Adobe has adopted a subscription-only license model for all future versions of its creative applications, requiring an annual subscription fee to ensure continued access.

Adobe Creative Cloud

The Adobe Creative applications are grouped under the Adobe Creative Cloud, available only on a subscription basis, i.e. there is an annual charge for use. Some of the popular applications included within the Creative Cloud are:

• Adobe Photoshop: Digital images and design
• Adobe Illustrator: Vector graphics
• Adobe InDesign: Publishing layouts
• Adobe Premiere Pro: Video editing
• Adobe Acrobat Pro: PDF editing
• Adobe Lightroom: Photo organization and sharing

See the full list of the applications included in Adobe Creative Cloud.

More about Adobe Creative Cloud and how to obtain access to these applications.

Adobe Express

Adobe Express is a versatile and user-friendly tool available to all University colleagues and students and funded by NUIT under our Adobe Enterprise License Agreement. You can find it here.

Adobe Express includes a wide range of tools for working with photographs, images, videos and documents, and also contains an AI assistant to help performing creative tasks.

From the end of November 2024, Adobe Express has replaced Adobe Acrobat Pro as the default tool provided for working with PDFs.  See our step-by-step guides to editing PDFs in Adobe Express for more information on using Adobe Express.  If you have questions about Adobe Express, please take a look at our Adobe Express FAQs.

For more information on Adobe Express, visit Adobe’s website, which includes tutorials on basic tasks, advanced tasks, animation, videos, and templates.  

Adobe Acrobat Pro Licence (as part of Adobe Creative Cloud)

Adobe Acrobat Pro can still be accessed via Adobe Creative Cloud but must be purchased as an individual annual subscription. However, this expense will need to be funded by your own cost centre.

Find out more about Adobe Creative Cloud and how to obtain access to these applications.

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