Adobe has launched a connected app in Google Gemini and expanded its plugin in Anthropic's Claude, extending its software to two major AI chatbot platforms.
The Gemini launch marks Adobe's first entry into Google's chatbot platform. With Gemini reaching more than one billion monthly users, the connected app lets people access tools from Photoshop, Lightroom, Adobe Express and Firefly through a conversational interface.
Users can ask Gemini to handle creative tasks such as improving photographs, producing marketing materials and adapting designs. Adobe's software then selects the relevant tools and workflow steps in the background based on the request.
Adobe described the Gemini rollout as the first stage of a broader relationship with Google, with more creative and productivity functions expected over time.
Claude update
Alongside the Gemini launch, Adobe has broadened its existing Claude integration. The plugin now includes Acrobat tools for the first time, adding document work to the creative applications already available in the chatbot.
The Claude plugin now offers more than 80 tools across Acrobat, Express, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom, InDesign and Adobe Stock, among others. Adobe has also introduced interactive editing features for Acrobat and Express, allowing users to move from a text prompt to direct file editing inside Claude.
Users can now carry out a range of PDF tasks within Claude, including deleting, combining or splitting pages, removing sensitive information, and converting or exporting PDFs into other formats. Those who want more direct control can open documents in a new interactive editor to reorder pages, edit text, and add comments or highlights.
The update also expands Adobe Express editing inside Claude. Users can work in a layer-based editor to adjust individual design elements rather than relying only on conversational instructions.
Broader strategy
The announcements reflect Adobe's effort to place its software inside AI assistants people already use for work and content creation. Rather than requiring users to switch between standalone applications, Adobe is trying to embed common creative and document tasks into chat-based workflows.
Adobe had already introduced a creativity connector for Claude covering image, vector, layout and video editing. By adding Acrobat to the same plugin, it is combining design and document functions in a single interface.
The move also shows how software groups are adapting to the rise of AI chatbots as a new entry point for digital tools. For Adobe, integrations with Gemini and Claude help keep products such as Photoshop, Acrobat and Express visible as users increasingly begin tasks in conversational systems rather than in dedicated desktop or web applications.
The expansion comes as large technology groups and software providers compete to establish their products inside popular AI assistants. Connecting established applications to chatbot platforms has become one way to retain user attention, particularly as generative AI systems become part of daily office and creative work.
Adobe said the updated Claude plugin brings together workflows spanning creativity and productivity in one experience, while the Gemini launch opens access to its tools on one of the largest consumer AI platforms.