Please Adobe, it's time for Linux support 🙏

[AliKesgin]

Dear Adobe Team and fellow creatives,

I just wanted to throw this out there: it's 2025, and we still don't have native support for Adobe Creative Cloud on Linux. I know it's been requested for years, but I really believe there's a growing need for it now more than ever.

As a design student who uses Linux daily, it's incredibly frustrating having to jump through hoops—like using Wine, virtual machines, or switching OS—just to run apps like Photoshop or Illustrator. These workarounds often break, lag, or simply aren’t reliable for professional work.

I know supporting another platform is no small task, but just look around—Linux is everywhere. Designers, developers, and students alike are choosing it for its flexibility, privacy, and speed. There’s a whole creative community here that would gladly pay for native Adobe tools on Linux.

Please consider this. Even if it's just Photoshop and Illustrator to start with—something would be a game changer.

To other Linux users: if you feel the same, let’s make some noise and show Adobe there's real demand here! 👇💬

Thanks for listening.

[Abhishek Rao · Accepted solution]

Hi @DesignPenguin92,

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. We completely understand how important Linux support is for many in the creative community, especially students and professionals who rely on it every day.

While there's currently no official support for Creative Cloud apps on Linux, feedback like yours truly helps highlight the growing demand and use cases. Would you mind creating a feature request on UserVoice and adding your comments there? This will help us prioritize the request and ensure you're notified if there are any updates.

Appreciate your advocacy and support!

Abhishek 

[Bobby Henderson]

In my humble opinion I think an attempt to port Creative Cloud to Linux would be opening a can of worms. I think it's challenging enough for Adobe to stay on top of Mac OSX, iOS and Windows. People are calling out for Android support too.

[Muhammad_Sameer8068]

Adobe, many creative professionals on Linux eagerly await your support. Offering native Linux versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere would open doors for developers, designers, and video editors who prefer open-source platforms. The demand is strong, and supporting Linux would showcase Adobe’s commitment to flexibility, innovation, and a broader creative community worldwide.

[WuWuRen]

I hope there will be a CC version for linux too

And i think there are many other people who want the same thing as me, they just don't say it.

[Anavrin Art]

Community Migrating to Linux: Why is Adobe Still Ignoring This Trend?

Photoshop is the only reason I’ve put up with Microsoft’s nonsense for so long. But there’s a limit to everything, and I've reached mine. I should have migrated to Linux a long time ago, just as many, many people are doing.

I know you place little value on the 10+ years of money I’ve paid you to use your products, but even so, I’m going to pay for one more month of the Creative Cloud and try to run your apps on Linux. If they run well, I might continue using them for the rest of my life. If they don’t, well, I’ll have to find another application; what can I do?

Perhaps now is the time for you to think about adapting to market trends with Linux-compatible versions. It could be an excellent strategy to recoup the losses resulting from your public conduct, which is equivalent to Microsoft’s: disrespectful. A lot of people would be surprised—I know I would be.

[Bobby Henderson]

What market trends are you citing that point to many people adopting Linux? In professional, paid graphics work-flow environments the vast majority of us are stuck having to use computers that run either Mac OSX or Windows. It's not just Adobe's software that is enforcing this situation; it's all the other industry-specific applications many of us have to run. Some of those industry specific apps confine people to a specific platform. I work in the sign industry and many of its best apps only run on Windows. Most of the best large format printing RIP applications only run on Windows.

Next to none of these industry specific apps natively on Linux. And of the applications that do run native on Linux, which of the many Linux distros are they supporting? It's possible to emulate certain Windows applications on Linux. But when the apps have intense activation protocols that usually blocks the emulation attempts.

I think Adobe has a difficult enough time just keeping up with all the unpredictable stuff Apple and Microsoft do with their operating systems. There is pretty much zero chance whatsoever Adobe will drop support for either Mac OSX or Windows in favor of Linux. Adding Linux to the development burden would be opening another big can of worms.

If Linux was just one single, solid distro there would be a better chance for the platform to gain more support from creative applications. But that's not the case. Until the Linux platform can figure out what it wants to do Windows and Mac OSX are still going to dominate the general purpose personal computing market.

[Anavrin Art]

Ok, I understand that a native Linux version is impractical, but the PS and AI beta web apps run very well on Linux. Improve and offer a good web subscription option. For a fair price, I'll keep mine.

As for native versions of Adobe apps for Linux being impractical due to the complexity, size and age of the codes, we agree.

But as for everything else, when it comes to Linux, I have to disagree.

Linux is much more advanced, there are universal formats with very high compatibility, Flatpak runs on hundreds of distros which opens up a horizon of possibilities.

For large print sign industry, I researched, CalderaRIP
https://www.caldera.com/calderarip-version-comparison/

Emulating is out of the question, running Windows is a disgrace, even in a virtual machine. With very few exceptions, there is no need at all. There are hundreds of Linux apps for things you can't even imagine how they can make your life easier.

Honestly, I think the big problem is reorganizing the entire workflow, because there is no shortage of options. I myself have already found excellent options for all creative clouds that run smoothly. But I've been using Photoshop for 20 years!

I migrated to Linux on the same day I posted the message. It wasn't easy, I had been using Windows for almost 40 years! But take it easy, everything works much better. Now I'm relieved.

Linux is infinitely better! And there are options for Photoshop, it's a matter of adaptation. In the end, if anyone is going to be harmed by Microsoft's antics, it will be Microsoft itself and the companies that don't follow the flow. Users only benefit. The only paid service I need is Proton, the rest, I canceled them all, unnecessary.

Microsoft has gone mad! Will the next update cause a BIOS lock? To chain a person to Windows for eternity? And with so much bloatware running in the background? How much of my machine's resources will I have to reserve for Windows garbage? Is 30% ok?

I'm sorry Adobe... settle with Microsoft...

[martin_crouser]

Wholeheartedly agree.