Reframe less Recompose more with Photoshop MAX 2027 update

Ever had an image that looks perfect in landscape, only to struggle when you need the same creative for a square post or vertical story? Generative Recompose in Adobe Photoshop on desktop helps you adapt an image to a new canvas size or aspect ratio while keeping the composition working naturally.

Instead of simply cropping or stretching your image, Generative Recompose regenerates the composition for the new dimensions, intelligently repositioning subjects and adapting or extending backgrounds. The recomposed result opens in a new document, so your original stays unchanged.

Why you'll love it

• Adapt one image for different formats, including wide banners, square posts, and vertical stories.
• Reposition subjects and adapt backgrounds automatically for the new dimensions.
• Choose common aspect ratios such as 16:9 (Widescreen), 1:1 (Square), and 9:16 (Vertical).
• Add custom instructions to guide how you want the new composition to look.
• Keep your original image untouched while exploring a new composition.

Where it shines

• Social content: Turn the same creative into square and vertical versions without manually rebuilding the composition.
• Campaign assets: Adapt a hero image across placements with different dimensions.
• Banners and widescreen content: Rework an existing image for a wider canvas while maintaining the overall composition.
• Portrait and vertical formats: Take an image created for landscape and recompose it for vertical storytelling.

How it works

Open an image in Photoshop on desktop and select Edit > Generative Recompose. In the Generative Recompose dialog, choose your Aspect ratio and Output size. You can also add optional custom instructions, such as “Keep the subject centered and extend the background naturally.”

Select Generate, then review the result for subject placement, background consistency, and overall composition. Your recomposed image opens in a new document, leaving the original unchanged.

Crop, Expand, or Recompose?

Not sure which one to reach for?

Manual cropping works when you simply want to change the framing by removing areas you don’t need. Generative Expand is useful when you want to extend an image beyond its existing boundaries with generated content. Generative Recompose comes in when you want the overall composition to adapt to a completely different format, such as going from landscape to portrait.

What’s on Your Mind?

What would you recompose first? A landscape image into a vertical story, a campaign visual into a square post, or one creative into several formats? Share where Generative Recompose could save you the most manual layout work.