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July 20, 2024
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Possible to use on two computers?

  • July 20, 2024
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Hello, I was just accepted to a Design Faculty and wanted to buy myself an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. In my previous years of education I was provided a school Adobe account. I was wondering if it is possible to somehow use for example Illustrator on two computers at the same time, as my father gave me a laser cutter and it has a separate computer and would need to run Illustrator also, to send the files to the cutter. Thank you

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Correct answer kglad

you can install the cc desktop app from here https://creative.adobe.com/products/creative-cloud on as many (mac and/or win) computers as you own and use it to install all (or some, if you want) of your cc subscription programs.

 

the only (insignificant for internet connected computers) limitation is that you can sign-in (and therefore start your adobe programs) on, at most, two computers without signing-out. because you can sign out from either (or both) signed-in computers using a 3rd computer, this could not (imo) be easier.

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/using/install-apps-number-of-computers.html#:~:text=Activate%20on%20up%20to%202,on%20up%20to%20two%20computers.

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July 20, 2024

you can install the cc desktop app from here https://creative.adobe.com/products/creative-cloud on as many (mac and/or win) computers as you own and use it to install all (or some, if you want) of your cc subscription programs.

 

the only (insignificant for internet connected computers) limitation is that you can sign-in (and therefore start your adobe programs) on, at most, two computers without signing-out. because you can sign out from either (or both) signed-in computers using a 3rd computer, this could not (imo) be easier.

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/using/install-apps-number-of-computers.html#:~:text=Activate%20on%20up%20to%202,on%20up%20to%20two%20computers.

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July 20, 2024

You can purchase an individual license and have the software activated on up to 2 computers at a time although it can only be run on one computer at a time ( https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/using/install-apps-number-of-computers.html#:~:text=You%20can%20sign%20in%20(activate,see%20the%20Terms%20of%20Use. ). This is separate from the discussion of the volume educational license that an educational institution can issue you as an employee/faculty member. Are you using an individual license or a volume license from the institution?