Better object removal, improved lighting and more - these "Sneaks" could be Adobe's next big leap forward

As has become tradition at its conferences, Adobe MAX 2025 concluded with what’s become known as ‘Sneaks’ – a hotly anticipated interactive evening presentation designed to showcase what’s next (or what could be next).

Think of them as passion projects, dreamt up by internal staffers in response to customer demand and emerging trends, whereby experimental features could make it into Adobe’s pipeline.

This year in LA, critically acclaimed comedian, writer and actress Jessica Williams took to the stage together with Adobe Senior Creative Cloud Evangelist Paul Trani to host the session, which comprised 10 individual ‘Sneaks’ demonstrated by their creators.

Although the company stressed that not all of these will ...