Adobe has launched its creative suite within Google Gemini, allowing users to edit photos and designs via chat. Simultaneously, Adobe expanded its Claude integration with Acrobat tools and interactive editing features.
Adobe announced a Slack integration that brings more than 70 tools from Photoshop, Illustrator and other Creative Cloud apps into Slack, allowing Slackbot to perform tasks using assets from Slack channels and Adobe Creative Cloud. Available to Slack Business+ and Enterprise+ customers, the integration enables actions like turning spreadsheets into visuals, generating marketing content from templates, and bulk editing large image sets without leaving Slack.
Adobe has rolled out an all-in-one ChatGPT plugin that taps into over 70 Creative Cloud tools (Photoshop, Firefly, Premiere, Acrobat, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign, Express, Stock) so you can create and edit images and videos inside ChatGPT. Full capabilities require an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription (guest access is limited). The piece walks through 10 example prompts to show the plugin in action—refining visuals, color correction, video edits, PDF creation, and more—demonstrating how ChatGPT can act as a creative director when you prompt Adobe’s suite via the plugin.}
Adobe launches a single, unified ChatGPT plugin that taps more than 70 tools across its Creative Cloud apps (Photoshop, Firefly, Premiere, Acrobat, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign, Express, Stock, etc.) to handle image edits, video creation, design tasks, and PDF generation directly inside the chat. Available across ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex, the plugin saves assets to Creative Cloud and lets users pick up work in Adobe apps later. Install by adding Adobe in ChatGPT’s plugins directory and signing in to unlock generative features; Slack and Gemini integrations are planned for later this month.
Adobe kicked off a wave of AI updates, led by Firefly with Elements and Projects to preserve character and asset continuity across generations: users can save a Carla-like character as a reusable reference and maintain her appearance across scenes, while Projects bundles generations and assets for a cohesive campaign. The company also rolled out a public beta of an AI Assistant across Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Frame.io (After Effects in private beta), tailored to each app with tasks like organizing projects, fact-checking designs, and batch-creating assets; new agentic skills include brand kits, Quick Cut and Storyboards. The assistant will integrate with ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Slack (Gemini coming soon), designed to keep creatives in control while speeding workflows. Adobe cites creator surveys showing AI is essential for many, but final creative decisions remain theirs.
Adobe is rolling out conversational AI assistants across its Creative Cloud suite—Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and Frame.io—in a public beta. Each app’s AI helper acts as a specialist, letting users describe edits in natural language to auto-organize assets, streamline workflows, and perform app-specific tasks, such as Premiere’s bin sorting and timeline markers or Photoshop’s layer organization and background changes, with Illustrator, InDesign, and Frame.io offering parallel capabilities.
Adobe announced a broad Creative Cloud update with AI-powered features and workflow improvements across Lightroom (Assisted Culling, Select Subject v5, duplicate detection, Apple Silicon denoise, Photo to Video, AI Sharpen) and Lightroom Classic (enhanced denoise, duplicate detection), Premiere Pro (Global Audio Mute, Marker Search, Channel Blur/Gradient/Noise FX, Stock Panel, 3D transitions, object masking, single-word captioning), and After Effects (four rotoscoping tools, depth/displacement enhancements, Parametric Mesh scripting). The rollout also brings Illustrator’s Concept to Vector and Photoshop’s Reflection Removal, plus improvements like 16-bit HDR round-tripping, tethering standard, and keyword syncing across Lightroom versions.
Adobe unveiled Firefly AI Agent, a conversational assistant that can orchestrate workflows across Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator and more, guiding outputs with prompts and interactive controls while keeping humans in the loop. It also introduces Firefly Custom Models for style consistency and expands partner integrations, with a public beta of Firefly AI Agent arriving soon across Creative Cloud.
Apple introduces Apple Creator Studio, an all-in-one subscription bundling Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage for Mac and iPad at $12.99/month (or $129/year) with a one-month free trial and discounted student pricing; one-time purchase options remain available, and the bundle aims to compete with Adobe’s Creative Cloud.
Adobe previewed over 10 innovative AI-powered concepts at Adobe MAX, including tools for animating static images, editing audio in videos, adjusting photo lighting, and editing entire videos by modifying just the first frame, showcasing the company's cutting-edge research in creative AI technology.
Adobe has launched Firefly as a cross-platform mobile app for iOS and Android, enabling users to generate images and videos from text prompts using Adobe's own and third-party AI models, with content syncing to Creative Cloud and a token-based credit system for certain features.
Adobe has launched Firefly apps on iOS and Android, enabling users to generate and edit images and videos using Adobe's AI models and third-party options, with integration into Creative Cloud for seamless project access, boosting user engagement and subscriptions.
Adobe has launched its full-featured Photoshop app on Android, offering desktop-like tools and AI-powered features like Generative Fill, with a free version that includes essential editing tools and integration with Adobe's ecosystem. Some advanced features require a subscription.
Adobe's stock dropped 8% in extended trading after the company issued a revenue forecast that fell short of analysts' expectations. The company projected 2025 revenue between $23.3 billion and $23.55 billion, below the consensus of $23.77 billion. Despite reporting a fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $5.61 billion, which was an 11% increase year-over-year and above projections, the first-quarter forecast also disappointed. Adobe's Digital Media segment, including Creative Cloud, exceeded expectations with $578 million in net-new annualized recurring revenue.
Adobe is offering up to 70% off its Creative Cloud All Apps subscription for Black Friday, targeting new customers for their first year. The deals vary for Individuals, Students and Teachers, and Businesses, with significant discounts on the monthly subscription rates. These offers are available exclusively on Adobe's website and revert to original pricing after the first year unless canceled. Creative Cloud includes over 20 apps like Photoshop and Illustrator.