April 2026 - What's new in Adobe Creative Cloud & Document Cloud

Check out this list of the latest Adobe software updates and new features across all Creative Cloud and Document Cloud apps. Each month, the Creative Ambassadors team shares key highlights to keep you up to date on what’s new and improved!

Adobe Express (March 2026)

• Import PDFs with tables

• Image swap controls in custom templates

After Effects (January 2026)

• Substance 3D Materials (SBSAR)

• Create parametric meshes

• Enable lights to cast shadows

• Support for Variable Font Axes

• Improved Illustrator layer conversion

• Import SVG files as vectors

• Unmult effect for Keying transparency

• Lossless Compressed Playback

• Crop composition to selected layer(s) bounds

• New built-in audio effects - Distortion, Compressor, and Gate

• Refreshed After Effects Preferences

• New expression and scripting enhancements

• Windows ARM native support

• Improved UI language support

Animate (October 2023)

• Native Apple Silicon Support

• Sleek user interface

• Reset warped asset

Audition (January 2026)

• Windows ARM native support

Firefly (March 2026)

• Quick Guides

• Edit images in the Edit tab

• Design on-brand content at scale with Firefly Design Intelligence

Frame. io (February 2026)

• More accurate and relevant search results

• Better list view navigation

• Camera to Cloud now supports Nikon stills

Illustrator (March 2026)

• View objects from multiple angles in Turntable

• Auto Select in Text to Vector Graphic

• Apply style reference with new partner models when using Text to Vector Graphic

• Export files directly to Adobe cloud storage from Export for Screens

InDesign (March 2026)

• Edit images with Adobe Express

• Flex layout enhancements

• Accessible context breaks

• Accessible glossary export

Lightroom (February 2026)

• Improve image quality with Generative Upscale

• Edit Lightroom photos in Firefly

• WebP file format support

• Enhanced Crop workflow in Lightroom on mobile

• Support for new cameras and lenses in Lightroom

Photoshop (January 2026)

• Adjust contrast with the Clarity and dehaze adjustment layer

• Adjust texture with the Grain adjustment layer

• Create more with new Firefly models in Generative Fill and Generative Expand

• Easily remove objects or people with the updated Remove tool

• Get consistent results with Reference Image

Premiere Pro (January 2026)

• AI-powered Object Masking

• Redesigned shape masks

• Send media from Firefly Boards to Premiere desktop

• Video transition handles

• GPU-accelerated thumbnails

• Native Support for Windows on ARM

• Support for Nikon R3D NE

Substance (Multiple dates)

Documentation Release Notes for each app

• 3D Designer (March 2026)​

• 3D Sampler (January 2026) ​

• 3D Painter (March2026)​

• 3D Stager (January 2026)​

• 3D Modeler (April 2025)​

Acrobat (February 2026)​

• Create PDF Spaces while combining files

• Generate presentations in additional languages

Acrobat Services (September 2025) ​

• .NET SDK 4.3.1 patch release

• See: https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/releasenotes/​

Acrobat Sign (November 2025)​

Adobe Acrobat Sign release v17.0.1

Production deployment: March 17, 2026

GovCloud deployment: March 19, 2026

Improved Functionality

• Create a copy – Expanded access points, faster reuse of agreements.

Experience Changes

• Integration key expiration visibility – Expiration dates now shown on the Access Tokens tab