Claude can now plug directly into Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton
Anthropic has launched a set of connectors for Claude that allow the AI chatbot to leverage popular creative software, including Adobe’s Creative Cloud apps, Affinity, Blender, Ableton, Autodesk, and more.
It’s the company’s latest effort to break into the creative industry following the launch of Claude Design earlier this month. The new connectors – which allow Claude to access applications, retrieve data and perform actions within connected services – are “designed to make it easier to use Claude for creative purposes,” according to Anthropic, and can be used for specific functions within each application.
The Adobe Connector for Creativity can leverage 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 answer questions by searching for information directly from the music software’s official documentation, while the Blender integration gives the 3D modeling application’s Python API a natural language interface. You can read the full breakdown of each connector on the Anthropic blog.
“Claude cannot replace taste or imagination, but he can open up new ways of working: faster, more ambitious ideation, a broader skill set, and the ability for creatives to take on larger-scale projects,” Anthropic said. “AI can also help take on the time-consuming parts of the creative process by handling repetitive tasks and eliminating manual work.”
As part of the announcement, Anthropic also became a patron of the Blender Development Fund, which helps support the continued development of the open source software, joining other major sponsors including Netflix, Epic and Wacom. The membership means Anthropic will pay Blender at least €240,000 (around $281,000) each year, which Blender says will help it “continue to pursue projects independently and focus on creating tools for artists and creators.”
