Mac users have long complained about inconsistent UI scaling. V25.1 addresses this.
Fix: Go to Photoshop > Preferences > Performance > GPU Settings and uncheck "Use OpenCL". Restart. This forces Metal backend, which is more stable on M-series Macs.
Imagine a portrait where the top of the head is clipped. Previously, you'd need Content-Aware Fill or the Clone Stamp. Now:
On a Mac Studio with M2 Ultra, this process takes 3–5 seconds—almost real-time. For MacBook Air users with M2, it takes 7–10 seconds, which is still remarkably fast.
No software is perfect. Here are the current known issues for Photoshop 2024 v25.1 Mac:
Workaround for most crashes: Launch Photoshop while holding Shift + Option + Command + Control to reset preferences.
Adobe addressed several macOS-specific bugs, including: