Adobe’s June Creative Cloud Update Brings On-Device AI to Photoshop

Adobe’s June Creative Cloud update lands with a quiet but consequential headline: Photoshop 27.7 ships with an on-device AI model that runs the Remove tool without a cloud connection. The same drop folds new Firefly and Topaz integrations into Lightroom, layers a long list of editor-pleasing fixes into Premiere, and brings After Effects and Illustrator along for the ride.

Existing Creative Cloud subscribers get the changes automatically as in-app updates. Adobe has not announced a separate price for the June release, and the the June update across Photoshop and Lightroom is being rolled out across the full suite in stages.

Photoshop 27.7 Brings the Remove Tool On-Device

The biggest change in this release sits inside Photoshop 27.7, the May 2026 build Adobe is pushing to Creative Cloud subscribers. After a one-time model download, the Remove tool can process generative fills locally, with no round-trip to Adobe’s servers and no waiting on a cloud queue.

According to Photoshop 27.7 on-device Remove details from Digital Production, the on-device workflow exposes a Device option inside the Remove tool, and the AI model is roughly 5 GB. Photoshop runs a hardware compatibility check before starting the download, and users can switch back to cloud processing at any time. The practical effect, per the same report, is a local option for Remove when users cannot, or do not want to, round-trip to the cloud.

Adobe had not confirmed at launch whether the on-device Remove workflow burns generative credits the same way the cloud version does, per the same Digital Production report. Reflection Removal, the other Photoshop standout, automatically detects and isolates reflections from images shot through glass on its own layer, with opacity controls for a natural, non-destructive result. The Remove tool itself now runs a generative AI model on-device and offline, so the editing workflow does not have to wait for a connection.

• Photoshop version: 27.7 (May 2026)
• On-device AI model size: roughly 5 GB
• Reflection Removal: isolates glass reflections on a separate layer
• Hardware check: runs automatically before download starts
• Cloud and on-device modes: switchable at any time

Lightroom Adds Three Major Partner Integrations

Lightroom’s June update ships three major partner integrations inside the develop module. AI Sharpen from Topaz Labs brings the third-party Noise-Aware Sharpen model into Lightroom, removing the need to export to a separate app to recover fine details.

Photo to Video on Lightroom desktop turns any photo into polished b-roll or reels with AI-generated motion powered by Firefly and Google Veo. Assisted Culling helps photographers be more efficient when selecting their best images, with new tools like Face View and customisable filters to give them more control over the cull. All Sony RAW formats on the recently announced Sony a7R VI are now supported across Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Camera Raw, per Adobe.

Sony a7R VI support landed in stages. Adobe Camera Raw 18.3.1 added preliminary support on May 19, with Lightroom Desktop and Lightroom Classic following on May 27, per Sony a7R VI support expansion coverage of the rollout. Adobe labels the current implementation as preliminary, which generally means support for compressed and uncompressed RAW formats but not yet for Lossless L, M, and S compression modes, per the same coverage.

The release also tightens Firefly Boards integration, adds GPU-accelerated scrolling in Lightroom Classic, and ships an Export to Photoshop option from Lightroom for iPad with a reverse Send to Lightroom flow when edits are done in the iPad app.

Premiere Pro’s Long List of Small Time-Savers

Premiere’s April 2026 release (version 26.2) already loaded the editor’s toolkit with practical updates, and the June drop continues the pattern. The headline additions are quality-of-life fixes editors have asked about for years, with a new audio shortcut topping the list.

Global Audio Mute, available as a click on the audio button in the menu bar, silences audio across the entire app without changing clip-level or track-level audio settings, per Adobe’s documentation on how to silence a Premiere sequence. The mute state is not saved with the project and resets when Premiere is relaunched. Marker Search pulls up any marker by colour, name, or comment across every open project, and Channel Blur, Gradient, and Noise effects add precise compositing and animated texture inside the timeline.

3D Spinback and Slide transitions add dynamic motion with professional-grade easing controls. Object Mask is faster and more refined, with softer, more natural masks, and the Sequence Index panel gives long-form editors searchable, spreadsheet-style control over complex timelines. The new Stock Panel Checkout previews and licenses Adobe Stock assets without leaving Premiere, and Single Word Captioning puts word-level control in the editor’s hands without disturbing the broader caption block. These and other April 2026 additions are listed on new effects and timeline tools in Premiere 26.2.

After Effects, Illustrator, and Adobe Camera Raw Catch a Pass

The rest of the suite sees smaller, targeted updates. After Effects gains enhancements to vector workflows and 3D parametric mesh creation for native compositing, per coverage of the 2026 update. Illustrator, per Adobe’s own update page, was refreshed with a tighter desktop workflow and new ways to scale and rotate gradients for dynamic motion designs.

Adobe Camera Raw’s new interface aligns more closely with Lightroom’s layout, with local tools moving to the right-hand side and adjustment panels becoming stackable. The Filmstrip can sit on the left or the bottom, and the new Centered Crop Overlay helps photographers center subjects more precisely. Local Hue, Raw defaults, and ISO Adaptive Presets round out the ACR update, with the same ISO Adaptive Preset also shipping to Lightroom Classic.

The Quiet Story Underneath: Breaking the Cloud Round-Trip

Each headline feature in this update is a small exit from the cloud round-trip that has defined Adobe’s AI strategy for two years. The on-device Remove model in Photoshop is the most visible, but the partner integrations tell the same story from a different angle.

The pattern is consistent. Adobe is no longer trying to build every AI feature in-house, and it is no longer insisting that every AI workflow touch a server. The new partners carry capabilities Adobe would have had to build or buy, and the on-device model removes the latency, credit, and connectivity dependencies that defined the first wave of Firefly-era tools.

• On-device AI model for Photoshop’s Remove tool (about 5 GB download)
• Topaz Labs’ Noise-Aware Sharpen model inside Lightroom
• Google Veo’s image-to-video model inside Lightroom’s Photo to Video
• Adobe Stock preview and licensing inside Premiere

For creators, the practical upshot is fewer workarounds. The Topaz export, the Veo round-trip, and the cloud Remove queue all live inside apps they already use. The shift lands hardest in deadline-driven work, where minutes saved on a render queue or a third-party export translate directly into delivery time. Adobe has not published pricing changes for the June update, and existing Creative Cloud subscribers continue to get the new features in their standard subscription, per the company’s own rollout notes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the on-device Remove model in Photoshop 27.7 use generative AI credits?

Per Digital Production’s coverage of the May 2026 release, Adobe had not confirmed at launch whether the on-device Remove workflow burns generative credits the same way the cloud version does. Subscribers with active credit plans should treat on-device Remove as a credit-neutral option for now, pending an Adobe clarification.

How much disk space does the Photoshop on-device AI model need?

The Remove tool’s on-device AI model download is roughly 5 GB, per Digital Production. Photoshop runs a hardware compatibility check before starting the download, and users can remove the model at any time to free the space.

When did Adobe add Sony a7R VI RAW support to Lightroom?

Adobe Camera Raw 18.3.1 added preliminary support on May 19, 2026, and Lightroom Desktop and Lightroom Classic followed on May 27, 2026, per coverage of the rollout. Adobe labels the implementation as preliminary, with Lossless L, M, and S compression modes still waiting on full support.

Will existing Creative Cloud subscribers get these features automatically?

Per Adobe’s own rollout notes, existing Creative Cloud subscribers will see the new features appear as in-app updates across Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, After Effects, and Illustrator. Adobe has not announced a separate price for the June update.