Adobe debut AI assistant for Photoshop

Adobe officially debuted its AI Assistant for Photoshop, transitioning the tool from a private test into a public beta.

The assistant introduces a conversational “chatbot” interface to Photoshop, allowing you to edit images using natural language prompts rather than manual tools. It is currently available on Photoshop on the web and the Photoshop mobile app (iOS and Android).

Key Features of the AI Assistant

The assistant serves as both an autonomous editor and a digital tutor:

• Conversational Editing: You can type or speak commands like “remove the background,” “brighten the shadows,” or “change the sky to a sunset.” The AI analyzes the image and applies the edits automatically.
• “Show Me” vs. “Do It For Me”: * Do It For Me: The AI performs the task instantly.
  • Show Me: The assistant provides a step-by-step guide on how to perform the edit manually, even opening the specific panels or tools you need to use.
• AI Markup: Available on the web version, this allows you to draw or “scribble” directly on an image to indicate exactly where you want a change, then use a text prompt to define the new element (e.g., circling a patch of grass and typing “add wild flowers”).
• Voice Commands: On mobile, you can use voice requests to perform edits hands-free, which is a major update for on-the-go content creators.

Multi-Model Support in Firefly

Alongside the Photoshop update, Adobe revealed that its Firefly Image Editor now supports over 25 different AI models.

• Choice of Engine: Users can choose between Adobe’s own commercially safe models or third-party models, including Google’s Nano Banana 2, OpenAI’s Image Generation, and Runway Gen-4.5.
• Unified Workspace: All generative tools—including Generative Fill, Expand, Remove, and Upscale—have been consolidated into a single, streamlined interface.

Usage Limits & Availability

Adobe is offering a “promotional window” to encourage users to test the new agentic workflow:

The “Desktop” Question

Currently, the AI Assistant is exclusive to the web and mobile versions of Photoshop. While the desktop app features the underlying technology (like Generative Fill), the full conversational assistant is expected to arrive on the desktop version later this year.