Adobe Photoshop | AI Assistant brings smarter image editing tools
Adobe has introduced new AI-powered image editing tools across Photoshop and Firefly, making it easier for creators to describe edits, mark up specific areas, and refine visuals with more control. Published on March 10, 2026, the update brings AI Assistant in Photoshop to public beta on web and mobile, while Firefly Image Editor adds Generative Fill, Generative Remove, Generative Expand, Generative Upscale, and Remove Background.
Adobe makes image editing more conversational in Photoshop and Firefly
Adobe’s update focuses on reducing friction in everyday editing. Instead of manually searching for every tool, users can describe what they want to change, such as removing distractions, replacing backgrounds, refining lighting, adjusting color, or enhancing a portrait.
For designers, the important change is workflow entry. Photoshop and Firefly are becoming easier to approach through natural language while still preserving the need for creative judgment, visual review, and manual refinement when the result needs to meet production standards.
How AI Assistant changes Photoshop editing
AI Assistant in Photoshop is now available in public beta on web and mobile. Adobe says users can describe the edits they want and either let AI Assistant apply changes automatically or guide them step by step, which can help beginners learn while giving experienced users a faster way to start common adjustments.
Photoshop web also adds AI Markup in public beta, powered by AI Assistant and available from the contextual task bar. The feature lets users draw directly on an image and add prompts to control where changes happen, making it useful when an edit needs to affect a specific area instead of the entire composition.
New editing options for designers and visual teams
Firefly Image Editor now includes Generative Fill, Generative Remove, Generative Expand, Generative Upscale, and Remove Background in one streamlined workspace. This gives designers a more direct way to add, replace, remove, expand, sharpen, or isolate visual elements without moving through multiple disconnected tools.
Adobe also says Firefly supports more than 25 AI models, including Adobe’s commercially safe models, Google’s Nano Banana 2, OpenAI’s Image Generation, Runway’s Gen-4.5, and Black Forest Labs’ Flux.2 [pro]. For creative teams, that model choice can be useful when comparing image styles, refining assets, and testing different visual directions.
The broader workflow shift is toward faster iteration with more localized control. Designers can begin with a prompt, use markup for targeted edits, upscale or expand the result, then continue reviewing composition, lighting, color, accessibility, brand consistency, and final export quality before publishing.
Availability and generation limits
Adobe says AI Assistant in Photoshop is available in public beta on web and mobile, while the new Firefly Image Editor capabilities are available globally. Users can start exploring Photoshop on web and mobile, as well as Adobe Firefly, from Adobe’s official tools.
Through April 9, paid subscribers to Photoshop on web and mobile receive unlimited generations when using AI Assistant. Users on the free version of Photoshop on web and mobile can start with 20 free generations, while Firefly customers can currently access unlimited generations through Adobe’s active Firefly offer.
Sources and Recommended Links
- Image editing just got smarter with AI in Photoshop and Firefly | Adobe Blog (Official)
- Photoshop on the web | Adobe (Official)
- Adobe Firefly | Adobe (Official)
