Adobe officially released the Photoshop 27.7 update yesterday. The core highlight of this upgrade is the introduction of "Remove Tool" with on-device AI model support, which greatly enhances privacy security and eliminates reliance on cloud network environments. In addition, Adobe has significantly increased the generative AI credits for Creative Cloud subscribers and made multiple optimizations to the workflow experience.

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Core Feature One: The Remove Tool Enters the "On-Device AI" Era

The highlight of Photoshop 27.7 is the local processing of the Remove Tool. Now, users no longer need to upload images to the cloud for processing; they can directly remove objects on their local devices. This change not only eliminates concerns about privacy leaks but also significantly reduces the demand for network bandwidth.

Flexible Switching: Users can freely switch between cloud processing and device-side processing based on their hardware conditions, and can download, delete, or manage local AI models at any time.

Hardware Requirements (Mac Version): To ensure the efficiency of local AI processing, Adobe has set high hardware standards for Mac devices: they must be equipped with M1Pro or later chips, have 24GB or more memory, and run macOS Tahoe (26.4) or higher. If the device does not meet these requirements, the relevant options will be grayed out, and users will continue to use the existing cloud-based processing method.

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Core Feature Two: Enhanced Generative AI Benefits and Firefly Integration

Major Credit Increase: Adobe has significantly increased the creative quotas for subscription users. Qualified Creative Cloud subscribers can now receive up to 100 generative AI credits per month, a significant increase from the previous 25, which greatly enhances the frequency of using Firefly's creative AI features.

Firefly Ideation Boards Integration: The new version achieves deep integration between Photoshop and Firefly Ideation Boards. Users can directly share PSD documents to the Ideation Boards and quickly create mood boards and compare variations in the variation panel, significantly optimizing the visual concept development and social media content iteration workflow.

Other Efficiency and Experience Improvements

More User-Friendly Workflow:

  • Background Layer Settings: A new preference has been added that allows JPEG files to be opened directly as regular layers, and users can now create new documents with transparent canvases directly, eliminating the tedious process of frequently unlocking the background layer.

  • Interface Refresh: The "Save for Web Use" dialog has been updated with a more modern interface.

Performance Improvement: Adobe has restructured the internal measurement module, reducing background telemetry overhead and ensuring faster responses when handling complex documents.

Key Bug Fixes: Adobe has resolved frequent issues reported by users, such as version conflicts on Windows platforms and the inability to recognize WebP files with long paths, further improving software stability.

For creative professionals who prioritize maximum privacy protection and local creation efficiency, this local processing update for the Remove Tool is undoubtedly the most valuable evolution in this version. It is recommended that Mac users meeting the hardware requirements visit the Creative Cloud desktop client to complete the update and experience this new local creation mode.