Open the Creative Cloud desktop app and select Manage Team.
If you're managing your team in Adobe Express or Adobe Acrobat, select your profile icon, then choose Manage people.
Last updated on
Dec 2, 2025
Applies to Creative Cloud for teams.
As a system admin with a teams plan purchased directly from Adobe, find out how to add users, assign licenses, and purchase more seats directly in the Creative Cloud desktop app, Adobe Express, or Adobe Acrobat.
Open the Creative Cloud desktop app and select Manage team to handle your team's licenses without using the Adobe Admin Console.
Explore the key benefits
Easily manage users and licenses for small teams without disrupting your daily work.
- View team details to see member names, roles, assigned products, and available licenses in one place.
- Simplify admin tasks by adding users, assigning or removing licenses, and purchasing additional seats without needing to switch to the Admin Console.
- Track license usage to identify which licenses are in use or unassigned so you can redistribute them as needed.
- Update roles by changing a user’s role between admin and member based on your team’s needs.
Note
Using the Creative Cloud desktop app, Adobe Express, or Adobe Acrobat, you can fully manage teams of up to 20 members. For teams with 21–50 members, you can manage licenses but not add users. For teams with more than 50 members, the app is read-only. To add users or manage larger teams, go to Adobe Admin Console > Users.
Add people to your team
Add people to your team to collaborate and share resources. Team members get access to shared brand assets, licensed Adobe Stock images, fonts, and other tools needed for projects. Each person also receives complimentary access to select Adobe products and services.
Select Add people.
In the Add people dialog box, you’ll see recommendations (if available) for users you may want to add to your team. These are people with whom an admin has recently collaborated or frequently collaborates.
Add users.
- To add a recommended user, select Add next to their name.
- To add another user, enter their email address.
Then, select the apps to assign. You can assign multiple licenses to a person, such as Adobe Express and Adobe Photoshop. The Creative Cloud desktop app allows you to add up to 20 people. To add more users, use the Adobe Admin Console.
Select Add.
If a license for the selected app isn’t available in your organization, select Add and checkout to purchase and assign it to the team member. Review your order to confirm the license count and payment method, and then select Agree and subscribe.
Manage roles and access of existing team members
In the Creative Cloud desktop app, go to Manage team to change roles, manage licenses, or remove users from your team.
A. Roles
Change a user’s role from member to admin or vice versa, depending on your team’s needs.
B. Access
Assign, unassign, or change app licenses. You can either reassign an existing license or purchase and assign a new one.
C. Actions
Remove a user who has left the team or no longer needs access. Select the More options icon and select Remove from team. If the user was on the Business Storage model, you can recover their data using asset reclamation.
Note
You can’t update your own role. Assign another admin who can change your role or remove you from the team.
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