How to run Adobe Photoshop 2024 on Wine (Linux)

[ren-chon]

I managed to get Photoshop v26 rendering by making a custom d2d1.dll only forwards the 12th function from windows' d2d1.dll and a very badly vibe coded impl of AddArc that was stubbed on wine.
the menubar is just invisible but clickable.
It will crash after awhile

Photoshop 2025 26.7/6
wine-tkg works best
KDE plasma 6
Integrated intel graphics

[felix25364]

Hi Guys, i tried to do it with Bottles and soda-9.0-1 as my Wine Runner but when trying to start it i always get the error that it failed to communicate with Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop, why could that be? I do have the Common FIles folder copied. The logs when launching are:
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
0024:err:ntlm:ntlm_LsaApInitializePackage no NTLM support, expect problems
[{"event.build":"20240415.r.504","event.language":"en-us","event.session_guid":"5120c752-c898-427e-9d60-d2f3f375baf5","source.name":"Photoshop","source.version":"25.7.0"}]
[{"env.fw.version":"14.0.0.202310260823_2e78abe","event.build":"20240415.r.504","event.device_guid":"24a973ed-b10c-4fd0-93a5-e1018fe23d71","event.dts_end":"2025-08-05T10:16:08.500577Z","event.dts_start":"2025-08-05T10:16:08.500569Z","event.guid":"bd453589-7b1a-41c2-a3a8-79265b4c7fff","event.language":"en-us","event.session_guid":"5120c752-c898-427e-9d60-d2f3f375baf5","source.name":"Photoshop","source.os_version":"10.0.19043","source.platform":"Win-x86:64","source.version":"25.7.0"}]
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
EDIT: I accidentally copied the Adobe folder in just Program Files x86 instead of Program Files x86/Common Files, so yh, im just stupid

[Kreg]

Install Photoshop 2023 in linux with GPU (Easy & step by step)
Photoshop 2023 is working great on linux, and I wanted to share a full detailed tutorial to help new comers to the linux world

My specs
- Using Bazzite/wayland/kde, but should work on any linux distros

1/ Prerequisites
A/ Prerequisites : windows side
- From windows 10 or 11, copy on a usb key the following dlls :

• C:\Windows\system32\CoreMessaging.dll
• C:\Windows\system32\netapi32.dll
• C:\Windows\system32\msvcp110_win.dll
• C:\Windows\system32\dsreg.dll
• C:\Windows\system32\srvcli.dll
• C:\Windows\system32\wkscli.dll

- In windows, install photoshop 2023 (do not install a higher version, because GPU will not work otherwise and you will be missing some options)

- Copy on a usb key the following folders :

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2023
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe

B/ Prerequisites : linux side
- Install a flatpak installer like Discover or Bazaar
- Using Bazaar, install Bottles (a graphical wine environment)
- Download vc_redist.x64.exe from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/w ... w=msvc-170

2/ Install the runner caffe-9.7 in bottle
- We are now only on linux side
- Launch bottle app and install the runner caffe-9.7 : https://docs.usebottles.com/components/runners

3/ Create a new bottle
- With bottle opened, create a new bottle : https://docs.usebottles.com/getting-started/first-run

• Name => Photoshop-2023
• Runner => caffe-9.7

4/ Add the photoshop installation files (from usb key) files inside your 'Photoshop-2023' bottle
- Explore you your 'Photoshop-2023' bottle and find the path where the bottle is installed on the system (use the tip below)

• Click on the button

  

  • Copy the path (something like ~/.var/app/com.usebottles.bottles/data/bottles/bottles/Photoshop-2023/)
    • Paste the path to your favorite file browser (Dolphin in my case)
      • Inside Dolphin, go to to ~/.var/app/com.usebottles.bottles/data/bottles/bottles/Photoshop-2023/drive_c/
        • From there, paste the your photoshop install files in the right folders :
          • drive_c/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop 2023
          • drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Common Files/Adobe

5/ Add the windows dlls files (from usb key)
- Explore you your 'Photoshop-2023' bottle and find the path where the bottle is installed on the system (use the tip below)
- Inside Dolphin, go to to ~/.var/app/com.usebottles.bottles/data/bottles/bottles/Photoshop-2023/drive_c/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop 2023/

