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analises24574797
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November 29, 2016
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Can you download the creative cloud onto a 12.9" iPad Pro

  • November 29, 2016
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I am an art student and I wanted to know if I can download the creative cloud onto my iPad Pro. I have a voucher from school for the creative cloud, but I'm not sure this version supports the iPad, can you please let me know how I can use the creative cloud on it please? I don't have a laptop or a desktop to work on right now, all I have is the iPad Pro and I need to use this software for my classes.

Thanks,

Analise

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Correct answer John Waller

What Ned said.

The iPad Pro (like the iPad) runs the iOS mobile operating system.

Cloud mobile apps are shown here Mobile Apps and have limited capabilities.

To run desktop apps such as Photoshop, Illustrator you need an iMac or MacBook Pro with a desktop operating system such as OS X El Capitan or macOS Sierra.

You can run Cloud desktop apps on the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with the full Windows 10 operating system.

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Abambo
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AbamboCommunity Expert
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January 20, 2019

adobe.com/go/photoshoponipad

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John Waller
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John WallerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 30, 2016

What Ned said.

The iPad Pro (like the iPad) runs the iOS mobile operating system.

Cloud mobile apps are shown here Mobile Apps and have limited capabilities.

To run desktop apps such as Photoshop, Illustrator you need an iMac or MacBook Pro with a desktop operating system such as OS X El Capitan or macOS Sierra.

You can run Cloud desktop apps on the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with the full Windows 10 operating system.

AW_SacState
AW_SacState
Participating Frequently
January 10, 2019

Is this still the case now that the full version of Photoshop has been made for iOS? Are there plans to adapt other apps (Illustrator and InDesign, specifically)? The mobile toy versions of Illustrator just aren't good enough to use in a production setting.

AW_SacState
AW_SacState
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January 10, 2019

AW_SacState  wrote

The mobile toy versions of Illustrator just aren't good enough to use in a production setting.

Some professionals are using the mobile toy versions and are doing great things.


I'm sure they are, but closer to my point: Illustrator is my daily driver, I do 99% of my work there. Maybe 10% of that is what I would consider "illustration." No way do these mobile apps allow me to go to one central location to be that productive. The mobile apps are simplified sketchbooky/ideation/quick prototype things which, in fairness, are all those apps are really trying to do. The fact that some users can coax artwork out of them is fine, but ignores the vast majority of 20-30 year Illustrator design veterans that need a full version where and how they work through to print, web, large format, etc deliverable.

Ned Murphy
Ned Murphy
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November 29, 2016

There might be a few mobile apps that will work with the iPad but I doubt much else will.  In general you need a fully supported/robust Windows or Mac operating system to use any of the CC applications.  The link below includes links for the different application requirements as well as info about the CC requirements.

System Requirements

Creative Cloud - https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html

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