Adobe Licensing Differences
Adobe Express
A lightweight, web-based content creation tool designed for quickly producing graphics, social media posts, flyers, short videos, and other visual content. Available to all students and employees via this self-registration link (Available starting 9/29/2025).
- Drag-and-drop graphic design interface
- Templates for social media posts, flyers, posters, logos, and more
- Basic video editing capabilities
- Text animations and image enhancements
- Accessible via web browser and mobile app
Adobe Acrobat Pro
A professional tool for creating, editing, managing, and securing PDF documents. Available only to employees through self-registration (Available starting 9/29/2025).
- Create and edit PDF documents
- Convert PDFs to and from Microsoft Office formats
- Add electronic signatures and apply password protection
- Compare document versions
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for scanned documents
- Additional tools for reviewing, commenting, and collaborating
Adobe Creative Cloud
A suite of professional software applications for creative work including design, photography, video editing, motion graphics, and more. This license will also include Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Express. Available to employees and students with an academic or work related need for the full software suite. The request form for this licensing can be found in our service catalogue.