• Paste the DLLs there : CoreMessaging.dll + netapi32.dll + msvcp110_win.dll + dsreg.dll + srvcli.dll + wkscli.dll

6/ Configure the settings of your bottles (inside Bottle App)
- Launch Bottles app again (if closed)
- Explore your 'Photoshop-2023' bottle

A/ Add a dll override
- Open the Configuration Window : Tools → Legacy Wine Tools → Configuration

• 

• Add a new entry :
  • New override for library => netapi32
  • Verify that the new entry is added correctly => netapi32 (native, builtin)

B/ Smooth the fonts inside the registry
- Open the Registry Editor Window : Tools → Legacy Wine Tools → Registry Editor

• Go and select the directory HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
  • Edit the FontSmoothingType entry
    • Hexadecimal value => 2

C/ Install vc_redist.x64
- Click on the button

• 

  • Install vc_redist.x64.exe

D/ Add the missing fonts
- Go to Options → Dependencies

• Install :
  • allfonts

E/ Verify your components settings
- Go to Options → Setings -> Component

• Runner => caffe-9.7
• DXVK => dxvk-2.6.1
• VKD3D => vkd3d-proton-2.14

F/ Enable your CG
- Go to Options → Setings -> Display

• Discrete Graphics => Yes

G/ Set Vulkan
- Go to Options → Setings -> Display

• Click on the Advanced Display Settings Button
  • Renderer => Vulkan

H/ Add a Photshop shortcut inside bottle
- Go back to the home of your 'Photoshop-2023' bottle
- Click on the button

• 

  • Path => drive_c/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop 2023/Photoshop.exe

- Then click on the burger menu :

• 

  / Change launch options
  • DXVK => No (will allow GPU mode in our case)
  • VKD3D => Yes

7/ Launch and configure photoshop
- Click on

• 

  in order to launch photoshop

- Immediately go to the settings Edit -> Preferences

• General
  • Use legacy "New Document" interface => Yes (otherwise you will not be able to create a new document)

• Performances
  • Use Graphics Processor => Yes
    • Advanced Settings
      • Check all the options

• Technology Preview,
  • Deactivate Native Canvas => Yes (very important to be able to load the canvas with GPU. This option is missing in newer photoshop versions)

8/ Exit photoshop
- Now close photoshop to apply the changes
- Often the processus is still running in the background and you wil not be able to launch it again. In this case :

• Go back to your 'Photoshop-2023' bottle
  • Click on

    

    • Force Stop all Processes

8/ Add a Desktop Icon
- Click on the burger menu :

• 

  / Add Desktop Entry
  • The .desktop will then be accessible here (you can then drag it else where) :
    • ~/.local/share/applications/

9/ Add a symlink in order to export easily from photoshop
- Issue : When you will save or export a file from photoshop, the wine browser will popup and will only list 'local windows folders' :

• 

- So we will create a symlink of the Favorites folder inside your linux Desktop. This way, you will be able to access it really quick :

• In Dolphin, go to :
  • ~/.var/app/com.usebottles.bottles/data/bottles/bottles/Photoshop-2023/drive_c/users/<my_user_name>/Favorites
    • Drag and drop our `Favorites` folder onto the linux desktop (or the location you prefere)
      • Mode => Link Here (Ctrl+Shift)
• Or if you prefere do it from a Terminal :
  • ln -s ~/Desktop/PhotoshopWorkspace/ ~/.var/app/com.usebottles.bottles/data/bottles/bottles/Photoshop-2023/drive_c/users/<my_user_name>/Favorites

10/ That's it... enjoy
- It should work 100% now

[sx7n8]

i got a warning saying i didn't have the needed system requirements and photoshop runs but with quite a lot of graphical glitches

[ren-chon]

These methods stopped working on the newer wine versions 10.15, i had to downgrade to wine 9.15.
Also I noticed Adobe Creative Cloud does launch properly on the newer wine 10.15 with ie8 verb (I couldn't install because my trial has ended, genp patches gives "corrupt installer" message in CC)!
and Adobe offline installers do work too!
Maybe this is a major thing and we just need proper Direct2D support?