Google and Adobe expand tie-up: Acrobat in Drive and Gmail, creative tools in Gemini

Google and Adobe have announced a wider partnership, revealed at Adobe MAX. The companies plan to bring Adobe's creative and productivity tools into everyday Google services, and to bring Google's frontier AI models into Adobe's apps. Google's announcement describes most items as coming soon, so the timing of each change is still open.

For PDF work, Google Drive and Gmail will get a direct route into Adobe Acrobat. Acrobat will appear as a suggested app in both services, and file previews will include an "Edit with" entry point. 9to5Google reads this as a quick hand-off rather than full PDF editing inside Drive, so the exact scope remains unclear. Users who often move between Drive and Acrobat are most likely to notice the change first.

In Gemini and Gemini Enterprise, Adobe will expand its connectors to include Acrobat and more creative tools. Adobe also plans to bring those tools to AI Mode in Google Search, so users could create and edit content from the search and chat interfaces. For businesses, Adobe's CX Enterprise Coworker agent will be usable inside Gemini Enterprise. Google says the agent can create graphics, handle PDF work and run marketing campaigns without leaving the app.

Adobe and Google DeepMind will also explore new editing capabilities for creative professionals. The first project is an image model for Photoshop that could allow near-real-time edits. Google has not given a timeline, and 9to5Google notes that no concrete date has been set. Android Authority covers the same news from a consumer angle, focusing on easier editing of PDFs and photos.

Several details are not yet known. The sources do not say which Gemini plans or regions will get the features, whether any of the tools will cost extra, or when the Drive and Gmail links will roll out. Readers should treat the plans as announced intentions until Google or Adobe publish availability details.