Adobe Creative Cloud

KU has a licensing agreement with Adobe that provides Adobe Creative Cloud for faculty and staff at KU. You can access Adobe Creative Cloud on your KU-owned workstation and at home using your KU Online ID and password.

Under the KU licensing agreement with Adobe, you can install Creative Cloud on a maximum of two devices. This could include one KU owned workstation and one personal device. 

We have workshops and provide desk-side support for the following apps:

• Acrobat
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Photoshop
• Rush
• Adobe Express

Faculty and Staff

Adobe Creative Cloud is available to faculty and staff at no cost in all centrally-managed public computer labs. Faculty and Staff can also access Adobe Creative Cloud on their KU-owned workstation and at home using their KU Online ID and password.

Opt-in for First-time Users

Employees accessing Adobe for the first time under the KU license must complete a one-time opt-in to the Adobe license by going to myidentity.ku.edu and select view licensing.

• Installation instructions for KU workstations and personal devices

Under the KU licensing agreement with Adobe, faculty and staff can install Creative Cloud on a maximum of two devices.

Students

Adobe Creative Cloud is available to students at no cost in all centrally-managed public computer labs.

Students can purchase an Adobe Creative Cloud annual subscription at considerable discount off educational pricing through the KU Bookstore Tech Shop.

Free Access for Students: Opt-in

Students can opt-in to KU student licensing for select Adobe apps by going to myidentity.ku.edu. This option will give students free access to the following apps:

• Adobe Express (web and mobile)
• Premiere Rush (desktop and mobile)
• Photoshop Express (mobile)
• Spark Video (mobile)
• Spark Page (mobile)

This comes with premium templates and design assets. 

* There is already a free version of Adobe Express online, but it has limited templates, and fewer features. We recommend using the premium version by opting-in at myidentity.ku.edu. 

Faculty and Staff can access Adobe Creative Cloud for free on their KU-owned workstation and at home using their KU Online ID and password.

1. Go to the Adobe Creative Cloud website
2. Click on "Sign In"
3. Click on Sign in with an Enterprise ID 
4. Enter KU email address (no need to enter password) and click blue "Sign In with an Enterprise ID" button
5. Click on Enterprise ID Company or school account
6. Enter KU Online ID and password on KU Single Sign-on page
7. Click on Download Apps
8. Click "Download" buttons for Creative Cloud and desired programs

Please Note: Under the KU licensing agreement with Adobe, faculty and staff can install Creative Cloud on a maximum of two devices.