About Creative Cloud
All Princeton students, faculty, staff, and most affiliates have free access to more than 20 leading industry-standard Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Illustrator.
The Creative Cloud also includes many beginner-friendly applications that can be used on mobile devices.
Universal access addresses digital literacy, equity and inclusion, while promoting creativity, innovation, and technology.
With Creative Cloud, everyone can make something amazing for class, for work or just because.
- Edit photos
- Design logos
- Make videos
- Create a webpage
- and so much more
The creative toolkit includes
Acrobat
Get PDF and e-signature tools for all your digital document needs. Learn more about Acrobat
Photoshop
Create gorgeous images, rich graphics, and incredible art. Learn more about Photoshop
Illustrator
Create beautiful designs, icons, and more — then use them anyplace at any size. Learn more about Illustrator
Premiere Pro
Create everything from social clips to feature films with the leading video editor. Learn more about Premiere Pro
Adobe Express
Quickly and easily make standout content from thousands of beautiful templates. Learn more about Adobe Express
Questions?
Here are some answers.
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How will I access Creative Cloud?
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Use your Princeton netID to access Creative Cloud via your browser or through the Creative Cloud app for iOS and Android.
Creative Cloud is available to all active students, faculty, staff and the following affiliates:
- Departmental Computer User
- Research Computer User
- Emeritus
- Casual Hourly
- UNOW Staff
- Short Term Professional
- Center for Jewish Life
- Graduate Student enrollment terminated degree candidacy continued
- Princeton In Asia
- Princeton In Africa
- Dean of Religious Life Chaplain
- Rotc Staff
- Princeton In Latin America
- Exceptional DCU
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I already have a Creative Cloud account. Can I migrate my content to the new Princeton University license?
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If your old Adobe account was not tied to your Princeton netID, you will need to manually back up files and sync them to your new account. More information is available on how to migrate assets.
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How many computers can I use Creative Cloud on?
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You may activate the software on up to two computers. Some applications, including Premiere Rush, Spark, and others also run on mobile devices, with the ability to share projects seamlessly from one device to another. Mobile app use does not count toward the two-computer limit.
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Do I need the internet to use Creative Cloud?
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No. You run the software from your local computer. If you are planning to be offline for a while, sign in before you go offline. This will extend your access for 99 days.
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Will all the apps in Creative Cloud download at once?
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You control which of the 20+ Creative Cloud apps you download, when you download each one, and which devices you install them on.
Start your downloads by installing the Creative Cloud Desktop app or by logging into Creative Cloud home on the web. You can install the mobile app from your app store. From the login screen you'll be able to download your apps for desktop, web, and mobile. Use your Creative Cloud app to keep programs up to date, manage your cloud documents, sync files, access and search your libraries, find fonts, learn new skills, and more.
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What happens when I graduate or leave the University?
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Your subscription to Creative Cloud is tied to your enrollment or employment at Princeton University. If you leave, or graduate, your access to Creative Cloud will be removed after your affiliation changes.
You will need to purchase your own account if you want to continue using the software.
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How do I keep access to my Creative Cloud content after I leave?
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Graduating Students: Adobe has created a process for you to migrate your content to a free account so that you can keep all of your work. If you want to continue creating new content, you will need to maintain a personal subscription, but you can retain access to the work you have already created by visiting the Adobe Graduation page.
Faculty & Staff: After purchasing a personal account (click the "Individual" tab for purchasing options), follow this step-by-step guide to use Creative Cloud to migrate, or transfer, assets.
Installation Instructions
Personal and Managed Device Installation
KB0011812 explains how to install Adobe Creative Cloud on personal, un-managed, and managed devices.
Shared Device Installation
The installation process for shared device licenses in computer labs remains the same.
Resources
Learning and support resources are available via LinkedIn Learning and Adobe, where you can learn the basics of Creative Cloud, find skill enhancement tutorials, and get quick answers with step-by-step instructions.
Need support?
Visit the Princeton Service Portal, email [email protected], or call (609) 258-4357.