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Please can Adobe cater for low-income/poor people ?

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As an amateur/hobbyist and retired poor person, it'd be so wonderful if there was a basic, more affordable version of Photoshop-only with maybe a few bells and whistles, but with the option to pay per extra bell/whistle. Photography is so important for my mental health, but I really struggle to afford my Adobe subscription. I’m sure other users can relate to this.

This has potential to bring in many more users, I'm sure xx

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mimi_runswithscissors

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Lower-income professionals need this too — either a deep discount of the CC suite, or at a minimum, “elements” versions of InDesign and Illustrator bundled with Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements.

Without access to affordable versions of these core Adobe products, it prevents people’s access to better-paying jobs and an income that would allow them the money to afford the full-version apps.

Non-Adobe products such as Affinity, as excellent as they are, are of little help to job- and client-seeking creatives because most workplaces and clients do not allow non-Adobe products — their systems rely on Adobe and they don’t have time to deal with a second system.

I would like to see Adobe do the right and ethical thing: please create a pathway to success for money-strapped creatives by offering low-income people either a deep discount or a full Elements Suite.

Best regards.

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lucas_0196

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or one time payment licensing

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Nokemov

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I’ve been using Photoshop and other Adobe desktop apps professionally since 1996. Now that I’m retired, I’d like to continue using CC. Wouldn't it be decent for Adobe to offer a senior citizen subscription rate?

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Trevor.Dennis

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It’s not realistic because people would try and cheat. It would be a nightmare to manage and cost serious money to manage because of the cheats/bludgers.

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Trevor.Dennis

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Photopea opens layered .psd documents and is free. As does Gimp and Krita.

Actually, forget Krita. It’s an excellent app but I just tried opening a .PSD text effect in it, and it was completely unusable.

Blimey! Photopea worked really well. Handled the Smart Object and it is fast.

This is a .PSD text effect. You change the type layer in a Smart Object and it takes on the effect.

I could zoom with Alt /mouse wheel and drag left and right. Looks pretty usable to me.

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Ged_Traynor

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@Vee2024 there are plenty of free/paid for alternatives out there, just do a Google search

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augenstein

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I know, but that's exactly not my preferred use case…

I obviously don't want to fetch several websites before to collect and download (and often also convert files back and forth) basic templates one by one for letters or some other stuff that don't have to be reinvented all the time.

Also, there ARE plenty of templates inside the Adobe Ecosystem (via Adobe Express) but you can't use it in programs where it is offered.. maybe it's just advertisements, which pretty sucks. :)

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augenstein

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Sorry, wrong topic. Can't delete it.

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AxelMatt

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The programs in the Creative Cloud subscription are generally intended for professional users or ambitious hobbyists.
A more affordable version is Photoshop Elements.

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Vee2024Author

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Thanks, Axel, but Elements is not for me, unfortunately. (I didn’t realise it was still available!) I’m more of a (non-ambitious) ambitious hobbyist 😂

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