Caroline in case you're unaware, that is for Photoshop Elements not stand alone Photoshop. Adobe started renting Photoshop some time ago with Creative Cloud where you pay monthly to use Photoshop and if you stop paying, you cannot use it. If PS Elements doesn't meet what you are looking for, perhaps check out OnOne software Perfect Photo Suite or other editing software that allow you to buy and keep the program w/o monthly charge. Just be sure you have the required OS, as many don't support older OS's. I use Perfect Photo Suite 7 upon occasion, but cannot get the recent one unless I upgrade from Mac OS Snow Leopard. It comes with pen tool, layers, and other things Photoshop has.