The Adobe Creative Cloud includes:
- Photoshop
- Premier Pro
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- XD
- Acrobat DC
Stanford students can use the Apporto virtual desktop service to use the Adobe Creative Cloud software on a remotely hosted computer.
If you're looking to use Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Photoshop and Illustrator without the need for audio functionalities, you can access them on the Apporto macOS Virtual Desktop, which doesn't require a named user license.
However, if you wish to use software like Audition and Premiere that require audio, you'll need to use the Apporto Windows Virtual desktop and checkout an Adobe Creative Cloud named user license by contacting thetechdesk@stanford.edu.
Regardless of the platform, ensure you login using your Stanford email account and select the "company or school" login option over the "personal" login.
- Login to https://apporto.stanford.edu
- Select the Mac Virtual Desktop for FREE, no-subscription access.
- On the Mac desktop, open the Finder > Applications folder, then choose the application that you’d like to use.
- Login to Adobe Creative Cloud using your Stanford email account and select the “company or school” login option. No subscription is required.
- Or, select the Windows Virtual Desktop for access that requires a subscription.
- On the Windows desktop, open Start menu, then choose the application that you’d like to use under the Adobe Creative Cloud section.
- Login to Adobe Creative Cloud using:
- The Adobe Create Cloud named user license borrowed from thetechdesk@stanford.edu.
- Or, your Adobe login that has a current Adobe subscription associated with it.
- Adobe offers a 7-day free trial of their software to all users.
- After 7 days, you must start a subscription to continue using the software.
- Adobe offers an education subscription for students and teachers to all of the software in the Adobe Creative Cloud for $19.99 per month for the first year.
- Stanford’s Software Licensing Store offers educational subscriptions for discounted prices:
- $160.00 per year for Faculty & Staff
- $89.00 per year for Students
- You’ll need to login using your SUNet ID to access the online store here:
- If you only need access to Photoshop and Lightroom, Adobe offers a more limited subscription with these two tools only for $9.99 per month.
- Your can borrow a license they can do so through the Lathrop Library Tech Desk by sending an email to thetechdesk@stanford.edu.
- If you are on campus, you can use the physical multimedia computers we have throughout campus that have Adobe CC installed. The performance is better and it is free.Â
- For a list of locations, please visit https://thehub.stanford.edu/node/216/find-software/find-software/find-software/find-software/find-software/find-software/find-2.
