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Adobe keeps hopes to enhance the overall name recognition of Photoshop among the consumers online who edit, store and share photos online. Adobe on Thursday has launched a basic version of Photoshop that is being made available online for free online.

Web-based software is increasingly popular. Photoshop enters the online photo-management space many years after such services first appeared on the internet. Ron Glaz, a research analyst at IDC, says the move was necessary for Adobe to keep pace.