Adobe launches Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat inside ChatGPT: Here’s what you can do

Adobe apps for ChatGPT have been rolled out for free and are available to users in all countries where OpenAI’s Apps SDK feature is available, except for the United Kingdom and EU member countries. “The launch brings Adobe’s category-defining apps to ChatGPT’s global audience of over 800 million users worldwide,” the creative software giant said in a press release.

To start, users need to type their ChatGPT prompt with “Adobe Photoshop”, “Adobe Acrobat,” or “Adobe Express,” and then type in their request. They will then be asked to sign in or sign up for an Adobe account if they would like to use Express or Acrobat. Users do not need to sign into Adobe to access key Photoshop features within ChatGPT.

Adobe is the latest in a growing list of apps that have been natively integrated within ChatGPT through its Apps SDK feature launched earlier this year. The controls for creative apps like Canva and Figma have already been plugged into ChatGPT, along with Coursera, Expedia, Spotify, Peloton, Tripadvisor, Zillow, Booking.com, and most recently, Instacart.

Apps SDK lets ChatGPT users bring up these apps in the chat window and use them to create a music playlist or plan a vacation. It marks a major step toward OpenAI’s ambitious plan of transforming ChatGPT into an ‘everything app’.

Adobe has sought to define its edge in the AI race by emphasising that its Firefly AI models are trained on commercially safe, licensed data in contrast to applications developed by rivals like OpenAI, which is facing several copyright infringement lawsuits. Its partnership with OpenAI raises eyebrows given that the Photoshop maker has tried to walk a thin line between integrating generative AI across its product suite and ensuring that its community of designers are not thrown off by these newer experiences.

“Our strategy centres on building the best AI-driven creativity and productivity platforms that help every individual and business succeed. We combine first- and third-party AI models, deploy agentic capabilities across Adobe and partner surfaces, and ensure ubiquity of our powerful tools and capabilities across the platforms where people work,” Adobe said on Wednesday.

The company further revealed that Acrobat and Adobe Express have over 700 million monthly active users as standalone apps. According to Adobe, third-party integrations could help drive more usage of its tools, not less. “Bringing Photoshop, Adobe Express and Acrobat into chat lets people try our apps on a platform they already use, and when they want more power, precision and control, it’s seamless to move into our native apps,” it said.

App-specific tasks

With Photoshop for ChatGPT, users can edit and enhance photos, adjust a specific part of an image, fine-tune image settings like brightness, adjust background, and apply creative effects like Glitch, Glow — all while preserving original image quality.

Through Adobe Express for ChatGPT, users will be able to call the app and perform a range of tasks such as create and customise designs, browse Adobe Express’ library of professional designs, fill in the text with relevant details, replace an image or change the background to fit the theme, animate designs, etc.

Acrobat for ChatGPT will let users upload and edit PDFs directly in the chat while preserving formatting and quality. They can also prompt the chatbot to compress and convert PDFs, extract text or tables from documents, and merge multiple files.

“We will continue to add new capabilities to our apps in ChatGPT in the coming weeks,” Adobe said. In response to a query about whether OpenAI can train its AI models on these AI-modified photos, designs, and documents, Adobe said, “OpenAI customers, including those who use Adobe apps for ChatGPT, are subject to the terms they have in place with OpenAI. Adobe does not train our generative AI models on customer data.”

As per OpenAI’s terms, individual users have to opt-out of AI training by visiting its privacy section and clicking on “do not train on my content.”