Adobe adds AI editing tools across Photoshop, Premiere and Firefly apps

New AI editing in Photoshop

Adobe announced a wide range of new features at its annual Adobe MAX conference on 10 November 2026, according to 9to5 Mac. Many of the additions use artificial intelligence, and some began rolling out on the day of the announcement.

Photoshop gains a Relight tool that lets editors add, move and resize light sources in an image without damaging the original file. A Generative Restyle feature produces new variations of an image's style, which users can then adjust with sliders. A Quick Compare slider helps track changes made to a picture.

The Photoshop beta app is also picking up several extras. These include Mockups, which places a design onto a real object or surface, and Camera Angles, which lets users try new viewpoints of an image directly on the canvas. Generative Recompose reshapes an image into a different aspect ratio while keeping its structure, and Convert to Text Layers pulls text out of a flat image so it can be edited as type.

Image enhancement after the Topaz Labs deal

Following Adobe's acquisition of Topaz Labs, the company is introducing two new AI image enhancement models. Wonder 4 combines upscaling, noise removal, deblurring and sharpening in one step.

A second model, Image HDR, turns standard images into HDR pictures with better brightness and detail. Adobe says both models draw on the technology from the acquired firm.

Premiere gains generative video and sound

Premiere, Adobe's video editing application, receives a set of tools for preparing raw footage. Enhance Audio improves sound quality, while Separate Crosstalk and Separate Sound Source help split audio elements apart.

A Generative Remove tool arrives in beta, letting editors delete unwanted objects such as boom microphones, logos or distracting backgrounds straight from the timeline. A new Color Mode colour-grading tool also launches today.

The most far-reaching addition is the Generative Media Tool, which brings video, sound effect, soundscape and music creation directly into the editing timeline. Editors can fill gaps in an edit, such as missing b-roll or background audio, using context from their own footage, then keep refining the results. The tool draws on Adobe Firefly as well as partner models from Google, Kling, Runway and Luma.

Licensed music comes to Premiere on iPhone

Premiere Mobile on the iPhone is getting a large library of licensed music thanks to new partnerships with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. Adobe says hundreds of thousands of tracks become available for non-commercial use from today.

Users can browse trending songs and featured artists, including names such as Olivia Dean and Noah Kahan, and start projects from artist-inspired templates. Adobe also plans agentic tools for the mobile app, including Quick Cuts, which produces a first cut of a video from a prompt and the clips a user supplies, and an AI Assistant that carries out editing tasks from natural language instructions.

Lightroom, Illustrator and InDesign updates

Lightroom receives several photo editing additions. Glow adds soft, cinematic light to pictures, Blemish Removal offers quick skin fixes, and Open Eyes arrives in beta. Camera tethering on desktop and iPad is expanded, with support for more cameras, advanced shooting controls, and the option to connect a camera straight to an iPad for live previews and editing.

Illustrator gains new brushes, gradients, patterns and graphic styles, plus refreshed Blend controls with a persistent panel and live preview. InDesign adds a Co-editing feature in beta for collaborative work, a Flex Layout tool that adjusts content to the canvas, and Check Document and Rewrite features that flag editorial and accessibility issues during work.

Firefly grows into a wider platform

Adobe is expanding Firefly, its AI platform, beyond simple generation. Firefly Video helps users organise scenes, assemble clips, add captions, and produce transitions and b-roll. Firefly Design combines illustration, image editing, animation and 3D tools on one canvas.

New extras include Quick Actions for common tasks, Firefly Graph for building reusable workflows, and Firefly Builder, which is in private beta and lets users prototype websites and apps using natural language. Firefly's AI Assistant gains a Plan Mode for reviewing an agent's proposed steps, and a Model Selector for choosing which AI model to use. Adobe is also previewing always-on agents that handle recurring jobs such as organising assets and preparing content for different platforms in the background.

MCP support arrives in 2027

The one feature not arriving soon is MCP support, planned for 2027. MCP, or Model Context Protocol, is a standard that lets AI assistants connect to outside software. Once it ships, users will be able to link Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and After Effects to AI tools and agents they already use.

Adobe's example involves connecting Photoshop to ChatGPT so the two can work together on adapting a whole campaign from new artwork. The agent can also interact with other connected services, for example adding files to a Google Drive folder or posting updates in Slack.

Because the agent runs locally on the user's computer, it works directly in native project files, and layers, vectors, bins and sequences stay fully editable.