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Photoshop has always been the gold standard for photo editing, but its price tag keeps many casual users away. Adobe is now offering something rare — a full year of Photoshop Web for free — but only for Chrome users and only if you grab it before 8 December. The offer unlocks a browser-based version of Photoshop that handles most common editing tasks without needing a heavy PC or a paid subscription.

Here’s the thing: if you want it, you have to activate the offer through Adobe’s Chrome extension. Miss the deadline, and the free year disappears.

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Let’s walk through what the extension does and how to claim it.

How to Activate Your Free Photoshop Web Access

You only need your Chrome browser and an Adobe account. The whole setup takes a minute.

1. Open Google Chrome

2. Search for: Adobe Photoshop Chrome extension

3. Click Add to Chrome

4. When you see the confirmation popup, choose Add extension

5. You’ll be taken to the Photoshop Web page automatically

6. Find Start your free year of Photoshop Web

7. Click Start free offer

8. Sign in with your Adobe account

Once you’re logged in, Adobe adds the free year to your account instantly — no payment details required.

Important: You must install the extension before 8 December. After that, the offer vanishes.

What You Can Do With the Photoshop Chrome Extension

The extension is built for quick edits and one-off fixes, especially when you don’t want to open the full desktop app.

You can:

- Right-click any image online and hit Edit in Photoshop Web

- Remove backgrounds in one click 

- Adjust colour, brightness, exposure

- Crop using preset templates for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and more

- Download the edited image instantly

A small Photoshop icon also appears on supported images while you browse, making it easy to jump straight into editing.

Everything runs in the cloud, so you don’t need a powerful laptop — just Chrome and an internet connection.

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Who Should Grab This Offer?

Adobe says this is especially useful for:

- Students

- Creators and YouTubers

- Small business owners

- Social media teams

- Anyone who needs fast, reliable edits without the full app

If you work on large batches of social media posts or need portable editing across devices, Photoshop Web helps you get things done without firing up the desktop version.

What’s Next for Photoshop?

Adobe has been steadily infusing its apps with new AI tools — smarter image generation, better object selections, upgraded fixes and new cross-app assistants. The company hinted that future updates will let its AI systems talk to each other, making edits even faster.

For now, this free year of Photoshop Web is a great entry point. If you want clean, browser-based editing — and don’t want to miss the offer — install the Chrome extension before 8 December and lock it in.

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