What happens? Your ChatGPT has just turned into a mini editing studio. Adobe has made the Photoshop Express and Acrobat tools free for use directly in ChatGPT, allowing users to modify images or work on PDFs without having to open a separate app. Here’s what you can do in a chat:
- Edit photos with Photoshop Express features like cropping, background removal, retouching, filters, and adjustments.
- Edit and organize PDFs with Acrobat, including the option to merge, add comments, sign, redact sensitive details, or convert files.
- Get AI help from ChatGPT as you work, such as asking for design ideas, content suggestions, or layout corrections.
How these tools work in ChatGPT
Adobe’s tools can be launched directly in a chat by simply uploading a file and typing what you want to do. You can say something like “Adobe Photoshop, help me blur the background of this image” and the app will activate in the same conversation. Once it’s running, you can still request changes.
Depending on the request, Adobe may display different versions to choose from or provide small interface elements that you can customize yourself. For example, Photoshop Express can display sliders for brightness, exposure, or contrast, allowing you to fine-tune an image directly in ChatGPT.
The Acrobat features in ChatGPT work in the same way, but the feature requires you to be logged in to your Adobe account to save or export files. Using the tools in ChatGPT itself costs nothing.
These tools easily cover everyday image editing and document tasks, but for complex edits it’s still better to switch to the full Adobe apps.
Still, this update makes ChatGPT a useful workspace for people who work with documents or images on a daily basis. It takes workflows that typically require multiple apps and condenses them into a chat window, making creative and documentary work feel more conversational than technical.
