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Uninstall Creative Cloud apps

Last updated on Oct 14, 2026

Learn how to use the Creative Cloud desktop app to uninstall Creative Cloud apps.

Select the Creative Cloud   icon in the Windows taskbar or the macOS menu bar to open the Creative Cloud desktop app.

In the Apps tab, select Your apps. 

Select Your apps to view all the apps installed on your machine
Your apps view lists installed Adobe apps and lets you quickly open apps, review product information, and manage updates.

Select the More actions   icon for the app you want to uninstall. This opens the context menu.

The All apps tab showing all Creative Cloud apps with the three dots button for each app.
Additional app management options are available from the More actions menu

Select Uninstall in the context menu.

The context menu for a Creative Cloud app includes options to open in the browser and uninstall.
The context menu for a Creative Cloud app includes options to open in the browser and uninstall.

Select Keep, Remove, or Cancel based on your preference.

  • Keep: Retains the app notifications, alerts, interface settings, plugins, and other preferences.
  • Remove: Removes the app notifications, alerts, interface settings, plugins, and other preferences.
  • Cancel: Cancels the uninstallation.
The preferences window asks if you want to keep or remove notifications, alerts, plugins, and other preferences. You can also cancel the uninstallation process. A screenshot of a computer
Make sure to save any running project and close the app before uninstalling.

The selected app will begin to uninstall. If needed, you can reinstall the app later.

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