Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud at CSUN
Adobe Creative Cloud software is available for CSUN students at no additional cost. All Creative Cloud products (e.g. Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere, Spark, XD, and more) are available for students to download and install.
To get started, submit a request to the IT Help Center to link your student ID with an Adobe Creative Cloud software license.
*Note: Enrolled students must renew the software license each year to continue use.
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Adobe Creative Cloud for Faculty & Staff
Adobe Creative Cloud
The Adobe Creative Cloud software is available for use on all faculty and staff university-owned computers, labs and classroom devices, and for all students.
All faculty and staff university-owned computers will continue to receive Acrobat Pro automatically. Faculty and staff who recently purchased Adobe Creative Cloud products should contact the IT Help Center, instead of following the self-service instructions.
Self Service Install
The commonly-used Adobe Creative Cloud products (e.g. Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere) are available to download and install on university-owned devices by following the instructions for PC and Mac below.
From a PC:
- In the Start menu "Type here to search" box, enter the words Software Center, and then select it when it displays.
- Adobe Creative Cloud applications will display in the Software Center. Select the Adobe application you wish to install and follow the installation instructions.
From a Mac:
- Select the Launch Pad button.
- Select Self Service.
- Adobe Creative Cloud applications will display in Self Service. Select the Adobe application you wish to install and follow the installation instructions.
Other less-commonly used Adobe Creative Cloud software products (e.g. XD, Lightroom, Spark) must be requested through the IT Help Center.
The college technical staff are working with IT to install Adobe Creative Cloud on classroom and lab computers.
If you have any questions, please contact the IT Help Center at (818) 677-1400.
Apps, Services, & Features | What It's Used For |
Adobe Photoshop | Edit and composite images, use 3D tools, edit video, and perform advanced image analysis. |
Adobe Illustrator | Create vector-based graphics for print, web, video, mobile. |
Adobe InDesign | Design professional layouts for print and digital publishing. |
Adobe Bridge | Browse, organize, and search your photos and design files in one central place. |
Adobe Acrobat Pro | Create, protect, sign, collaborate on, and print PDF documents. |
Adobe Dreamweaver | Design, develop, and maintain standard-based websites and applications. |
Adobe Animate | Create interactive animations for multiple platforms. |
Adobe Premiere Pro | Edit video with a high-performance, industry-leading editing suite. |
Adobe After Effects | Create industry-standard motion graphics and video effects. |
Adobe Audition | Create, edit, and enhance audio for broadcast, video, and film. |
Adobe Prelude | Streamline the import and logging of video, from any video format. |
Adobe Media Encoder | Automate the process of encoding video and audio to virtually any video or device format. |
For additional questions, please contact the IT Help Center.