New release – October 2026

THE CRAFT IS YOURS

Introducing purpose-built retouching tools that take care of the busywork, alongside new ways to shape color, so you can focus on the craft, creativity, and decisions that make every image yours.

RETOUCHING WITHOUT THE BUSYWORK

Three new tools take on the slow cleanup in portrait retouching. As always, they run on your computer, and nothing uploads to the cloud.

RETOUCH STRAY HAIR

Clean up loose hairs with simple sliders. Protect the areas you want to keep. Also on mobile.

CONTROL AND UNIFY SKIN TONES

Remove color casts, red noses, purple hands, and other inconsistencies in skin tones.

EVEN OUT BODY SKIN

Smooth uneven skin across the whole body and keep its texture.

ADVANCED COLOR EDITOR

HIT THE EXACT COLOR

Type in RGB or HSL values to match a brand or product color exactly. Pick a color from another image, and the Color Editor matches it. Uniformity evens out the tones within any color, not just skin. To change a color completely, drag it to any hue on the new color wheel.

Assisted review

See sharpness and closed eyes for each face, marked right in the Viewer.

Multi-user sessions

Now out of beta. Collaborators can export images and follow the latest capture as it lands.

Headshot tools integration

Start a shoot with Headshot Tools in one step, we're setting up everything for you.

Base characteristics

A clearer tool that helps you make the right color choices from the start.

New camera support

Open and edit RAW files from the Nikon Z5IIc on desktop and mobile.

Source Filename Token

Name your files after the original filename.

Want all the details?

The full release notes cover every update in this version, including the smaller improvements.

Capture One October 2026 Update: Faster Retouching, Skin Tone Control, Exact Color