New Photoshop and Illustrator tools are the most significant updates to Adobe Firefly yet

New AI tools give Adobe creators more design and editing power. Adobe is bringing its popular AI feature to Illustrator users, along with a series of new tools and updates, including a brand new AI image generator in Photoshop.

These are some of the most substantial updates to Adobe Firefly since the company first released it last year. The company’s AI tools have been integrated into the suite of design programs, meaning you’ll need to be a Creative Cloud subscriber to use the AI ​​design tools.

The biggest update coming to Photoshop is the introduction of a text-to-image generator, which can generate an entire image from a text prompt. Previously, you could only generate AI art for portions of designs with generative fill, not entire images. Generative fill is also getting an update to handle more detailed renderings. Photoshop is also getting new brush selection and adjustment tools, and updates to the contextual toolbar should make it easier for users to enter prompts and edit designs.

A new Illustrator beta powers several new tools, the biggest of which is the generative shape fill tool. This lets creators select a shape, type their prompt, and fill the shape with AI-generated content (stylized as detailed vector graphics). It’s similar to how the generative fill feature in Photoshop works. Illustrator is also getting a bunch of other new and recently updated editing tools, including improved selection tools, a text-to-pattern feature, and the ability to enter style references.

Adobe’s AI program came under fire earlier this year when the company updated its terms of service to allow its AI models to be trained on users’ designs. Many users were upset, and since Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite is most often used by professional creators and enterprises, it raised new concerns about AI potentially training on sensitive or copyrighted data. Following the backlash, Adobe reversed the policy and said it would halt all training. Now, Adobe say it will “never” train on customer content and that it will take a “creator-friendly approach” to AI.

For more information, check out our best AI image generators and our full Adobe Firefly review.