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Blissful_futureB82D
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January 31, 2017
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No subscription Photoshop?

  • January 31, 2017
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Hello, I'm a poor student that can't afford paying every month just to use photoshop, but I've been using photoshop previously at my school and I really like to be able to use a good photo editing program. I've just noticed that the creative suites is no longer available. Is there really no way for me to get photoshop from a one time payment legally? Really hope someone knows a way to get Photoshop legally without having to pay the rather expensive subscription fee (very expensive when I only want the one program )

Thanks in advance and best regards
Nick

    Correct answer gener7

    The Creative Cloud Photography Plan seems like it would be great for you. $10 a month for Photoshop and Lightroom.

    Photoshop CS6 is $700 for Standard and $1000 for Extended if you can find it. It's not being updated and sooner or later will fail on updated operating systems.

    Lightroom and Photoshop | Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan

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    JMT3
    JMT3
    Participant
    May 14, 2026

    The only way to pay for it is by Agreeing to their terms for a 1 year subscription paid monthly!!! you cant just pay for it for a few months and cancel. you have to agree to pay for at least a year or they will charge you a large fee for canceling early. They do have a monthly option but they expect you to shovel out 100+ a month in order to do that… THis is highway robbery… Who do these people think they are?I genuinly hope they go out of business but they wont. There will always be idiots willing to agree to their terms and keep them in business. Why aren't a ton of users boycotting their software? This is absolutely ridiculous. I will not be supporting them monetarily in anyway ever again. But i will find other means of procuring their software. they dont change much from year to year. THey are worse than heroin addicts when it comes to money. why you people pay for this crap is beyond me. Please have some respect for yourself and boycott this bullshit

    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 14, 2026

    ​@JMT3 wrote: you cant just pay for it for a few months and cancel. 

     

    This is not true. Adobe has a monthly plan that can be cancelled without penalty. See the screenshot below.

     

    The annual plans are discounted and have an annual commitment. Don’t purchase an annual plan if you just want it for a few months.

     

    Most of the applications I use are on subscription these days. The way they differ from Adobe is that you pay for the year upfront and do not get a refund for early cancellation. It’s still an annual commitment, but it’s billed differently.

     

    Jane

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    defaultuk6nvvxbu0dz
    Participant
    April 8, 2021

    I think these new licensing requirements for ongoing payments is an absolute ripoff for the casual user who does not use all the continually updated tweaks to the photoshop app.  I suspect a lot of us will just stop using it and find a cheeper alternative once our stand alone photoshop apps stop working.

     

      jane-e
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      jane-eCommunity Expert
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      April 8, 2021

      Hi @defaultuk6nvvxbu0dz ,

       

      A very good cheaper alternative is Photoshop Elements. You can get a 7-day free trial to evaluate it.

      https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html

       

      A couple of folks have recently posted that an automatic Windows update made their old versions stop working. If you want to keep yours, it's best to freeze your system: hardware and OS.

       

      ~ Jane

        JMT3
        JMT3
        Participant
        May 14, 2026

        7 days? wow wat an awesome solution… how can you even look at yourself in the mirror without being ashamed of yourself. Photoshop elements sucks. Adobe isnt the only editing software available. Unfortunately it just means learning how to use an entirely different platform will take months maybe. I hope adobe goes under.

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        Retr0Breezy
        Participant
        December 21, 2020

        Why is photoshop so [inappropriate language removed] expensive? i might aswell use medibang or glint. i would gladly pay if it was under £50

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          Standito
          Participant
          June 10, 2020

          Are Adobe admins this [abusive language removed by moderator] ?

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          Grandpappy1941
          Participant
          September 27, 2020

          Why not try Affinity Photo?

          I bought it for about £50 and it keeps updating regularly-it is equal to PS & LR ,but a steep learning curve.

          I'm not sure if Serif will resort to the underhand trick of Adobe (I bought LR about 4 years ago & understood it would update regularly-it did until version 5.7 then the con kicked in) but I've already had more use  from AP (a third of the price of LR) so I'll continue with the STEEP learning curve,with a wry smile.

          DR

          tmyusuf74
          tmyusuf74
          Inspiring
          January 31, 2017

          Hi This is Yusuf from Dhaka I read your problem very much. I have a one solution if you are Asia men so please contact the Software store. Where the Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud sell for low price.

          Terri Stevens
          Terri Stevens
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          January 31, 2017

          I think you probably mean well but it is dangerous to refer OPs to these third party resellers. These sites look very legitimate and seem to offer great prices but they are not Adobe authorized and generally are using trickery to get a sale. With these companies they usually are offering a single seat on a volume licence for sale. What they do is buy fifty or so licences from Adobe or an authorised reseller and then sell on one of their licences to the un-expecting buyer. The buyer does get the right to use the software but owns nothing as the licence is held by the seller. For the same reason you cannot register your product or get technical support. Another trick used is to sell a copy that will expire and stop working after a couple of years as it was intended for distribution by schools and colleges for fixed term courses. Finally these resellers sometimes just sell cracked versions of the software laced with malware. All in all it cannot be a good idea to buy from these websites.

            gener7
            Community Expert
            gener7Community Expert
            Community Expert
            January 31, 2017

            One other thing about volume license copies, there is no deactivate option. You can't move it to a new PC without contacting the seller who is long gone.

            gener7
            Community Expert
            gener7Community ExpertCorrect answer
            Community Expert
            January 31, 2017

            The Creative Cloud Photography Plan seems like it would be great for you. $10 a month for Photoshop and Lightroom.

            Photoshop CS6 is $700 for Standard and $1000 for Extended if you can find it. It's not being updated and sooner or later will fail on updated operating systems.

            Lightroom and Photoshop | Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan

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            Blissful_futureB82DAuthor
            Participant
            January 31, 2017

            I think the 10$ is a bit too much since I just use photoshop like a weekend each month.
            But I can see some places I can get photoshop cs6 alone for 25 $, so I think I'll go for that if I can get it to Denmark for that price

              Derek Cross
              Community Expert
              Derek CrossCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              January 31, 2017

              You can get Photoshop Elements 15 for a one-off payment of around £45 (UK), which may suit your requirements:

              Adobe Photoshop Elements 15 (PC/Mac): Amazon.co.uk: Software

              Mohit Goyal
              Community Manager
              Mohit GoyalCommunity Manager
              Community Manager
              January 31, 2017

              Hi nlundgreen,

              Please check with Adobe re-sellers in your area for the Adobe Photoshop CS6 version for purchase.

              Regards,

              Mohit

                Terri Stevens
                Terri Stevens
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                February 1, 2017

                Sorry Mohit but I had to remove this as a correct answer. You may not have received the press release yet, but Adobe has formally discontinued CS6 globally and it is not available from any official distributor. We cannot suggest to an OP to buy from third party sources where piracy is so common place.

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