With competition intensifying among software makers to place their tools inside large AI platforms, Adobe said on Wednesday it is bringing Photoshop, Adobe Express and Adobe Acrobat to ChatGPT, giving users the ability to edit images, create designs and work with PDFs through text-based instructions.
The integration allows ChatGPT users to carry out common editing tasks without switching to separate applications. People can type instructions such as asking Photoshop to blur a photo background or request Acrobat to extract text from a PDF, after which ChatGPT will surface the relevant Adobe tool and guide the user through the steps.
Adobe, which has faced growing pressure from AI-based editing tools that offer quick, low-cost alternatives, is looking to widen access to its software as more creative and document tasks shift into conversational AI interfaces.
Embedding its apps inside ChatGPT exposes Adobe’s tools to a broader set of casual users who may not have used its products before.
Adobe bets on ease of ChatGPT
David Wadhwani, president of Adobe’s digital media division, said the move aims to combine “Adobe’s creative technologies with the ease of ChatGPT” and make simple editing more accessible. Adobe said users who require more control can continue work in the full versions of its apps without losing progress.
The launch follows Adobe’s recent efforts to incorporate AI assistants into its products, including features that let people refine images or create new visuals with prompts.
It also comes as the company faces increasing competition from rivals that have built lightweight creative tools directly around generative AI models.
Photoshop, Adobe Express and Acrobat for ChatGPT are available for free on ChatGPT’s desktop, web and iOS versions. Adobe Express is already available on Android, and support for Photoshop and Acrobat on Android will follow, the company said.
