Adobe Firefly is Adobe’s own set of AI tools, built right into the Creative Cloud apps you probably already know—Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe Express. There’s even a mobile app for your phone. What makes Firefly different is that it’s trained only on content Adobe has the rights to use, so you don’t have to worry about copyright headaches. Alongside Firefly, there’s Adobe Sensei, which quietly takes care of the boring stuff—removing backgrounds, filling in gaps, and tagging your photos so you don’t have to.
With the Firefly mobile app, you can whip up images and videos just by typing what you want to see. Want to turn a sentence into a picture, or a photo into a video? It’s all there. And because everything syncs with Creative Cloud, you can start something on your phone while you’re out and about, then polish it up later on your computer. You even get to pick which AI model you want to use—Adobe’s own, which is safe for commercial work, or partner models from Google and OpenAI if you need something different.
Think of Sensei as the behind-the-scenes helper, quietly taking care of the repetitive jobs so you can focus on the creative part. Firefly and Sensei work hand in hand: one makes the content, the other makes your life easier.
Here’s why this actually matters: If you’re making stuff for clients, brands, or paid gigs, you need to know you won’t get in trouble for using AI art. Firefly is trained on safe, licensed material, so you can use what you make in your commercial projects without worrying about copyright drama. For freelancers, agencies, and anyone working with clients, that peace of mind is a big deal.
