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Adobe and Google link Acrobat with Drive and Gmail through expanded partnership
Adobe and Google are expanding their partnership to connect Acrobat with Google Drive and Gmail, making it easier to open and edit PDFs from file previews. The deal also brings Google’s AI models into Acrobat and Adobe’s tools into Google services, extending access to document and creative features.
Users will be able to access Acrobat from Gemini chats and, in future, Google Search’s AI Mode, while Adobe says its other products may also gain integrations. The companies are exploring a customised Google image model for Photoshop that could support near-real-time edits. The announcement came at Adobe’s Max conference, where the company also outlined new AI assistants for Creative Cloud and mobile apps.
In short
- Acrobat will connect more directly with Drive and Gmail.
- Google AI models are coming to Acrobat and other Adobe tools.
- Adobe is also developing new AI assistants for creative apps.
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The case for
The expanded partnership could make routine document and creative work more convenient by letting people use familiar Adobe tools within Google services and access Google’s AI models in Acrobat. Supporters may also see the integrations as giving users more ways to work across platforms without switching apps, while the proposed Photoshop model could speed up editing.
The case against
The closer integration may deepen reliance on two large technology firms and make it harder for users to move between competing services. Critics could also question how documents, prompts and other user data are handled when Adobe and Google’s tools work together, and whether AI features deliver enough value to justify those trade-offs.
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Originally published by Engadget as “Adobe and Google have teamed up to connect Drive, Gmail and Acrobat”.