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“What’s Included with Your Free Creative Cloud Membership”
How to Join Adobe's Creative Cloud for Free
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Son is a student at local university and needs to take Photoshop, then Premier Pro and After Effects as a few of many required classes in computer animation degree. I can’t afford $19.99 per month as a student “discount”. What options do I have?
Well, the regular price of the entire suite for all other customers is US$49.99/month – so it is definitely a significant (60% off) discount.
The other option for students & teachers who only need Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC would be to get the Creative Cloud Photography Plan, which is US$9.99 a month.
I have the Creative Cloud Photography Plan for 9.99 per month. Does that include free fonts with typekit? I am particularly interested in bicham script pro, but when I try to download, it tells me I have to buy it. Can you please tell me what my membership includes? Thank you
Hi Ronda,
The Creative Cloud Photography Plan is the lowest-available CC tier, and do you get the latest versions of Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC with that –
but it only includes the Typekit Free plan (the same as the Free level of Creative Cloud membership as described above), and not the much larger Typekit Portfolio plan. The reason is because the Typekit Portfolio plan alone costs $49.99/year.Customers do receive the Typekit Portfolio plan with all
highertiers of CC membership, including any Single-App subscription or All Apps plan.UPDATE (October 2018): The complete font library (Adobe Fonts, formerly known as Typekit) is now included with all paid Creative Cloud subscriptions. If you have a Creative Cloud Photography plan or an Adobe Acrobat single-application subscription, you now get the full font library as well.
For more details on your options for buying Photoshop, see this comparison page on the differences between:
Creative Cloud Photography Plan vs. Photoshop CC Single-App Subscription
Hope that helps!
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Totally fine and welcomed – thanks!
What does Adobe have for creating on-line exams (quizzes) please?
Thank You,
Sharon
Hi Sharon, Adobe’s flagship e-learning product is called Captivate, and you can download & run a free trial of it here.
I’m using OSX (10.9.5) along with CS4. Have been holding off on upgrades because of conflicts/compatibility with software. I was hoping to move to CS6, but feel now it may not even be available. I require Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat Pro and others. Will be starting video editing. I’m ready to make a change, got to keep up, and am wondering whether to upgrade the OS first, then sign up for CC, or get the cloud first and see if it will work with Mavericks. I cannot afford any hiccups in my schedule right now.
With these app requirements, what will the charge be for CC?
Hey Barbara, there are three things you should check out. First is the minimum system requirements:
Adobe Creative Cloud Official System Requirements, for Windows and Mac
Note that if the current release CC 2018 is not supported on your operating system, then you as a subscriber have the right to download & use any of the previous CC versions (which may work on older macOS’s) or even go back to install & use CS6 instead.
The next thing to consider is an upgrade to your version of macOS, which is always free from Apple.
Finally, regardless of what you do with your Mac or with the subscription, you probably want to try downloading & installing the Creative Cloud free trial versions to see how they work on your computer:
http://www.TryCreativeCloud.com/
If you have any further or follow-up questions, then just post back!
i think this will make things a lot easier for us graphic/web artists.
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é possível utilizar o adobe portfólio sem custo algum e sem a necessidade de comprar o domínio ou pagar mensalidades? utilizando como “username.myportfolio.com”?
Hello Lucas, Adobe Portfolio comes included with any paid Creative Cloud plan, including the lowest-cost bundles (US$9.99/month) such as the CC Photography plan…
Adobe Portfolio is not included in the free level of Creative Cloud, nor has it previously been made available at no cost elsewhere. However, starting this past October, Portfolio is now free for contributors to Adobe Stock… This is a new bonus for contributors.
For more details, see:
More Ways to Showcase Your Work with Adobe Stock
and:
Introducing Our Five Newest Features on Adobe Portfolio
Hello, I am curious about the following: When I was in school, we migrated from CS6 to CC. Once I graduated, my CC membership expired, and I had no access to my CC files anymore. The CC files that I tried to open after my CC membership expired seemed not to be backwards-compatible, and so I could no longer could open up those files, even in CS6. What a headache!!! Now, years later, I need to get back to using CC. How do I ensure that, if I stop paying for an Adobe CC membership, I don’t lose access to hours worth of hard work, and that I will still be able to open up my files? And if, say, all of those files were to be saved to the cloud, would I even have access to them anymore? Thank you in advance.
Greetings Diane, answering your second question first… Please see Myths #7 & #8 here:
The 10 Most Frequent Myths About Adobe’s Creative Cloud
Regarding your first question, check out our CC Compatibility Guide here:
Are Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) Files Backwards Compatible w/ CS6?
