Adobe's expected to have its next edition of Photoshop finalized by this summer. Until then, prospective buyers can try out a free beta version of the software. The application's interface has been darkened, a decision that end up making the photo's colors pop out more. Beyond that, Photoshop CS6 is bristling with "why didn't anyone think of that before" features.

It's not often that Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) offers the public a free preview of its flagship product, Photoshop, but that's what it's doing with the next version of the photo editing software.

Adobe announced Thursday that a beta release of Photoshop CS6 for both PCs and Macs is available from the company's website.