Open the Creative Cloud desktop app and select Manage Team.
Last updated on
Sep 29, 2025
Applies to Creative Cloud for teams.
As a system admin with a teams plan purchased directly from Adobe, learn how to add users, assign licenses, and purchase more seats directly in the Creative Cloud desktop app.
Manage your team and their licensing needs without going to the Adobe Admin Console.
Explore the key benefits
If you’re an admin managing a small team, the Creative Cloud desktop app helps you handle admin tasks without leaving your daily workflow. You can:
Access team information by viewing member names, roles, assigned products, and available licenses in one place.
Simplify admin work by adding users, assigning or unassigning licenses, and purchasing more seats directly in the app without switching to the Admin Console.
Track license availability to see which licenses are in use and which are unassigned, so you can redistribute them as needed.
Change roles by updating a user’s role from member to admin or from admin to member, depending on your team’s needs.
Note
Using the Creative Cloud desktop app, 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.
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Select Add people.
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Enter the team member's email address and 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, use the Adobe Admin Console.
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If a license for the selected app isn’t available in your organization, select Buy and assign 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.
Buy and assign new licenses if no licenses are available for the selected app. Buy and assign new licenses if no licenses are available for the selected app. Review payment and license details before selecting Agree and subscribe. Review payment and license details before selecting 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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