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Photon Studio is a newly available desktop image editor that supports layers, masks, adjustment layers, smart objects, and native PSD file compatibility. It performs all processing locally, including AI-driven subject selection and background removal, and is currently free with no paywalled features.
Adobe has launched a new Slack integration bringing over 70 tools from apps including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Acrobat, InDesign and Firefly directly into the messaging platform. The feature is available now to Slack Business+ and Enterprise+ customers, letting users message Slackbot to complete creative tasks using content from Slack channels, Canvases and Adobe Creative Cloud assets. An Adobe account is not required, though logging in unlocks fuller access to the tools.
Adobe announced that Slack users can now invoke apps like Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, Acrobat and Illustrator directly through Slack's AI assistant, Slackbot, which interprets requests and calls the right Adobe tool while factoring in conversation context. Separately, more than 70 Adobe tools are being made available through a new Adobe for Slack MCP app. The integration launches first for Slack Business+ and Enterprise+ customers.
Adobe has released an Adobe for Slack MCP app that connects Slackbot to more than 70 creative and productivity tools, including Photoshop, Firefly, Acrobat, Premiere, Illustrator and InDesign. The integration lets teams generate, edit and search creative assets directly inside Slack conversations, using context from messages, files and channels to trigger the right Adobe tool. It is available now to Slack Business+ and Enterprise+ customers globally, with basic use possible without an Adobe account and full features unlocked by signing in.
A design professor has compiled a list of the earliest recognizable web design trends from 1993, tracing them back to the pre-boom era of the World Wide Web following Tim Berners-Lee's original 1991 page at CERN. The analysis distinguishes genuine web-native design conventions, born from the technology and culture of the time, from styles simply imported from other media. It highlights how amateur creators in the mid-1990s shaped distinctive visual genres unique to the early web.
Adobe introduced AI Assisted Editor, a new Photoshop interface that lets users edit images through natural language prompts alongside the existing Pro Editor workspace. The company also unveiled a light adjustment layer, Instruct Edit with Masks, and a Markup tool for drawing edit instructions directly on images. These features are currently available in the $23-per-month Photoshop beta.
Adobe has introduced a beta feature called AI Assisted Editor, an optional Photoshop mode that swaps the app's traditional tool-heavy interface for a simplified, natural-language editing experience. The mode bundles Firefly-powered tools like Prompt to Edit, Generative Fill, Generative Expand, Remove Background, and a new AI Markup tool that lets users sketch or click on an image and describe changes in plain text. Users can toggle between this mode and Photoshop's standard Pro Editor at any time.
Adobe's latest Photoshop update introduces a non-destructive Light Adjustment Layer offering exposure, contrast, highlight and shadow controls similar to Lightroom, enabling raw-quality edits without leaving the app. It also adds AI features powered by Firefly Image 5, including Instruct Edit with Masks for prompt-based edits within masked areas, and Markup, which lets users sketch directly on images to guide AI-generated changes. A new beta AI Assisted Editor bundles these tools with a natural-language prompt bar.
Adobe is rolling out a beta update to Photoshop featuring a new optional 'AI Assisted Editor' view that consolidates its AI tools—prompt-based editing, background removal, and image extension—into one toolbar. The update also introduces a markup tool letting users sketch or highlight areas to guide AI edits instead of typing prompts, plus an upgraded 'Instruct Edit with Masks' feature powered by Firefly Image 5 that understands full image context.
Promotional material for the upcoming film 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' has drawn scrutiny online after fans spotted visual inconsistencies suggesting the use of generative AI tools. Some observers argue the oddities are more likely the result of conventional Photoshop editing rather than AI generation, leaving the true cause unconfirmed.