Adobe Acquires Topaz Labs to Strengthen AI Enhancement Tools

Adobe announced June 25, 2026 that it is acquiring Topaz Labs, a Dallas-based company that has spent more than two decades building professional AI-powered photo and video enhancement software.

The acquisition brings Topaz's core technologies—upscaling, denoising, and sharpening—directly into Adobe's ecosystem, where they will be integrated across Photoshop, Lightroom, and the Firefly AI image generator. Topaz is best known for Gigapixel, its upscaling tool, and Topaz Photo, its image enhancement application.

Why it matters

Adobe faces intensifying competition from Canva in creative software and DaVinci Resolve in video production. By absorbing Topaz's specialized AI models, Adobe gains proven enhancement technology that already won an Emmy Award for AI Image/Video Enhancement for High Quality TV Catalog Restoration at the 76th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards in 2025. The move positions Adobe to offer higher-quality restoration and upscaling capabilities for enterprises managing archival content and creators blending AI-generated assets with traditional footage.

Integration across Adobe's portfolio

Adobe already offers some overlapping functionality with Topaz tools in Creative Cloud, but the acquisition enables full integration of Topaz's models into Firefly, Firefly Services, and Adobe's creative applications. David Wadhwani, President of Adobe's Creativity & Productivity Business, said the combination will give creators "the quality and control to easily produce that content at higher quality and resolution" as they mix captured and AI-generated images and video.

Topaz Labs serves millions of customers, and Adobe emphasized that the company's services will remain available as standalone products on the Topaz Labs website. CEO Eric Yang will continue leading the Topaz team following the acquisition.

Deal timeline and strategic context

The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026. Adobe stated that the acquisition will "expand its video and image model offerings with state-of-the-art AI enhancement models" across its creative platform, targeting creators, designers, video professionals, photographers, and enterprises.

The deal reflects Adobe's strategy of acquiring specialized AI capabilities rather than building all enhancement technology in-house. Topaz's two decades of focus on image quality improvement gives Adobe immediate access to mature models that have been refined through years of professional use.

Details of the acquisition were first reported by PetaPixel and TechCrunch.