FaceFilter3 Standard.
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X6 Service Pack 1 (16.1) || 31 October 2013||New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?ppid=7100001&prnid=7200001&pgid=800161| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X6 Service Pack 1 Release notes}}</ref>
*Windows 8.1 full compatibility
*New RAW support for Canon EOS-1D C, Nikon E700, SAMSUNG NX1100/NX 2000 cameras
*Enhanced camera support for Canon EOS 100D camera
*Enhanced support for high-resolution displays (User interface truncation for high-resolution monitors (up to 200 dpi))
*Improved overall stability and fixes applied to a number of areas
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X6 Service Pack 2 (16.2) || 6 March 2014||New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?ppid=7100001&prnid=7400002&pgid=800161| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X6 Service Pack 2 Release notes}}</ref>
*New RAW support for Canon EOS 70D/EOS C500/PowerShot G16/S120, Fujifilm HS2/F900EXR/X-A1/X-E2/X-M1/XQ1, Nikon Df/D5300/D610/COOLPIX P7800/1 AW1, Leica C (Type 112), Olympus E-P5/E-PL6/E-M1/STYLUS 1, Pentax K-3, Panasonic DMC-FZ7/DMC-LF1/DMC-GM1/DMC-GX7, Samsung EK-GN120/GX20, Sony DSC-RX100M2/DSC-RX10/ILCE-7R/ILCE-7/ILCE-3000/NEX-5T cameras
*Enhanced camera support for Panasonic DMC-G6 camera
*Enhanced support for high-resolution displays (User interface truncation for high-resolution monitors (up to 200 dpi))
*Improved overall stability and fixes applied to a number of areas
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X7 (17.0) || 27 August 2014<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/?_ga=1.118562497.935019810.1448953865#product-tab=0&psp-version-tab=1| title = PaintShop Pro X7 Updates Page}}</ref> || New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://img.paintshoppro.com/en/pdf/pspx7-compare-chart.pdf| title = PaintShop Pro X7 Comparison Chart}}</ref>
*New Magic Fill
*New Text and Shape Cutting tools
*New Color Materials Palette
*New Image dialog
*New Quick Preview for Instant Effects
*New Smart Edge
*New XMP support
*Enhanced Faster brushes
*Enhanced Redesigned dialogs
*Enhanced RAW support
*Enhanced Layer workflow
*Enhanced HDR photo merge
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X7 Service Pack 1 (17.1) || 7 January 2015<ref name="PaintShop Pro X7 Updates Page">{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/#psp-version-tab=2| title = PaintShop Pro X7 Updates Page}}</ref> || New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/release-notes-X7-SP1.html| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X7 Service Pack 1 Release notes}}</ref>
*Improved overall stability and fixes applied to a number of areas
*New ways to get more creative content without having to leave the program
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X7 Service Pack 2 (17.2) || 17 March 2015<ref name="PaintShop Pro X7 Updates Page"/> || New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/release-notes-X7-SP2.html| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X7 Service Pack 2 Release notes}}</ref>
*RAW support for more than 20 new cameras, including many highly requested models
*Improved overall stability and fixes applied in a number of areas
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X7 Service Pack 3 (17.3) || 28 May 2015<ref name="PaintShop Pro X7 Updates Page"/> || New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/release-notes-X7-SP3.html| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X7 Service Pack 3 Release notes}}</ref>
*RAW support for more than 10 new cameras
*Improved overall stability and fixes to a number of areas
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" |X7 Service Pack 4 (17.4)
|23 February 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/#psp-version-tab=2|title=Paint Shop Pro Updates X7|last=|first=|date=|website=Copyright 2017 Corel Corporation|access-date=}}</ref>
|New features include:
* New Welcome work-space 
* RAW support for 29 new cameras 
* FREE Corel ParticleShop plugin with 5 amazing brushes
* <u>Important</u>: This update might affect work-space customization. If you customize your work-space, save before you install.
