Find images faster with advanced search

Perform integrated searches across more than 20 collections and a growing library of over one million images. Use specific keywords or browse by category to find the perfect image.

Keyword search and advanced search

Explore themes or find images by topic using a keyword search. Or find exactly what you need using the powerful Advanced Search feature. Specify portrait or landscape, color or black and white, search only specific collections, and more.

Browse categories and galleries

Be inspired by browsing through categories and subcategories to search the full breadth of the Adobe Stock Photos collections. With categories such as Behavior, Lifestyle, and Abstract, you never know what you’ll find. Or cruise through hand-picked galleries of some of the most arresting images in the Adobe Stock Photo library. Galleries with titles such as Urban Buzz, Object Lessons, and Photos India group like images designed to intrigue you.

Create without hassle

Create without hassle using pre-masked images

Download unwatermarked comps and drag them into your Adobe Creative Suite 3 components to edit and use in layouts for review.

Pre-masked images

Adobe Stock Photos now offers a collection of images that feature objects on clean white backgrounds. When you purchase the photo, the file comes with an image mask so you can place the object layer over any background in Photoshop without having to create a mask from scratch.

Watermark-free

Comp images downloaded with Adobe Stock Photos have no water — marks, so you can present your layouts and evaluate image choices without distraction.

Image details

Double-click a search-results thumbnail or a comp image to open the Image Details window. See the image’s pricing, keywords, and provider information.

Open for editing

Use the context menu to open an image with Photoshop or other creative software, or drag your downloaded comps folders into your Adobe InDesign® CS3 software and Illustrator layouts. Edit and rename your comps, knowing that the metadata travels with the image so it’s easily tracked when you’re ready to buy.

Manage with ease

Manage with ease and apply star ratings

All of your searches, comps, and purchases are automatically saved for easy recall. Each comp has embedded identification data that stays with it no matter where it is used, so the image can be tracked automatically.

Organized search results

In your search results window you can apply star ratings and colored labels to your files. You can then sort by rating to see your favorites. Ratings and labeling are features of Bridge, so can be applied to any files in any directory.

Downloaded comps and purchased images

Your comps and purchased images can be saved automatically in the Downloaded Comps and Purchased Images directories located in your Adobe Stock Photos directory. You can also choose to save and download to any directory you choose and rename any way you wish.

Filter panel and image sorting

Bridge features a new panel that filters your view with a single click to limit display to specific images. Filter by star rating, colored label, orientation, file type, and more. Bridge also provides powerful sorting options to aid navigation through quantities of comps and search results. You can sort by image dimensions, resolution, file size, and more.

Metadata

XMP-bound metadata includes information such as stock provider, keywords used in searches, description, an image ID number, and more. An image retains its original metadata even after you edit it or change its filename.

Previous searches

Recall any search by selecting any of your saved search parameters, which automatically accumulate in the Previous Searches directory located in your Adobe Stock Photos directory.

Buy images instantly

Buy images instantly from multiple providers

Enjoy the convenience of buying images from a variety of providers using a single shopping cart and one license agreement — all at no additional cost.

Pricing

Adobe Stock Photos pricing matches the royalty-free marketplace. There is no markup. You pay exactly the same amount as you would if you purchased that image directly from the provider.

Purchasing

The consolidation benefits of Adobe Stock Photos extend to the purchasing process. Buy from multiple providers at once, all from within your Adobe software. In InDesign, when you choose to preflight your artwork, comps will appear with a Buy Now button, so you can buy with minimum interruption.