Photo AI Releases Summary (Legacy)

This page provides a high-level summary of major Photo AI releases, including release dates, new enhancements, model additions, and main bug fixes.

Photo AI Releases (Legacy App)

(2025)

v4.0.4 (final version)

Release Date: 09-10-25

  • Added support for the Topaz Photo transition/update
All Photo AI v4.0.4 Enhancements explained

All Photo AI v4.0.4 Enhancements explained

v4.0.3

Release Date: 06-14-25

  • Patch focused on batch processing, Capture One plugin, login, and Denoise stability

v4.0.2

Release Date: 06-14-25

  • Patch focused on NVIDIA RTX 50 series compatibility

v4.0.1

Release Date: 06-12-25

  • Added personalization on/off toggle
  • Added cloud processing enable/disable toggle
  • Added animation for Healing Brush processing
  • Removed beta tag from Recover Faces v2
  • Removed selection from Super Focus before processing occurs

v4.0.0 - Dust & Scratch

Release Date: 05-08-25

  • Added Dust & Scratch model with Healing Brush
  • Dust & Scratch supports local and cloud rendering
  • Added revamped Autopilot experience with on/off toggle
  • Added hair and neck controls for Recover Faces
  • Added dynamic Recover Faces strength based on face size
  • Added Autopilot intelligent selection for landscape/portrait detection
  • Updated filter stack order and generative model placement
  • Simplified Denoise and Sharpen controls
  • Added Google/Apple SSO login flow

v3.6.1 - v3.6.2

Release Date: 04-12-25

  • Final v3 patch
  • Added Nikon Z50 Mark II support
  • Added Sony ILCE-1M2 support
  • Added Canon EOS R100 support
  • Added Panasonic DC-GH7 support

v3.6.0 - Super Focus v2

Release Date: 03-27-25

  • Added Super Focus v2 model
  • Added Super Focus v2 cloud processing
  • Added highlight/shadow sliders and color correction to Adjust Lighting v2
  • Added zoom-to-fit default preference
  • Added .tif and .jpg export extension options

v3.5.0 - Adjust Lighting v2, Cloud rendering

Release Date: 02-06-25

  • Added cloud rendering for Super Focus
  • Added session resuming/crash recovery
  • Added Adjust Lighting v2
  • Added account/credit info in header
  • Added preference to hide generative AI models
  • Added enterprise controls for tracking, generative AI, and cloud rendering
  • Added floating license support

(2024)

v3.4.4

Release Date: 12-18-24

  • Bug fixes

v3.4.0 - v3.4.2

Release Date: 12-18-24

  • Added Intelligent Text Detection for Preserve Text
  • Major Crop Tool improvement
  • Face Recovery for side faces + macOS 12
  • Regeneration for Super Focus
  • Olympus/Panasonic RAW camera profiles
  • In-app support outreach
  • Welcome screen/tutorials
  • Sample images
  • Tutorial suggestions

v3.3.3

Release Date: 12-18-24

  • Bug fixes

v3.3.0 - Super Focus v1, Recover Face v2

Release Date: 10-17-24

  • Added Super Focus tool
  • Added Recover Faces generation 2 model
  • Updated Remove tool design/location
  • Added Nikon and Sony RAW camera profile support
  • Released Photo AI Pro
  • Updated preferences menu

v3.2.2

Release Date: 12-18-24

  • Bug fixes

v3.2.0 - Sharpen Lens Blur, Natural and Refocus

Release Date: 8-22-24

  • Added Sharpen Lens Blur v2
  • Added Sharpen Natural model
  • Added Sharpen Refocus model
  • Added personalized Autopilot models/strengths
  • Added preset suggestions
  • Added RAW/camera profile indicator
  • Added Canon RAW camera profile support
  • Added plugin DNG save-back support for Capture One and others

v3.1.3

Release Date: 8-8-24

  • Bug fixes

v3.1.0

Release Date: 07-11-24

  • Continuously updating enhancement suggestions
  • Apply Autopilot button for multiple images
  • Preview capture button
  • Improved model quality including Text Recovery
  • Rewritten image/mask rendering for better performance

v3.0.4

Release Date: 06-13-24

v3.0.0 - Presets

Release Date: 04-11-24

  • Presets
  • Drag/reorder enhancements
  • Docking/undocking panel
  • Refreshed UI
  • RAW Adjust Lighting
  • RAW Balance Color
  • Multiple Face Recovery/Text Recovery instances

v2.4.2

Release Date: 03-28-24

  • Bug fixes

v2.4.0

Release Date: 02-29-24

  • New flexible workflow
  • Reorder enhancements
  • Apply enhancements to different image areas
  • Apply enhancements multiple times
  • Remove as a filter
  • Reworked Crop tool
  • New Straightening tool
  • More responsive processing

