Update Creative Cloud apps manually

Last updated on Sep 2, 2025

If you don't want to activate auto-updates for your apps, you can update them manually with the Creative Cloud desktop app.

Alert

Save your work and close your apps before you begin. If Adobe apps are open, you may receive a warning to close them.

In the Home tab, select Updates in the right panel, and then select Update for the app you want to update.

Note

If you have multiple available updates, you can select Update all in the top panel to update all apps.

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