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Last week, Adobe Photoshop Express was finally revealed. John Nack, a senior product manager for the software giant, leaked a screenshot and some details on his personal blog. Photoshop Express will be an online, free version of the world’s most popular image editing software.

The preview above shows a radically different user interface than previous versions of Photoshop. The new design was necessary in order to make it more user friendly without making the software look sparse. I find that it looks more like a dumbed-down version of Lightroom than anything else. Gizmodo commented that it “…reminds us of something from the new iLife.”

After the successful launch of Premiere Express on YouTube and MTV last June, it was only a matter of time before Adobe extended the idea towards their other software offerings. I’m glad to see that they aren’t wasting any time in pushing this initiative forward.

Speaking of future Adobe software, I think the Rubik’s Cube in the lower right hand corner is a reasonable indicator of future plans. It could just be sexily integrated with the full retail suite of Adobe applications, but hopefully they release free versions of everything. I’m looking forward to moving up from MS Paint.

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