Hope that helps.
I have been using Illustrator since version 88. I am now in my late 50s and will retire someday soon. If I go to CC, I’ll have to pay $50 a month just to dink around. That’s too much. There needs to be a senior plan for people over a certain age.
Greetings, thanks for your question. Unfortunately there is no senior citizen price reduction on Adobe software that we are aware of… However, you can give your feedback to the company directly with their Feature Request / Bug Report Submission.
If you’re interested in getting CC for less, note that if you’re a student or teacher (or could become one), then you may be eligible for an education discount on Adobe products of up to 70% depending on the software.
If you wanted to get active in teaching – or even being a student – at your local community college or similar institution, then you could well qualify to buy these products at the much lower prices.
Also, if you only need Illustrator, then you can just get Illustrator (for a lot less than $50/month):
Don’t Want Full Creative Cloud? Get Any Single CC App for $10-20/Mo.
As of June 2019 the Creative Cloud app is not accessible – even for a seven-day trial – without submitting credit card details. My free subscription has since been terminated and, like anon above, find the £50 monthly (in the UK) far too much to pay (£600 a year subscription, you must be joking Adobe!).
I had a glorious graphic design career in my old life, but now as a stay-at-home mama of four, I don’t have the financial allowance to pay for a subscription service. I am running on CS5 (ancient, I know!) and love using InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator to create things for my family and my kids. I love these programs and wish I could upgrade, but the cost and requirement to permanently continue in a subscription service will never be within reach for me. In the past, I could ask for birthday and Christmas money to pay for an upgraded software version and be able to make that purchase. But with the new CC annual subscription, I’m not guaranteed to be able to continue and am afraid to lose everything the next year when the time is up. I understand the benefits of the subscription for businesses and those needing the full range of products and constant updates, but what about those of us who just love to play for personal creative needs? I could scrimp and save to purchase a new software, but would need it to last 5-10 years before I would or should be able to upgrade again. What is available for those of us not working in a full-time design world?
How to open your files at some point in the future if you no longer have a CC subscription? Well, as noted in the article above (in #1 and #5), Adobe Bridge and the Cloud storage itself – both of which are permanently free for life – can open, preview, display, and manipulate files for your Adobe projects (such as .PSD, .AI, .INDD, etc), if your subscription has ended.
There also exist third-party tools & utilities (including open source) like XnView (free), which will read and write Photoshop .PSD files, and also opens Adobe Illustrator .AI files. ID Util (also free) will read and display any InDesign or InCopy file. Like Photoshop’s published .PSD format, Adobe PDF is another publicly-documented specification, and various programs can read and write those files. So those could be an alternative for you either with without a subscription.
Adobe will also be resetting a new round of free CC trials at least once every year that will work fully and open your files for 7 days. So if your paid membership has expired, then short-term opening or editing your files down the road could be as simple as just grabbing the latest free trial and firing it up.
And then there’s always a Creative Cloud month-to-month membership available if you want to do more intensive work, for as long or as short as that is. You would pay only for the months you needed to.
Bottom line, there should never a case where you are denied access to open your work or files – it’s just that it may not necessarily be 100% free guaranteed, depending on what you want to do with them. But obviously the maintenance of all professional software in working order (to be supported and be able to run on modern operating systems, for example) has costs and tradeoffs, even for standalone perpetual tools.
thank you
Is this a full version of adobe creative cloud
The complete differences between the free version of Creative Cloud vs. the full version of Creative Cloud are exactly described in the article above.
Hi,
I have downloaded Illustrator for Mojave. It is requesting a subscription after the trial period. pls help me to sort out this matter. I cannot access the software.
Thank you
Adobe’s download links are for both the free trials as well as the full versions, depending on which plan you choose.
In other words, the downloads can be activated for ongoing use without having to reinstall the software.
Do I have to pay to use it after the trial?
Yes, if you want the full version. But the free version described in the article above is free forever.
It says the free trial ended and I can’t access the software
As we wrote above, even after the free trial ends for apps like Photoshop, you can continue to access & use the free level of Creative Cloud for life.
So when you say you can’t access the software, what software exactly do you mean?
Hi,
Great article.
In your replies to comments/queries, the last one (dated Feb 6 2021) says that access to the free Creative Cloud for life is still available.
I tried today and your link took me to a 7-day free trial with no mention of the Creative Cloud offer. Has it been withdrawn?
