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Adobe Creative Cloud

Available to UofL students, faculty, and staff. Community members may need to pay for access to some resources on this page.

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Unlock your creativity with Adobe

Graphic design, video, UX design and more. Adobe Creative Cloud offers powerful tools for design, media, and storytelling. University of Louisville students, faculty, and staff members have access to free learning resources to help you make the most of your Adobe Creative Cloud license.

Use you UofL credentials to access Adobe Creative Cloud. 

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Adobe MAX 2025

October 26–27 | Preconference
October 28–30 | Los Angeles and online

Adobe MAX is Adobe’s annual creativity conference that showcases the latest innovations in design, video, photography, and digital experiences. The event features keynote presentations, hands-on labs, and sessions led by industry experts, along with previews of upcoming Adobe tools and features. It’s open to creatives of all skill levels and is available both in person and online.

Learn more and register on Adobe MAX website

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Use your UofL email address in the format userID@louisville.edu to access at no cost.
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Learn Adobe Creative Cloud

Explore tutorials, trainings, and tools to make the most of Adobe products. Discover, learn, and create.

What's included

Discover some of the most popular Adobe apps you can access for free with your UofL credentials.
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Photoshop

Photoshop

Edit, composite and create beautiful images on desktop and iPad.
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Lightroom

Lightroom

Enhance, organize and share your photos.
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Adobe Express

Adobe Express

Design standout graphics, videos, and social posts using intuitive tools and beautiful templates. Create professional-quality content with ease, no matter your skill level.
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Firefly

Firefly

The next evolution of creative AI is here. Create images, video, audio, and vector graphics in Firefly. Collaborate on concepts with Firefly Boards and use the latest commercially safe Firefly AI models. 4o mini
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Illustrator

Illustrator

Create beautiful vector art and illustrations on desktop and iPad.
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InDesign

InDesign

Design and publish elegant layouts for print and digital publishing.
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Premiere Pro

Premiere Pro

Professional video editing software for crafting polished films, videos, and social content. Trim, edit, and apply effects with precision, using tools trusted by filmmakers and creators.
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Premiere Rush

Premiere Rush

Easy-to-use video editing tool for creating professional-looking videos quickly. Edit, trim, and add music, transitions, and effects all from your phone or computer, perfect for social media content and fast editing on the go.
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After Effects

After Effects

Create stunning motion graphics and visual effects for video, web, and presentations. Ideal for animations, title sequences, and compositing with powerful, industry-standard tools.
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XD

XD

A powerful tool for designing and prototyping user experiences and interfaces, perfect for web and mobile apps.
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Animate

Animate

Create interactive animations for games, web content, and ads, using vector and bitmap graphics with seamless integration.
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Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver

A versatile tool for designing, coding, and publishing responsive websites and web applications. Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and more, allowing designers and developers to quickly create and launch web pages.
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Substance 3D Designer

Substance 3D Designer

A powerful tool for creating complex textures and materials for 3D models. Ideal for game designers, VFX artists, and anyone creating highly detailed 3D assets.
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Substance 3D Painter

Substance 3D Painter

Easily paint and texture 3D models with realistic materials, brushes, and effects. It allows for highly detailed texturing and real-time painting, perfect for game design and VFX.
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Acrobat

Acrobat

Edit, convert, sign, and organize PDFs. Simplify collaboration with features for reviewing and sharing documents securely, and create PDFs from any file format.
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Adobe Stock

Adobe Stock

A vast library of high-quality, royalty-free images, videos, illustrations, and assets. Easily search and license creative content for use in Adobe apps, streamlining your workflow and enhancing your projects.
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Portfolio

Portfolio

Create a gallery of your images and videos, customize it to fit your creative field, and use your own domain name for a professional feel.
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Explore more on Adobe Creative Cloud

Explore more on Adobe Creative Cloud

If you didn’t find the tool you were looking for in the tabs above, we encourage you to log in to Adobe Creative Cloud with your UofL credentials. You'll get access to many more Adobe tools available at no cost.

*As part of the Ekstrom Library Learning Commons, the Digital Media Suite (DMS) is a unit of the Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning offering students, faculty and staff access to equipment and support for the creation and editing of images, sound and video.  

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Expand your toolkit

Explore additional self‑paced tutorials, vendor‑led courses, and interactive learning tools designed to help you advance your skills. From beginner-friendly modules to advanced certification prep, you'll find a variety of pathways to support your journey.

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