What changed?
In January 2026, CUNY replaced the Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps licenses with new central licenses for Adobe Express and Adobe Acrobat Pro (for full-time employees only). College employees outside the Visual Media, Performing Arts, and Communications departments no longer receive Creative Cloud All Apps licenses.
How do I access my new Adobe Express and Acrobat Pro licenses?
The new Adobe licenses are linked to CUNY Login. You will need to sign out of your current Adobe Creative Cloud account and sign back in using your CUNY Login.
- Open the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app.
- Sign out of your existing account.
- Sign in using your CUNY Login.
- Select the new CUNY – Brooklyn profile when prompted.
To learn more visit: What to expect during the Adobe Creative Cloud transition
What is Adobe Express?
Adobe Express is a powerful suite of web-based media and content creation tools designed to support academic projects and creative work.
- Getting Started with Adobe Express
- What are the differences between Adobe Express and Adobe Creative Cloud?
- Free Alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud Applications
I’m teaching part-time and Adobe Creative Cloud apps are required for students to complete my coursework?
If you are teaching part-time and Adobe Apps are needed for students in that class, please request access at the start of the semester through your Dean. If approved, you will be assigned a license for the duration of your class, along with the students.
I’m a full-time employee, but I did not receive an Adobe Acrobat Pro or Express license.
If you are a full-time employee at the Research Foundation or designated by HR as a POI in CUNYfirst. Please contact the ITS Helpdesk to request an Adobe Acrobat Pro and/or Adobe Express license.
What if Adobe Express doesn’t meet all my needs?
If Adobe Express is lacking specific features that are needed for your work at the college, consider some of the Free Alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud Applications.
If a free alternative is not sufficient, please ask your area head to submit a justification letter to the ITS Helpdesk.
Justification requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by CUNY Central and are not guaranteed to be approved.