A non-subscription option for individual products (Acrobat, photoshop, indesign, etc). Clearly the most desired feature across all apps.

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September 20, 2026
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There should be a non-subscription option for light users who only use a coule apps a few times a year.

Apps like acrobat, potoshop, indesign and illustrator should be avaiable for individual non-subscription purchase, for those who want to install and have the apps always ready for use without continued maintenance costs.

This has been a majority request for years, your subscription model is universally dispsed.

Why do you pretend to care what your commnity says, when you cherry pick what you were gong to do anyway?

Please offer alterntives to subscription. I don’t want to subscribe to you, I just want to use your products, freely and in my own time.

leo.r

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light users who only use a coule apps a few times a year.

Like @John T Smith already said, it’s already possible if you purchase a monthly subscription only (that is, without committing for a year). Then you may end up paying only 3-4 months a year, which is still much cheaper, even considering that monthly subscriptions are more expensive on a per-month basis). Otherwise, how would Adobe know if they sell to someone who uses the apps “a few times a year” or constantly?

I guess another feasible option is a token-based pay-per-use approach. Maybe one day.

John T Smith

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CS6 with a serial number was last sold in 2012 when subscriptions started… so I personally see ZERO chance that Adobe will move away from subscriptions

HOWEVER… I haven’t looked lately but in the past (maybe today) at least some programs were available on a month-to-month subscription… at a higher cost, but you could start & stop without paying the early cancellation fee of a regular subscription

If that doesn’t work for you, you will have to find other programs to use