Welcome Richard, and thanks for your kind words.
No, the free level of membership continues as before and has not been withdrawn at all… In fact, Adobe continues offering more in it, most recently adding the Starter version of Premiere Rush as well as the free tier of Creative Cloud Express.
As outlined in the article above, as part of it you also receive a free trial of most of the major desktop apps… This Adobe page describes the bundle in more detail:
What Are the Benefits of the Free Creative Cloud Membership?
Hello. I need help. I read this: “Completely free download and use of the full desktop version of Adobe XD. With the new Starter Plan, you absolutely get Adobe XD for free – and not a temporary trial version, but a permanently-working version.”
I’m not able to install this. I’ve downloaded the links in your website for Photoshop cs6 (I’m interested only in this product). I’ve installed it, but it says “You can try this product for 30 days.”
So, I don’t see how it is possible that it’s not a ‘temporary trial version’? In which sense is it a permanently-working version? Please can you help me ?
I also tried to install the Adobe XD Starter Plan, but it asked for my credit card (!) number (I don’t have one), and it’s a trial of 7 days.
I’m confused… how to have adobe cs6 so that it’s a permanently-working version?
Thank you…
Hello, I wrote a question but I can’t see it. I will ask again. I read this: “As we wrote above, even after the free trial ends for apps like Photoshop, you can continue to access & use the free level of Creative Cloud for life.”
I’ve downloaded the adobe Cs6 and installed it. But it says it will last 30 days. After 30 days, what will happen exactly, in order to still be able to use the photoshop cs6 I’ve installed? I’ve also tried to try for free Adobe XD here.
But it asked for my credit card and it actually seems it will activate a subscription. It says, “Cancel before Mar 23 to get a full refund. You can cancel your subscription anytime via your Adobe Account page or by contacting Customer Support.”
So I have to pay and then cancel, what if some problem happens? I can’t pay because I don’t have credit cards…
It also says “By starting my 7-day free trial, I am beginning a subscription and I agree to the subscription and cancellation terms and Terms of Use.”
Anyway, the most important thing is for me to understand how to launch adobe photoshop cs6 after the 30 days of free trial. What do I have to do to make it launch? Thank you in advance for the help!
No credit or debit card is required for the free level of Creative Cloud membership described in the post above.
A credit card is only required to start the 7-day trial subscriptions of the full version desktop apps, if you wish.
Hello, I’ve chatted with the adobe customer center and they say that this solution is not working anymore. So, now I’m confused. Why does this web page say that we can still use adobe cs6 for free even after the trial, and the chat of adobe told me, “that the creative cloud trial can be used for 7 days only.” And that the details here are ‘are older.’
So how to get the adobe cs6 permanent free trial version?
Hello. I’m confused. Adobe replied to me that, “Photoshop CS6 is not available for free or for a 30-day trial. Adobe software has been subscription-only since 2013 and no longer offers a perpetual license. Trials are 7 days long. The offer you are seeing is for a pirated version and most likely comes with malware that can harm your computer.”
This was their reply when I exactly showed this page…
Who is right now? Two different people say 2 different things…
I’m really confused… please help?
Hello, the Adobe customer center told me that is not possible to get a free photoshop cs6 working version even with a creative cloud subscription:
” Here is more info on the free level of Creative Cloud. It does not include Photoshop.
https://prodesigntools.com/helpx/creative-cloud/help/benefits-creative-cloud-free-membership.html ”
Please can you reply to me? Thank you…
Hello, what Adobe told you was pretty much correct. There is no legal version of CS6 you can still buy. Creative Suite 6 is nearly 10 years old now, end-of-life, completely unsupported, and Adobe is no longer making or selling it to anyone:
Update: You Can No Longer Buy CS6 from Adobe – Here’s Why
This page, here – the one that you’re on now – is about the free level of Creative Cloud membership that everyone can use and benefit from… It includes a multitude of different tools and services as described above, including permanent starter versions of Adobe XD and Premiere Rush and Creative Cloud Express. All of these come in free versions which do not expire.
But the full desktop release of Photoshop (in any version, CS6 or CC) is not included in the free level of membership. For that, Adobe gives you a 7-day trial and then the offer of a subscription afterwards if you wish to continue.
Hope that clarifies things for you.
Thank you, yes, finally it’s clear – sorry for confusion I’ve created, and I thank you so much for clarifying! :))))
You’re welcome, no problem – and thanks for visiting!