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X8 (18.0) || 11 September 2015<ref name="PaintShop Pro X8 Updates Page">{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/| title = PaintShop Pro X8 Updates Page}}</ref> || New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://img.paintshoppro.com/en/pdf/pspx8-compare-chart.pdf| title = PaintShop Pro X8 Comparison Chart}}</ref>
*New Text wrapping
*New Magic Move
*Redesigned Batch Mode interface
*New more precise selections
*New Lens Correction
*New 4K monitor support
*New Layer enhancements
*Enhanced Gradients
*Enhanced Faster Saving
*Enhanced Text and Shape Cutting tools
*Enhanced Smart Edge
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X8 Service Pack 1 (18.1) || 21 December 2015<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/#psp-version-tab=1| title = PaintShop Pro X8 Updates Page}}</ref> || New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/release-notes-X8-SP1.html| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X8 Service Pack 1 Release notes}}</ref>
*New Welcome guide and dynamic content trays
*Improved brush performance
*Improved overall stability and fixes applied to a number of areas
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X8 Service Pack 2 (18.2) || 21 April 2016<ref name="PaintShop Pro X8 Updates Page"/> || New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/release-notes-X8-SP2.html| title = Corel PaintShop Pro X8 Service Pack 2 Release notes}}</ref>
*Option to set Materials palette to classic layout
*RAW support for more than 25 new cameras
*Lens profile updates
*Fixes applied in a number of areas
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | X9 (19.0) || 18 August 2016<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/en/support/updates/| title = PaintShop Pro X9 Updates Page}}</ref> || New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.paintshoppro.com/static/psp/docs/products/paintshop-pro/x9/pspx9-version-comp-matrix-en.pdf| title = PaintShop Pro X9 Comparison Chart}}</ref>
*New Project Templates
*New Screenshot featuring Smart Capture
*New Gradient Fill tool
*Improved Stylus and Graphics Tablet Support
*Improved Text tool
*Enhanced Real-Time Photo Effects
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | 2018 (20.0) || 9 August 2017<ref>{{cite web| url = https://petapixel.com/2017/08/09/corel-unveils-paintshop-pro-2018-speed-sleekness-features/| title = Corel Unveils PaintShop Pro 2018| date = 9 August 2017}}</ref> || New features include:<ref>{{cite web| url = https://petapixel.com/2017/08/09/corel-unveils-paintshop-pro-2018-speed-sleekness-features/| title = Corel Unveils PaintShop Pro 2018| date = 9 August 2017}}</ref>
*Runs faster
*Streamlined interface
*Larger icons on toolbar
*Over 125 new brushes, gradients, textures, and patterns
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | 2019 (21.0) || August 28, 2018<ref name="tomsguide.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/us/corel-paintshop-pro-2019,review-5684.html|title=Corel PaintShop Pro 2019 Review: Still a Great Alternative to Photoshop|date=28 August 2018}}</ref> || New features include:<ref name="tomsguide.com"/>
*Simplified Interface
*PSP 2019 has a more streamlined interface than previous versions
*Two new creative tools (The separate 360-degree edit window offers two functions: Straighten, and Remove Tripod Head)
*Performance and tool enhancements
*Content galore
*Corel has added to the many scores of brushes, color palettes, gradients, patterns and picture tubes in PSP 2019
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | 2020 (22.0) || August 1, 2019<ref name="paintshoppro.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paintshoppro.com/en/pages/loyalty/|title=PaintShop Pro 2022 &#124; Download Your Free Trial}}</ref> || New features include:<ref name="paintshoppro.com"/>
*NEW: Touch-ready Photography Workspace
*NEW SmartClone tool
*NEW: Refine Brush feature
*ENHANCED: Text editing, rendering, inputting and wrapping
*NEW Creative photo effects (GRFX Studio)
*Create mesmerizing photo animations
*NEW Photography Workspace
*NEW Refine Brush
*ENHANCED Text tool
*ENHANCED Pic-to-Painting
*NEW Copy and Paste Layer Styles
*ENHANCED Depth of Field
*ENHANCED Legacy features
*NEW Creative content
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| style="text-align:center; background:#c0c0c0" | 2023 (25.0) || December 2022<ref name="paintshoppro.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paintshoppro.com/en/pages/loyalty/|title=PaintShop Pro 2022 &#124; Download Your Free Trial}}</ref> || New features include:<ref name="paintshoppro.com"/>
*NEW AfterShot Lab
*ENHANCED Frame Tool
*NEW Focus Stacking
*ENHANCED Real-time Blend Mode preview
*NEW Snap to Objects
*ENHANCED Usability and Performance
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