Adobe adds AI editing to Project Indigo camera app

Adobe today began a limited experiment, adding generative artificial intelligence features to its Project Indigo experimental camera app for iPhone and iPad. The new “AI Playground” introduces on-device editing tools that can remove objects, alter artistic styles, provide photographic feedback, and execute custom user prompts directly within the app.

Initially launched last year to provide manual camera controls and a natural, SLR-like photographic look, Project Indigo is now exploring how generative AI can assist photographers at the moment of capture. The new features are available in version 1.1 of the app, which was updated earlier this year to support the iPhone 17e and several iPad models. The AI Playground is being offered for free to a small percentage of users for several weeks as an optional experiment.

The suite consists of four main sections. "Object Editing" allows users to remove distractions like people, vehicles, or signs from a photo, and can artificially blur the background to simulate a shallow depth of field. "Styles" applies preset artistic filters, converting photos to resemble drawings, paintings, or other artistic mediums. "Photo Guidance" provides AI...