GoKawiilAdobe and Google deepen partnership linking Acrobat, Drive, Gmail and Gemini
At its Max conference in Miami, Adobe announced an expanded partnership with Google that adds deeper integration between Acrobat and Google Drive and Gmail, including an 'edit with Acrobat' option in file previews. The companies also said Google's AI models will be built into Acrobat for conversational document editing, with access to Acrobat available directly from Gemini's chat window and planned for AI Mode in Google Search. Adobe said the integration will extend to other products and that it is working with Google DeepMind on new creative-editing capabilities, including possible customization of a Google image model for Photoshop.
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The tie-up suggests both companies see advantage in embedding their tools into each other's ecosystems rather than competing head-on, potentially making Google's AI models a bigger part of everyday document and creative work. For Adobe, pairing with Google's frontier models could help it keep pace with AI-native competitors in productivity and creative software; for Google, it extends Gemini's reach into widely used file-management and editing workflows.
- Acrobat gains direct integration with Google Drive and Gmail, including in-preview editing.
- Google's AI models are being added to Acrobat, with access available via Gemini's chat window.
- Adobe says it is exploring further integrations with Google DeepMind for creative editing tools like Photoshop.
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