The apps can be licensed on up to two computers and are compatible with both Windows and MacOS. This article contains instructions for installing, licensing and managing the Adobe Creative Cloud applications on a personal computer. If you're not sure if you have institutional access to Adobe CC, contact us at If you're a Continuing Education student, please see this article. This includes all degree seeking students (including graduate students), all faculty, and full-time benefits eligible staff.
If you select the Company or School Account, that is the one we manage on your behalf, which you will not be able to cancel.Many users at MCAD have access to a free Adobe Creative Cloud subscription through their MCAD user accounts. If you are paying for Adobe Creative Cloud and would like to cancel that and use the free licensing from the College, Adobe has cancellation instructions - just be sure when you log in to cancel that subscription that you are selecting the Personal Account.
If you install on 3 computers - say, a home computer, a work laptop, and a work desktop - you will be prompted to log out one session to get onto this third one.
A classroom or lab computer using a Shared Device License will not count.
Is there a limit to the number of computers I can use Adobe on?Īctively-employed faculty and administrative staff are allowed to be logged into Adobe Creative Cloud on two computers at once.On a classroom or lab computer, students, faculty, and staff sign in to Adobe CC desktop Shared Device Licensing via Single Sign On.
If you do not currently have Adobe CC Desktop on your computer, download an Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop installer from or use the Mac or Windows instructions above for getting an installer from us. Note this personal license applies only to current faculty and staff who have a College-owned computer, and this license will cease working automatically after your departure or retirement from the College. Current faculty and staff can get Adobe for use on a home computer for free by logging in to Adobe CC Desktop via Single Sign On.Current faculty and staff may need to move your College-owned computer to the new licensing or newer version of CC, which takes about 5-10 minutes for newer computers.Adobe now uses Named User Licensing and Shared Device Licensing. If faculty/staff College-owned office computers running Adobe Creative Cloud prompt for a sign-in and will not run applications like PhotoShop or Acrobat, the licensing may have expired. Students on campus who are able to use classroom/lab computers, go there and sign in to Adobe CC Desktop Shared Device Licensing via Single Sign On (select the Company or School Account if prompted). Anyone can take advantage of free/low-cost alternatives, too. Adobe Creative Cloud includes programs such as PhotoShop, Acrobat, InDesign and Illustrator, among others.
Adobe software Wellesley College has a site license for Adobe Creative Cloud that allows us to install this suite of programs on any College-owned computer.