Adobe has announced the rollout of an AI assistant for Adobe Photoshop, making the feature available in beta on the web and mobile versions of the application.
The AI assistant allows users to edit images using natural language prompts, enabling tasks such as removing objects, adjusting lighting, changing colors, or transforming backgrounds with simple instructions.
The company first introduced the concept during its Adobe MAX event in October, and the feature is now gradually becoming available to users.
AI-powered editing with simple prompts
With the new assistant, users can describe the edits they want rather than manually performing each step. For instance, the AI can add a soft glow, crop an image to a specific format, enhance shadows, or change the background style.
Users can also ask the assistant to remove people or objects from photos, simplifying complex editing workflows that previously required multiple tools.
Adobe said paid Photoshop users will be able to generate unlimited AI edits until April 9, while free users will initially receive 20 generations.
AI markup feature for easier edits
Another new addition is AI Markup, currently in public beta. This feature allows users to draw markers directly on the screen and instruct the AI assistant to modify those areas.
For example, a user can sketch a flower shape or circle an object and ask the assistant to replace or remove it from the image.
New Firefly editing tools
Adobe is also expanding capabilities within Adobe Firefly, its platform for AI-generated media.
Firefly will now include several AI-powered tools, such as:
- Generative Fill for replacing or adding objects in images
- Generative Remove for removing elements from photos
- Generative Expand to enlarge images using AI
- Generative Upscale to improve image resolution
- One-click background removal
The company recently confirmed that Firefly subscribers can now generate unlimited AI images, aiming to encourage greater use of the platform.
Adobe has also integrated more than 25 third-party AI models into Firefly, including models from OpenAI, Google, Runway, and Black Forest Labs.
The move highlights Adobe’s push to bring advanced AI tools directly into creative workflows, helping designers and content creators produce and edit visuals more efficiently.
