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February 27, 2026
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Illustrator Desktop Version Not Showing in Creative Cloud

  • February 27, 2026
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Hello,

 

I have recently purchased a new notebook and installed Creative Cloud on it. After opening the application and signing in with the same email address that has my active Illustrator license, I can only see the option to download Illustrator for tablets (iPad).

 

The desktop version of Illustrator does not appear in Creative Cloud at all.

 

I have already tried:

 

- Logging out and logging back in

- Restarting the computer

- Reinstalling Creative Cloud

 

Nothing has helped.

 

On my old computer, using the same account, Illustrator for desktop is installed and works normally. My license is active and visible in my Adobe account.

 

However, on the new computer, Creative Cloud only shows the tablet version and does not offer the desktop installation.

 

Could you please help me resolve this issue?

 

Thank you very much.

 

Kind regards,

Eva Vontrobová

    1 reply

    creative explorer
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    Community Expert
    March 2, 2026

    @defaultwwi5s1fqjine what is your computer specs? Did you buy the Adobe application through Adobe’s website or through Apple Store / Google Play Store?

    m
    Known Participant
    March 2, 2026

    Hi, I downloaded it from the official Adobe website, and I have a PC ASUS Vivobook S 16 S3607QA-PL019W.   Thank you for helpin

    creative explorer
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    Community Expert
    March 2, 2026

    @defaultwwi5s1fqjine That’s a fairly decent PC. Likely 16 gigs of RAM….but...it’s an ARM-based processor! I can't remember if it was Illustrator that only beta builds works for ARM-based processor, hence why you can’t see the desktop version on your new PC. Instead, try downloading the Illustrator Beta version for the time being

    m