Creative Cloud login item issues on macOS Ventura

Last updated on Apr 14, 2025

If you turn off the Adobe Creative Cloud login item in macOS 13 (Ventura), it will disrupt the functioning of your Creative Cloud apps and services. To avoid this issue, keep the Adobe Creative Cloud login item turned on in your Mac's System Settings.

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Learn which Adobe apps are compatible with macOS Ventura.

We strongly recommend that you keep the Adobe Creative Cloud login item turned on in macOS Ventura because turning it off stops many of Adobe's core processes, which are required for the apps to function seamlessly. These critical processes are doing their job even when you're not working in any of your Adobe apps.

Adobe Creative Cloud login item in macOS Ventura is turned off

If you turn off the Login Items feature for Adobe Creative Cloud, you might encounter the issues listed in the table.

Apps	Issues you might encounter
Creative Cloud desktop app	Your apps won't update automatically, and you won't be able to turn on the Auto-update feature in the Creative Cloud desktop app Preferences. Your Creative Cloud Libraries and files won't sync to the cloud. You won't be able to activate, deactivate, or use Adobe Fonts in third-party apps. Each time you launch the Creative Cloud desktop app, you're prompted for your administrator password to install or update. You won't receive any notifications related to comments, invitations to edit, and other important updates, and you won't be able to turn on Notifications in Preferences. Your installed apps may not open in the offline mode due to licensing issues.
After Effects	Adobe Fonts won’t automatically activate in After Effects. Active Fonts won’t show up in the Font menu.
Premiere Pro	Adobe Fonts won’t automatically activate in Premiere Pro. Active Fonts won’t show up in the Font menu.