
Adobe Products for Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff may purchase the following Adobe products for activities that support UConn’s academic mission and our students. If the software will not be used for these purposes, please contact the Technology Support Center to discuss alternative licensing options. A KFS number is required for purchase.
- Adobe Express Premium: Similar to Canva, Adobe Express is an all-in-one design, photo, and video creation tool.
- Adobe Creative Cloud: This collection of professional creative software includes applications for image creation and editing, graphic design, video, and sound. Below you’ll see options to purchase a user license, which will be tied to your email address, and device license, which is tied to one device for shared use.
If you are purchasing Adobe products only for PDF editing and e-sign features, please use Nitro PDF and/or Nitro Sign instead. Nitro is fully subsidized by the University and offered at no charge to you.
Generative AI features and services (i.e., Adobe Firefly) are included in Adobe CC user licenses but not device licenses, which only provides access to desktop apps.
Faculty & Staff can also purchase licenses for other users, including student employees or graduate assistants who assist with teaching activities. They must have NetIDwork accounts.
Renewals:
The University license expires annually on 9/3*. Prorated pricing is available for Adobe CC during the last three months of the license term. An existing license can be renewed between 8/19-9/2, or it will be disabled on 9/3*. Each license is transferrable to another user when the original user leaves the University.
*When 9/3 falls on a weekend, the license expires on the previous business day.
Adobe Express
Licenses are purchased via KFS and renewed each year. These are user-based licenses and issued to uconn.edu emails.
Adobe Express Feature:
- Basic PDF editing, merging and combining
- No support for accessibility features
- No signing feature
- Basic multimedia creation and editing
- Flyers, Pamphlets, Newsletters
- Similar to Canva.
For more information, Adobe Express Overview
Adobe Creative Cloud User License (Recommended)
Users who need access to the full Creative Cloud Suite can purchase a license via ITS. Licenses are purchased via KFS and renewed each year. These are user-based licenses and issued to uconn.edu emails. Adobe Creative Cloud can be installed on up to two devices (personal device and/or University-owned device) but can only be used on one device at a time.
Available Products:
- Acrobat Pro
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Premiere Pro
- After Effects
- Lightroom
- XD
- Animate
- Lightroom Classic
- Dreamweaver
- Dimension
- Audition
- InCopy
- Character Animator
- Capture
- Fresco
- Bridge
- Adobe Express
- Fireworks
- Adobe Premiere Rush
- Media Encoder
- Aero
- Scan
- Fill & Sign
- Acrobat Reader
Adobe Creative Cloud Device License (Shared Device)
Adobe Creative Cloud Device licenses provide licenses for shared machines where multiple users will need access to the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. Recommended uses include computer labs or shared student workstations. Licenses can be purchased via KFS and must be renewed each year. Only University Owned and Managed Devices are eligible for Adobe Device Licenses. The device must be enrolled in central management to receive the deployment.
Available Products:
- Acrobat Pro
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Premiere Pro
- After Effects
- Lightroom
- XD
- Animate
- Lightroom Classic
- Dreamweaver
- Dimension
- Audition
- InCopy
- Character Animator
- Capture
- Fresco
- Bridge
- Adobe Express
- Fireworks
- Adobe Premiere Rush
- Media Encoder
- Aero
- Scan
- Fill & Sign
- Acrobat Reader