# Adobe Photoshop (فوتوشوب)

> Adobe Photoshop is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Adobe](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/adobe.md)
- Categories: Photo Editing, AI Image Generation, Graphic Design & Creative Suites
- Official site: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
- Community votes: 187
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/adobe-photoshop

## About

Industry-standard image editing and digital art software for design professionals

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, enforced at Adobe's CDN layer and confirmed by community testing in February 2026. The team and community volunteers contacted Adobe repeatedly from February to June 2026, and Adobe's export compliance team replied in April and again in June that the request is under review, without committing to a timeline. The block remains.

## Official timeline

- 2026-04-08 — Company Responded. Adobe's Export Compliance team sent a second human response from export@adobe.com. The reply confirmed that the inquiry is under review and has been noted as part of the evaluation process, and directed the team to check Adobe.com periodically for updates on where Adobe products are available. The response signals continued internal evaluation but does not commit to a timeline or specific outcome.
- 2026-04-01 — Company Responded. Adobe's Export Compliance team responded to the official outreach at export@adobe.com. The response acknowledged receipt of the request and stated that the team will review it. The reply was brief and came from the Export Compliance department directly, signed as "Adobe Compliance." While the response does not provide a timeline or specific commitments, it confirms the request reached the correct compliance function within Adobe. This is a human response from the relevant department, not an automated acknowledgment.
- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. Sent official outreach email to Adobe requesting the unblocking of Photoshop and 10 other Adobe services in Syria. The block is implemented at the Akamai CDN level, affecting all Adobe properties. Peer services such as Canva, Sketch, DaVinci Resolve, and Final Cut Pro have already restored access to Syrian users, demonstrating that unblocking is both feasible and precedented.
- 2026-02-09 — Contacted Company. Outreach email sent to Adobe at export@adobe.com and legal@adobe.com requesting review of Syria IP restrictions for Adobe Photoshop under the current post-sanctions legal framework.

## Community reports

- 2026-06-26 — Company Responded. Adobe's Export Compliance team replied from export@adobe.com, stating the inquiry is under review and has been noted as part of the evaluation process, and directing the team to visit Adobe.com periodically for updates. The reply is a human but near-template response that repeats Adobe's earlier April 2026 non-committal reply, with no timeline or specific commitment.
- 2026-06-24 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer emailed Adobe's export compliance team at export@adobe.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria, citing the December 2025 lifting of U.S. and EU sanctions, OFAC documentation, and supporting materials from unblocksyria.com/resources. This is a renewed outreach following earlier contacts since February 2026.
- 2026-02-24 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a follow-up outreach email to Adobe at export@adobe.com requesting that service access be restored for users in Syria. The email referenced the lifting of the U.S. and EU trade embargo and included links to OFAC documentation and unblocksyria.com resources. This is the fourth contact attempt with Adobe regarding Photoshop access.
- 2026-02-18 — Company Responded. Adobe support responded to a community volunteer via live chat. The agent acknowledged the concern about the lifting of sanctions on Syria and stated that Adobe does not currently have a store in Syria, meaning services cannot be provided in the country. The agent confirmed the feedback would be shared with the relevant team for further review. Two support cases were created, and the issue was escalated to a supervisor who will follow up via email. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/as81xsh28bil4ad58hsevj9j/t08wxpf1wfy4uiw1rpuqh3wa-img-2488.jpeg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/x38zj3zwbpadtuhkueixdyy8/w6l48m5qopbtdgi39j858x88-img-2490.jpeg)
- 2026-02-14 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent an additional request to Adobe at export@adobe.com, specifically requesting access to Photoshop for users in Syria.
- 2026-02-12 — Verified. Community verification: Adobe Photoshop website remains completely blocked when accessed from Syria via DSL network. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/p50g6evlbp67dlvt0pcdjitf/pis6jg45n6nagmy5knuxsvc2-screenshot-2026-02-12-224246.png)
- 2026-02-09 — Note. Auto-reply received from legal@adobe.com indicating the mailbox is unattended. The response directed to contact an Adobe representative instead.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/adobe-photoshop?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/adobe-photoshop/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/adobe-photoshop
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/adobe-photoshop.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/adobe-photoshop.md