Adobe has fundamentally redesigned the imaging pipeline in Photoshop 2026 by introducing Multi-Model Support. For the first time, users are not restricted to Adobe’s native Firefly engine; the software now allows seamless integration with third-party AI models to handle specific tasks like ultra-realistic skin retouching or complex architectural expansion.
For the developer community at theAdobelib, the most significant update is the expansion of the Unified Extensibility Platform (UXP). New APIs now allow developers to programmatically control “Generative Fill” and “Generative Expand.” This means you can now write scripts to process entire folders of images, applying AI-driven modifications, background removals, and object insertions based on custom metadata tags, effectively turning Photoshop into an autonomous production server.