Adobe Creative Cloud is a software package including applications for graphic design, video editing, audio editing, web development and more. Creative Cloud applications are available for Mac OS, Windows, iOS and Android devices, as well as on the web.
How do students access Adobe Creative Cloud?
UGA departments must purchase Adobe Creative Cloud Pro student licenses to distribute to students requiring Adobe products for coursework.
Access considerations
- Licenses must be purchased by a department. Departments should determine how many licenses are needed for coursework.
- Departments needing new licenses or additional licenses should contact ITCLA@uga.edu
- Temporary licenses are available through EITS Adobe Tech Lending.
- Discounted pricing is available at approximately 20 percent off for course related purchases.
- Students sign in with their MyID and password.
2026 Participating Departments
- Ecology Odum School of Ecology
- VP for Admissions
- VPR Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
- College of Environment and Design
- VP Office of Instruction
- PSO Carl Vinson Institute of Government
- University Health Center
- Development and Alumni Relations
- College of Public Health
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Franklin College of Arts and Science
- Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Auxiliary Services
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
Temporary access for students
UGA students may access Adobe Creative Cloud applications at select computer labs on campus or check out a license to use on their personal computer through the Tech Lending program.The license available through the Tech Lending Program is free of cost but subject to availability and is for short term use only. Full terms and conditions are available on the Adobe Creative Cloud License Request Form.
How do faculty and staff access Adobe Creative Cloud?
Faculty and Staff should contact their departmental IT professional for access and pricing. Each department has a Technical Contact Lead for Adobe CC to manage their users and to provide support.
- If you wish to have a named user account for Adobe CC software, you must be an active faculty or staff member or an actively employed graduate student in a participating unit.
- Named users must be reported in a department or unit's FTE count.
- Named users must have a valid UGA email address.
- A maximum of two installations is allowed. One installation may be on a personal computer for work-at-home purposes.
- Named user accounts are not permitted for students, retirees, retire rehires and most affiliates. Student workers and retire rehires must use a serialized installation on a UGA-owned or shared computer.
How do IT professional purchase Adobe Creative Cloud for their department?
For information about purchasing Adobe Creative Cloud for your department, see the article, Adobe Creative Cloud: Purchasing for Faculty, Staff, and Labs.
Applications included in Adobe Creative Cloud
- Acrobat
- Adobe Express
- After Effects
- Animate
- Audition
- Bridge
- Dimension
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Lightroom
- Photoshop
- Prelude
- Premiere
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