Adobe Acrobat now has a range of new AI-powered features that can turn documents into presentations and even audio podcasts, making information easier to consume and reuse.
These tools build on Acrobat’s existing AI Assistant, which was already capable of answering questions about documents, but now goes one step further and transforms content into new formats. For users working with reports, research papers, or long PDFs, a new AI feature called Generate can convert dense text into content that’s easier to scan, share, or listen to.
Convert documents into podcasts and presentations
One of the most noticeable new additions is the ability to convert documents into audio podcasts, a feature we first saw on Google’s NotebookLM. Acrobat’s AI can summarize a document, structure it into a script, and generate spoken audio so users can listen instead of read. It can help you catch up while commuting or multitasking instead of reading through pages of text.
Acrobat can also create presentations from documents by automatically extracting key points and organizing them into slides. Instead of manually copying content into PowerPoint or Google Slides, users can let the AI handle the first draft and then edit or refine it as needed.
Adobe is also expanding the ability for users to edit PDFs in natural language. With AI Assist, users can ask Acrobat to rewrite sections, summarize content, or make changes using simple prompts instead of manual tools.
The update also improves the way Acrobat understands document structure, making it easier to extract insights from complex files like contracts or technical reports. With AI now deeply embedded, Acrobat is transforming from a passive document viewer to an active tool for creating, learning and sharing information in a more flexible way.
Adobe’s AI push isn’t just limited to Acrobat, as new Premiere AI tools to streamline video editing workflows and the ability to leverage Adobe’s photo and PDF editing capabilities directly in ChatGPT help users work faster and more intuitively.
