Last updated on Apr 14, 2025

Learn how to sign in to your Adobe apps to activate them and then use them on a new computer.

Before you begin:

Ensure your computer is connected to the internet.

  1. Open the app that you want to activate.

  2. When prompted, sign in to your Adobe account to activate the app. If the prompt doesn’t appear, select Help > Sign In.

    The sign-in prompt in the Creative Cloud apps shows the field to type in your email address and options to continue or cancel, get help signing in, create a new account, and sign in using a social account.
    You can use your email address or social account for signing in.

    Note:

    If you see Sign Out in the menu option, it means you're already signed in.