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Generate an image and keep editing in Adobe
Adobe Firefly turns a prompt into an image on the web and inside apps such as Photoshop, so the next step is already on your canvas.
Who it helps
Firefly is for people who already work in Adobe apps and want a generated image or a fill that drops back onto the canvas. It fits production work where the file still needs type, masking, or color in Photoshop or Illustrator.
It also fits anyone who wants a web generator with a clear story about training data: Adobe says these image models use licensed Adobe Stock, openly licensed content, and public-domain material.
Generative credits come with many Adobe plans, so the people already paying for Creative Cloud can start without a second account.
How it makes life easier
On firefly.adobe.com you describe an image and get options. In Photoshop, related tools can fill or expand part of a photo you already have. The point is a generated result that lives in an Adobe document, ready for the rest of the job.
Credits are the meter. Some plans include a monthly amount. Extra use can mean a higher plan or a top-up, which you can see in the account before a big batch.
You get speed at the start of a layout, then the full control of the Adobe tools you already know. That combination is why Firefly belongs in a working file, not only in a gallery.
What you get
The image can land in Photoshop
You keep editing on an Adobe canvas with masks, type, and color, instead of rebuilding the file in another editor.
Adobe describes the training sources
Their public description names licensed Stock, open licenses, and public-domain content, which is useful when you need a clearer origin story for generated stills.
Credits sit on a plan you can read
You can see whether your Adobe subscription includes generations before you start a large set of variations.
Questions
Do I need Photoshop to use Firefly?
No. The Firefly website can generate from a prompt on its own. Photoshop and other Adobe apps are where you continue if that is already how you finish work.
How do credits work?
Generative credits are included on many Adobe plans. You spend them as you generate. The account page shows what you have left and how to add more if a project needs a bigger batch.
Can I take the result into Illustrator or Photoshop?
Yes. That handoff is a large part of the product. Generate on the web or inside the app, then keep editing with the tools you already use to ship a layout.
See Adobe and try it on your next task.
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