I'm new to Adobe software. I want to buy Adobe After Effects CC. I want to keep it forever after pay for it. If I pay $20 monthly at the end of the year will I still be able to keep the software without paying for it ever again (not including upgrading).

[SirNih4l]

I'm new to Adobe software. I want to buy Adobe After Effects CC. I want to keep it forever after I pay for it. If I pay $20 monthly for 1 year as it states, at the end of the year will I still be able to keep the software without paying for it ever again (not including upgrading) and use it. If not how do I pay for it and keep it forever, and how much will it cost me?

[John Waller · Accepted solution]

sirnih4l wrote:

I'm new to Adobe software. I want to buy Adobe After Effects CC. I want to keep it forever after I pay for it.

Not possible. After Effects CC is subscription only software. You pay every month and get all upgrades included. But you never own it.

If I pay $20 monthly for 1 year as it states, at the end of the year will I still be able to keep the software without paying for it ever again (not including upgrading) and use it.

No. After 12 months you either renew your subscription plan or you cancel your plan.

If you choose to renew then you keep paying your monthly fee. If you choose to cancel then the software will stop working until you choose to renew.

If not how do I pay for it and keep it forever, and how much will it cost me?

There is no way to buy CC outright and keep it forever.

The only version you can pay for and keep forever is CS6 (the version before CC) available here

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