Getting Started with Adobe Creative Cloud applications

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Getting Started with Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Creative Cloud applications

Adobe Creative Cloud applications are available by either named user licensing or shared device licensing.  

  • Named user licensing: These licenses are tied to a specific OHIO ID and allow for installation on up to two computers, one of which can be personally owned.  

  • Shared device licensing: These licenses are tied to a single, Active Directory-joined computer that can be used by multiple individuals, including students. 

These lists are subject to change. The most updated list of available Creative Cloud applications can be found on Adobe's website. 

Design, web, video, and audio applications 

Application 

What it's used for 

Named user licensing 

Shared device licensing 

Adobe Photoshop 

Edit and composite images, use 3D tools, edit videos, and perform advanced image analysis 

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x 

Adobe Illustrator 

Create vector-based graphics and illustrations for print, web, video, and mobile 

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x 

Adobe InDesign 

Design professional layouts for print and digital publishing 

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x 

Adobe Bridge 

Browse, organize, and search your photos and design files in one central place 

x 

x 

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Create, protect, sign, collaborate on, and print PDF documents 

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x 

Adobe Dreamweaver 

Design, develop, and maintain standards-based websites and applications 

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x 

Adobe Animate 

Create interactive animations for multiple platforms 

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x 

Adobe Premiere Pro 

Edit video with high-performance, industry-leading software 

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x 

Adobe After Effects 

Create industry-standard motion graphics and visual effects 

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x 

Adobe Audition 

Record, mix, and restore audio for broadcast, video, and film 

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x 

Adobe Prelude 

Streamline the import and logging of video, from any video format 

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x 

Adobe Media Encoder 

Automate the process of encoding video and audio to virtually any video or device format 

x 

x 

Exclusive Creative Cloud applications 

Application 

What it's used for 

Named user licensing 

Shared device licensing 

Adobe Aero 

Design and share interactive experiences in augmented reality 

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Adobe Fresco  

Rediscover the joy of drawing and painting with an app built for Apple Pencil and touch devices 

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Adobe XD 

Design and prototype user experiences for websites, mobile apps, and more 

x 

x 

Adobe Photoshop on iPad 

Access real Photoshop compositing and retouching tools across devices for more creative power on the go 

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Adobe Illustrator on iPad Pro 

Create beautiful graphics, design packaging, or draw works of art with the most advanced vector design tool on the iPad Pro 

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Adobe Dimension 

Easily create high-quality, photorealistic 3D images 

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x 

Adobe Character Animator 

Animate your 2D characters in real-time 

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x 

Adobe InCopy 

Professional writing and editing solution that tightly integrates with Adobe InDesign 

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x 

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 

Organize, edit, and batch process all your digital photos with a desktop-focused app 

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x 

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 

edit, organize, and share images anywhere, anytime 

x 

x 

Adobe Express with premium features 

Create and share impactful visual stories as social graphics, web stories, or animated videos 

x 

x 

Adobe Premiere Rush 

Create, edit, and share online videos anywhere 

x 

x 

Ecosystem of state-of-the-art tools 

Application

What it's used for

Named user licensing

Shared device licensing

Adobe Substance 3D Stager

Build 3D scenes, set up assets, materials, lights, cameras for virtual photography, export/share media, and publish to the web or AR

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x

Adobe Substance 3D Painter

Authoring app that enables you to paint 3D textures on models and meshes in real-time

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x

Adobe Substance 3D Designer

Parametric authoring tool offers unparalleled artistic control over the creation of materials, image filters, and dynamic geometry

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x

Adobe Substance 3D Sampler

Intuitive authoring tool to create materials for 3D by leveraging real-life images

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x

Archived desktop applications

(Available for download but no longer developed or updated by Adobe)

Application

What it's used for

Named user licensing

Shared device licensing

Adobe Flash Builder Premium

Build exceptional applications for iOS, Android, and Blackberry using a single codebase

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Adobe Fireworks

Rapidly prototype websites and applications, and optimize web graphics

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Adobe Scout

Test and optimize content for Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR

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Adobe Gaming SDK

Create and monetize games across devices

x

 

Mobile applications

Application 

What it's used for 

Named user licensing 

Shared device licensing 

Photography apps: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Mix, and Adobe Photoshop Fix 

Bring the power of Adobe digital imaging to your mobile devices, with full Photoshop and Lightroom capability 

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Design apps: Adobe Illustrator Draw, Adobe Photoshop Sketch, Adobe Comp, and Adobe Scan 

Create layouts and draw expressively on your mobile devices, and preview mobile designs on iOS devices 

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Video apps: Adobe Premium Rush and Adobe Prelude Live Logger 

Craft visual stories and animated videos, and edit and log video with the power of Premium Pro on mobile 

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Adobe Capture 

Capture inspiration around you and transform it into production-ready assets that you can bring into your creative process across desktop and mobile devices 

x 

  

Creative Cloud for enterprise services

Application

What it's used for

Named user licensing

Shared device licensing

Creative Cloud Libraries

Make your favorite assets available to you and your group anywhere

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x

Creative Cloud Assets

Improve group collaboration with cloud storage and sharing on work-in-progress assets so you can keep the creativity flowing across desktop, mobile, and web

x

x

CreativeSync

Automatically sync your files, fonts, photos, design assets, settings, metadata, Adobe Stock assets, and more.

x

x

Adobe Fonts

Access more than 14,000 fonts from foundry partners with one library for quick browsing, easy use on the web or your desktop, and endless typographic inspiration

x

x

Device Preview

Get precise, in-context, real-time previews of your mobile app and responsive web designs on actual devices

x

 

Behance

Showcase and discover creative work

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x

Adobe Portfolio

Build and manage your personal profile site

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x

Lightroom for mobile

Edit, organize, and share images anywhere, anytime with a powerful companion app for Lightroom for desktop

x

 

Publish Online

Publish any InDesign document outline and share across social networks, providing a beautiful HTML experience

x

 

XD Publish Services

Publish an interactive prototype or design spec by creating a private or public link viewable in any browser

x

x

Team Projects

Collaborate and work together on shared video sequences and comps in real-time smoothly and securely

x

 

PDF Services

Work with essential PDF tools to store and share files online and to create, combine, export, organize, fill and sign, and send and track documents

x

 

Adobe Sign

Send, sign, track, and manage signed documents with enterprise administration and integrations

x

 

Adobe Stock for enterprise

Access millions of royalty-free images, graphics, templates, 3D models, videos, and premium content right inside your Creative Cloud apps

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