Gemini to include Adobe, Canva, CapCut

Google’s Gemini is expanding beyond text prompts and image generation into a hub for outside creative tools. Adobe, Canva and CapCut each said this week they are integrating with Gemini so users can move from generating media to editing it without leaving Google’s assistant environment. The announcements came around Google I/O 2026, where Google also introduced Gemini Omni, a model the company said can create and edit media through conversation. Google’s own I/O materials did not spell out all three partnerships in one place, but the companies and follow-on reporting described a shared workflow: make something in Gemini, then refine it with specialist tools. ### Which companies are actually joining Gemini? Adobe said on May 19 that it is bringing a “creativity connector” to Google Gemini that will let users access Adobe’s imaging, design and video tools from inside Gemini. Adobe said the connector will route requests to its creative agent and “pro-grade tools,” with users describing what they want in Gemini and Adobe handling the production behind the scenes. (blog.google) Canva said its Connected App for Google Gemini began rolling out with limited availability on May 19, with broader availability “coming soon.” The company said Gemini users will be able to create, edit and publish Canva designs from within the assistant, including brand templates and editable assets. CapCut announced on May 21 that it is partnering with Gemini so users can edit images and videos directly in the Gemini app using CapCut’s tools, according to CapCut’s public post as cited by multiple outlets. (blog.adobe.com) CapCut did not give a launch date beyond saying the feature is coming “soon.” ### What does the workflow look like inside Gemini? Google said Gemini Omni can “create anything from any input” and lets users edit video with conversational language. (businesswire.com) That matters because the outside tools appear to plug into a Gemini workflow Google is already building around generation and iterative editing. PCMag reported that Adobe, Canva and CapCut plan to connect their editing capabilities directly to Gemini so people can keep working where they are already making creative decisions. (9to5google.com) The publication described Canva as a place to edit imagery first created through Google’s model, while Adobe and CapCut would handle higher-end image and video refinements. (blog.google) Canva gave the clearest product example. The company said “Magic Layers” can take an image generated in Gemini and separate it into individual editable elements inside Canva, allowing users to adjust parts of the composition rather than treating the output as a flat image. ### Is this part of a bigger Google Workspace push? (uk.pcmag.com) Google’s I/O announcements tied Gemini more closely to Workspace and creative tasks. Google said Gemini Omni Flash is rolling out to the Gemini app, Google Flow and YouTube Shorts, while broader I/O materials described Gemini as part of a wider set of AI tools for creation and action. BetaNews reported that Google is positioning Gemini as an agent platform that can stay active and integrate with Gmail, Docs, Slides and other Workspace tools. (businesswire.com) Read alongside the Adobe, Canva and CapCut announcements, that suggests Google wants Gemini to broker work across third-party apps as well as its own products; that is an inference from the separate announcements, not a direct Google statement tying all of them together. (blog.google) ### What is available now, and what is still pending? Canva is the only one of the three with a dated rollout statement in the sources reviewed. Its Connected App started limited availability on May 19, 2026, and Canva said full availability is coming soon. Adobe said its creativity connector is coming soon to Google Gemini, but did not publish a specific release date in the announcement reviewed. (blog.google) CapCut likewise said its Gemini editing tools are coming soon, without a calendar date. Google’s I/O event ran May 19-20, 2026, and on-demand sessions became available May 21, according to Google’s developer materials. (businesswire.com) The next concrete milestone in this story is likely product rollout detail from Adobe, Canva, CapCut or Google’s Gemini app settings, where Canva said users can enable its connected app. (developers.googleblog.com) (blog.adobe.com)