- Panorama photo stitching
- Full support for expanded gamut DCI-P3 displays in new retina iMacs
- El Capitan support including Affinity extensions for Apple Photos
- Live Stacks - Auto-aligned layers for creating composites
- Choice of Raw processing engines in the Develop persona
- Canvas rotation
- Haze Removal filter
- New alpha selection features (select Opaque/Transparent/Partially Transparent)
- New ‘Split Toning’ adjustment and adjustment layer
- New ‘Contrast Negate’ blend mode
- Clipping preview added in Levels adjustment
- Perspective (single plane) added as a live Filter Layer
- User-adjustable controller ramps for brush variances
- PDF/X pro printing including Spot Colours and overprint control
- Trim, bleed and crop marks for print and PDF export
- Pantone and Global colour support
- Customisable keyboard shortcuts
- Character and Paragraph panels; advanced on-screen text controls
- Live OpenType feature previews in the Typography panel
- Added a Recent Fonts list
- PSD export now better supports third party apps including Motion and Final Cut Pro X
- Improved Photoshop plug-in support and improved plug-in management
- Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian) and Japanese languages added
- Numerous other fixes and improvements