v2.3.2

Release Date: 02-15-24

  • Updates focused on preferences, export behavior, model download speed,
  • Exiftool, Canon orientation handling, and Lensfun update

v2.3.0 - Upscale Standard v2 and High Fidelity v2

Release Date: 02-02-24

  • Added Standard v2 upscaling model
  • Added High Fidelity v2 upscaling model
  • Added Remove Tool model update
  • Added Object Selection Brush to Remove Tool
  • Added mask hover for Subtract mode with Object Selection Brush
  • LrC Plug-in Extras now adds image back to original Collection
  • Improved Autopilot recommendation for Upscale sliders

v2.2.2

Release Date: 01-4-24

  • Bug fixes

(2023)

v2.2.0

Release Date: 12-14-23

  • Added Object Selection Brush for point-and-click masking
  • Added tooltips for Feathering and Brush Size
  • Renamed AI Brush to Superpixel Brush

v2.1.4

Release Date: 12-07-23

  • Bug fixes

v2.1.0 - Remove Tool

Release Date: 11-10-23

  • Added Remove Tool filter
  • Fully replaced Sharpen Standard v1 with Sharpen Standard v2
  • Added ability to overwrite filter settings via CLI
  • Added camera profile for DJI Air 3

v2.0.7

Release Date: 10-26-23

  • Bug fixes

v2.0.0 - Sharpen Standard v2, Adjust Lighting, Balance Color

Release Date: 09-14-23

  • Added Sharpen Standard v2 model
  • Added Remove Noise RAW v2 models
  • Added Adjust Lighting enhancement
  • Added Balance Color enhancement
  • Added Photoshop File > Automate plugin for cropping and upscaling
  • Added more Autopilot configuration options
  • Added new Autopilot status panel
  • Updated app panel design
  • Updated status bar and Autopilot section to use less space
  • Updated slider design

v1.5.4

Release Date: 08-31-23

  • Improvements to the Autopilot preferences
  • Fixes for the Photoshop plugin and various other tweaks

v1.5.0

Release Date: 08-03-23

  • Added Recover Original Detail slider to non-RAW Remove Noise
  • Redesigned status bar and moved it into right panel
  • Improved customization of auto-upscaling, including always enhancing at <=1x and more decimal points for scale
  • Added warning when applying crop will reset masks and face selections
  • Added several tooltips around the app
  • All edit modes now force single image view

v1.4.3

Releases Date: 07-27-23

  • Bug fixes

v1.4.0 - Preserve Text

Release Date: 07-14-23

  • Added Preserve Text enhancement
  • Re-designed right panel
  • Re-designed welcome screen
  • Added support for Nikon High Efficiency compression
  • Added Nikon Z9 High Efficiency compression support
  • Added Z8 HE compression fix
  • Added ability to specify pixels per inch/centimeter and edge length when resizing
  • Changed font from Roboto to Inter
  • Updated various icons

v1.3.12

Release Date: 06-29-23

  • Updates related to different camera
  • Bug fixes

v1.3.0 - Sharpen Strong

Release Date: 04-13-23

  • Added Strong Sharpen model replacing separate Motion Blur and Lens Blur models
  • Added thumbnails for all file types
  • Added double-click slider reset to Autopilot value
  • Added My Products menu items under Account

v1.2.10

Release Date: 04-06-23

v1.2.0 - Upscale High Fidelity and Standard

Release Date: 02-02-23

  • Added new High Fidelity upscaling model
  • Added new Standard upscaling model replacing the old Natural model
  • Added ability to crop in plugin modes that support resizing
  • Added support for removing open images and showing images in
  • Finder/Explorer while in plugin mode
  • Cropping on import via metadata now handles CropArea tag
  • Automatically tries to correct cases where crop size is knowably incorrect
  • Updated app icons
  • Updated upscaling Autopilot models
  • Updated lens correction files

v1.1.9

Release Date: 01-26-23

  • AI engine update and other bug fixes

(2022)

v1.1.0 - RAW Denoise Strong

Release Date: 12-01-22

  • Added new AI model for RAW Denoise Strong
  • Added new AI model for noise detection used by Autopilot
  • Complete rewrite of preview panel for improved performance
  • AI Brush performance improvements
  • Added AI Brush size options
  • Added undo/redo shortcuts for AI Brush

v1.0.10

Release Date: 11-17-22

  • Bug fixes and stability and performance

v1.0.0

Release Date: 09-15-22

  • Added tooltips for every icon in the right panel
  • Added new RAW Remove Noise icon
  • Added new app icon
  • Added or updated several camera profiles
  • New users now start in side-by-side view