OpenAI just dropped a game-changer that'll reshape creative workflows forever. ChatGPT can now directly run Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express apps through simple conversational commands - no app switching required. Users can blur backgrounds, merge PDFs, or design social media graphics by just typing what they want, marking the biggest leap toward truly conversational creative tools since generative AI emerged.
Adobe just rewrote the rules of creative software integration. The company's three flagship apps - Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express - are now running natively inside ChatGPT, turning the AI chatbot into a comprehensive creative workstation that responds to plain English commands.
The integration works seamlessly. Users simply upload a file and type something like "Adobe Photoshop, help me blur the background of this image," and the app springs to life within the chat interface. What's clever is the persistent context - once you've mentioned an Adobe app, ChatGPT remembers which tool you're using throughout that conversation, eliminating the need to repeatedly specify the app name.
The features aren't just basic either. Adobe's Photoshop integration can edit specific image sections, apply creative effects, and adjust brightness, contrast, and exposure through intuitive sliders that appear right in the chat. Acrobat handles PDF editing, compression, text extraction, and file merging - essentially bringing enterprise document workflows into conversational AI. Express, meanwhile, generates and edits designs like posters, invitations, and social media graphics with full animation capabilities.
What makes this integration particularly smart is the handoff capability. If users want more granular control, they can seamlessly transfer their ChatGPT-started projects directly into Adobe's full desktop applications, picking up exactly where they left off. It's the best of both worlds - AI simplicity with professional-grade depth when needed.
The rollout is comprehensive too. All three apps are available globally across desktop, web, and iOS platforms today, with Adobe Express already supporting Android. Photoshop and Acrobat Android support is "coming soon," according to Adobe.
This move comes at a critical time in the AI creative tools arms race. Google's Gemini introduced its own image editing capabilities in May, while had been building its app ecosystem since . The timing also follows for integrated apps last week after user complaints about ad-like behavior.
