You Can Now Run Adobe’s Products Straight From ChatGPT
Well, at least the ones Adobe thinks you’ll use most.
With each new feature from software and AI companies, the line between using a chatbot and opening a dedicated app just keeps getting blurrier. Take a company like Adobe, for example, long known as a major force in the creative world. In recent years, Adobe has leaned heavily into AI, weaving it into everything from Premiere Pro to Photoshop.
This shift has lowered the barrier for anyone looking to create, because instead of taking a full Premiere Pro masterclass, you can fire up Adobe Firefly and get things done faster, or if you’re already a pro, AI simply helps you move quicker.
Now, though, Adobe seems to have taken things a step further with its latest partnership with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Users with an Adobe account can now edit images, tweak designs, or even animate directly through ChatGPT, without manually opening Photoshop, Express, or Acrobat. It’s one of those updates that feels small on the surface but has huge implications for how we use creative tools going forward.
Louis Eriakha
At the core of the update is a simple idea. You talk to ChatGPT, and it talks to Adobe’s apps for you. It should be able to help you do everything from brightening an image or even removing a distracting background; all you have to do is just describe it. ChatGPT pulls up Photoshop’s editing options and even gives you relevant sliders so you can adjust things like exposure, shadows, and highlights, right inside the chat.
If you need to build a quick design or animate a social post, Adobe Express steps in with templates, assets, and creative elements. Acrobat works the same way for PDFs, letting ChatGPT merge files, extract tables, or clean up documents on the fly.
It’s worth noting that OpenAI has been pushing hard to turn ChatGPT into something like an operating system for everyday apps. We’ve already seen integrations with Canva, Spotify, Expedia, and Figma, but Adobe is easily one of its biggest wins yet. And while OpenAI already has its own image-generation tools, Adobe doesn’t seem worried. In fact, Adobe says this partnership is more about accessibility, bringing its “best-in-class tools” to wherever users already are, including inside a chatbot.
There’s also a competitive angle here. Canva already works inside ChatGPT, Google is blending AI editing tools into its products, and Apple is moving towards system-wide AI assistance on iOS. Adobe's integrating deeply into ChatGPT keeps it in the conversation, literally.
For users, the update means fewer steps and more flexibility. If you want absolute control, the full Adobe apps are still just a click away. But if you just need something done quickly, ChatGPT now feels less like a chatbot and more like a universal creative assistant, one that quietly bridges the gap between natural language and pro-level tools.
Louis Eriakha
