The Adobe plugin is for quick creative jobs you would otherwise open Photoshop, Express or Premiere for. Typical uses: giving a batch of product or travel photos the same look, retouching portraits, resizing an image or clip for several social platforms, filling in an Express template for a flyer, cutting a long video into a short highlight reel, turning data into formatted PDFs, or placing a logo on product mockups. It suits small teams and solo creators who need decent output fast. For layered compositing or pixel-level control, Adobe's advice is to carry on in its full apps.
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Adobe unlocks more ways to create and get work done from the conversation. Previously available as Photoshop, the Adobe connector now brings creativity and productivity capabilities across Creative Cloud and Acrobat. Describe what you want to make or... Adobe app connection with skills for batch photo edits, mockups, social variations, template-based design, quick video cuts and portrait retouching. Listed in OpenAI's curated Codex marketplace (openai-curated); the manifest declares skills and an app connector.
What you need
- ChatGPT or Codex. In ChatGPT, add Adobe from Plugins, then type
@Adobeor pick it from the plus menu in a new chat. In Codex, install it from/pluginsor withcodex plugin add adobe@openai-curated. - An Adobe account, for most of it. You can start as a guest with a broad set of tools. Signing in adds generative features, access to your Creative Cloud files and work saved across sessions. Most of the bundled skills are marked as needing sign-in.
- The right Adobe plan for some features. The skills expect "not on your plan" errors for things like certain presets, Quick Cut, AI canvas expansion and animation, and fall back or stop when they hit one.
Good to know
- Your files go through Creative Cloud. Uploads are staged to Creative Cloud for processing, and results come back as links, sometimes collected on a shareable Firefly Board.
- Editing panels are ChatGPT-only. On 29 September 2026 Adobe began rolling out side-panel editors for images, designs and PDFs in ChatGPT web and app. In Codex the skills work through text and links (see the FAQ).
- Some skills use generative AI. The mockup skill generates scenes with Adobe Firefly and social variations can use AI canvas expansion; batch photo edits and portrait retouching avoid generative AI by default.
- It replaced the Photoshop app. The former Photoshop integration is now this broader Adobe connection.
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Install
- 1Add it in ChatGPT
Open Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar (web or desktop), search for “Adobe” and select +. You'll be asked to sign in to any connected service on first use. Then type @ in a chat to call it.
- 2Or install it in Codex
codex plugin add adobe@openai-curatedStart a new Codex session afterwards. You can also run /plugins inside the CLI to browse and install interactively.
Things to ask
- “turn my video into a short highlight reel”
- “resize these photos for my social media platforms”
- “find a template for a promotional flyer”
Disconnect or uninstall
- 1In ChatGPT
Disconnect an account in Settings → Apps or Plugins. To remove the plugin itself, open Adobe in the Plugin Directory and select Uninstall plugin. Uninstalling can disconnect every account connected through it, and plugins your workspace installs may not offer the option.
- 2In Codex
codex plugin remove adobe@openai-curated
Adobe: common questions
- Is the Adobe plugin for ChatGPT free?
You can use it as a guest without an Adobe account. Signing in adds generative features, your Creative Cloud files and saved work, and what you can do then depends on your Adobe plan: some tools return an entitlement error on plans that don't include them. Neither Adobe's announcement nor the plugin listing gives prices for the plugin itself.
- What's the difference between the Adobe plugin and the Adobe app?
The Adobe app is the connection itself: Adobe's tools running inside ChatGPT. This plugin is the package from OpenAI's curated marketplace, with the same app plus six Adobe skills, so the model follows a set workflow for jobs like batch edits or quick cuts. It's also how you install Adobe in Codex. Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Express have separate listings.
- Can I use the Adobe plugin in Codex?
Yes. It's in Codex's built-in marketplace, so
/pluginsorcodex plugin add adobe@openai-curatedinstalls it; start a new session afterwards. The skills detect that Codex has no file picker or preview widgets and return links instead. Local files can only be uploaded when the session allows network access. See Use plugins in Codex.- What happens to the photos and documents I upload?
They're uploaded to Adobe's Creative Cloud to be processed, and the edited versions come back as links. When you're signed in, your work is kept across sessions. Adobe's privacy policy and terms apply to that data, separately from OpenAI's. Before connecting work files, check the points in our plugin security checklist.
Guide updated Oct 24, 2026. Sources: blog.adobe.com, blog.adobe.com, github.com, learn.chatgpt.com.