Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a professional raster graphics editor used primarily for photo editing, compositing, retouching, and preparing image assets for print or screen. It can open, place, export, and save PDF content, but it is not a dedicated PDF editor for document structure, forms, or large-scale page management.

Designers, photographers, prepress teams, and creative production staff use it when a PDF contains image-based artwork that needs pixel-level correction or when graphics must be prepared for inclusion in PDFs. Its distinguishing trait is deep, industry-standard image manipulation with layers, masks, and color controls rather than document-centric PDF workflows.