Adobe is expanding artificial intelligence across its Creative Cloud applications, introducing AI agents that can handle complex editing tasks alongside new features for Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom and other creative tools.
The company announced the updates at Adobe MAX 2026, outlining a move toward AI-assisted workflows that allow creative professionals to automate repetitive tasks while retaining control over their projects, and AI that is beyond individual content-generation features and into the everyday editing and production tasks handled by creative professionals.
The new Adobe Creative Agent, which powers AI assistants capable of carrying out multiple editing steps from natural-language instructions rather than requiring users to perform each action manually.
Adobe Expands AI Agents Across Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Agent is expanding in beta across Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects and Frame.io, allowing users to delegate tasks within their existing editing environments.
In Premiere, for example, the agent can apply effects across an entire video sequence, track masked subjects and adjust color or exposure across multiple clips.
Adobe is also developing integrations that will allow third-party AI agents to work directly inside Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and After Effects.
These integrations use the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which enables AI systems to connect with external applications and tools. Agents will be able to make changes to project files stored locally on users’ computers while preserving editable layers, vectors and video sequences.
Adobe says the technology could also connect creative workflows with services such as Google Drive and Slack, allowing an agent to retrieve a project brief, make edits and share completed work. The third-party integrations are scheduled to enter private beta in early 2027.
Photoshop, Premiere and Lightroom Gain New Editing Features
Adobe also introduced several editing improvements across Creative Cloud.
Photoshop gains Relight, which lets users add and adjust lighting within an image, and Generative Restyle, which converts text-based editing instructions into adjustable controls. An improved Remove Tool can also identify and remove related elements, including shadows and reflections.
Premiere introduces Color Mode, a new color-grading interface, alongside generative tools for creating video, music and sound effects directly within the editing timeline. New audio features can also separate overlapping speakers and remove unwanted background noise.
Lightroom adds AI-assisted blemish removal and lighting adjustments, while Open Eyes, currently in beta, can correct closed eyes in photographs using reference images.
InDesign is introducing real-time collaborative editing in beta, allowing multiple designers to work on the same document simultaneously.
Following its acquisition of Topaz Labs, Adobe also highlighted two new image enhancement models, Wonder 4 and Image HDR, which offer improvements including sharpening, noise reduction and HDR enhancement and are available separately from Creative Cloud.
Firefly Adds Design and Workflow Automation Tools
Adobe is also expanding Firefly beyond AI-generated images and video with new design and automation capabilities. Firefly Design, available in beta, brings image editing, illustration, animation, 3D and print design together in a shared workspace.
Another beta feature, Firefly Graph, allows users to create reusable workflows combining AI models and Adobe tools. Meanwhile, Firefly Builder, currently in private beta, can generate interactive website and app prototypes from natural-language instructions.
Many of the new Creative Cloud editing features are generally available, while its AI assistants and several Firefly capabilities remain in beta.
ove AI beyond individual content-generation features and into the everyday editing and production tasks handled by creative professionals.
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