Claude can now plug directly into Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton | The Verge

AINewsTechClaude can now plug directly into Photoshop, Blender, and AbletonAnthropic is also giving the Blender Foundation a load of cash to help the software stay free and open-source.Anthropic is also giving the Blender Foundation a load of cash to help the software stay free and open-source.by Jess WeatherbedApr 28, 2026, 4:49 PM UTCLinkShareGiftClaude’s new Blender connector lets you debug scenes, build new tools, and batch-apply object changes directly from the chatbot interface. Image: AnthropicJess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Anthropic has launched a set of connectors for Claude that allow the AI chatbot to tap into popular creative software, including Adobe’s Creative Cloud apps, Affinity, Blender, Ableton, Autodesk, and more.This marks the company’s latest efforts to break into the creative industry following its launch of Claude Design earlier this month. The new connectors — which enable Claude to access apps, retrieve data, and take actions within connected services — are “designed to make it easier to use Claude for creative work,” according to Anthropic, and can be used for specific functions in each app.The Adobe for creativity connector can draw from Creative Cloud apps like Photoshop, Premiere, and Express to “bring images, videos, and designs to life” in Claude, for example. The connector for Ableton allows Claude to ...