FAQ

Adobe Touch Apps are six tablet apps that enable you to design, edit, and elegantly present on your tablet. Whether you use a stylus or just your fingertip, intuitive touchscreen features provide easy, precise control for a variety of creative tasks. Use natural gestures to quickly express design concepts with sketches, photo composites, moodboards, and even interactive wireframes. Transfer files through Adobe Creative Cloud for refinement in Adobe Creative Suite software — or to view, access, or share from anywhere.¹

The Adobe Touch Apps are:

• Adobe Collage
• Adobe Debut
• Adobe Ideas
• Adobe Kuler®
• Adobe Photoshop Touch
• Adobe Proto

Adobe Creative Cloud is a digital hub where you can explore, create, share, and deliver your work using any of the Creative Suite desktop tools, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® software, and new applications like Adobe Muse™ and Adobe Edge preview. Creative Cloud also includes new Internet-­based services¹ and enables the delivery of high-impact content experiences such as interactive websites and stunning digital magazines across screens and devices.

By offering connectivity with Adobe Touch Apps (purchased separately), Creative Cloud enables a mobile workflow, from ideation to publishing, to bring the power of Adobe innovation to iPad devices and Android tablets. It gives you the freedom to create, offering immediate and ongoing access to industry-­defining tools and innovative technologies to serve a vibrant worldwide community of creative talent. Learn more.

No, a free membership to Creative Cloud is available to everyone. Free membership includes 2GB of space on www.creativecloud.com and the ability to:

• Sync your creative files between Adobe Adobe Touch Apps on your tablet and your desktop computer, or between two desktop computers
  
• Share large creative files with colleagues and clients
  
• Store your files for easy access from anywhere
  

This membership will provide you with free levels of Adobe services and access to 30-day free trials of all CS6 applications and other Adobe desktop applications, such as Adobe Edge preview and Adobe Muse.

Yes, Adobe plans to enhance both Adobe Touch Apps and the sync, store, and share features of Creative Cloud over time.

All Adobe Touch Apps listed above run on Android tablets. In addition:

Adobe Ideas is available for the iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone. 

Adobe Collage is available for the iPad.

Adobe Proto is available for the iPad.

Adobe Photoshop Touch is available for the iPad 2 or later. 

Working with Creative Cloud to transfer files requires an Internet connection.

Adobe Touch Apps require a tablet running Android 3.1 or higher, an 8.9-inch or larger display size, and a minimum screen resolution of 1280x800. An Internet connection is required to transfer files with Creative Cloud. 

Adobe Collage, Adobe Ideas, Photoshop Touch, and Adobe Proto are available for the iPad. Adobe Ideas is also available for the iPhone. Notify me about availability of the other Adobe Touch Apps for the iPad.

Yes. See the "Using Adobe Creative Cloud with Adobe Touch Apps" section below or visit the product page for each app for more information.

All six of the Adobe Touch Apps listed above.

Yes, Adobe Touch Apps can be used without an Internet connection. However, you cannot upload files to or access files from Creative Cloud without an Internet connection.

For Android devices, the Adobe Touch Apps are available in most countries supported by Google Play. Check the iTunes App Store in your country for availability for iOS devices.

Please visit the individual Adobe Touch App product pages, or check the iTunes App Store in your country or Google Play for specific language availability.

For Android devices, the Adobe Touch Apps are available in most countries supported by Google Play. Check the iTunes App Store in your country for availability for iOS devices.

Each Adobe Touch App costs US$9.99. Check Google Play or the iTunes App Store in your country for pricing in your local currency.

No. When you purchase one of the Adobe Touch Apps and sign up for a free Creative Cloud membership, there is no additional cost to use the file management and sharing capabilities in Adobe Creative Cloud.

Customers who sign up for an annual membership to Creative Cloud or who buy a 12-month prepaid card at a retailer or online store will be eligible for a free month of Creative Cloud when they purchase and sign in from three qualifying Adobe Touch Apps from Google Play or the Apple App Store. This includes Adobe Collage, Adobe Debut, Adobe Ideas, Adobe Kuler, Photoshop Touch, and Adobe Proto.

Customers who purchase an annual membership directly from Adobe and qualify for this offer will not be charged for the month of service following sign-in from their third Adobe Touch App.  

Customers who purchase a 12-month prepaid card from a retailer or online store and qualify for this offer will have one month added to the duration of their membership.

Creative Cloud members will be notified about their free month within 60 days of signing in to their third qualifying Adobe Touch App. Learn more.

Connectivity between the Adobe Touch Apps and Creative Cloud (to sync, store, and share files) to enable mobility to “work anywhere” is provided as a benefit of membership. However, the Adobe Touch Apps do need to be purchased separately. We offer annual members a free month of membership if they are using at least three Adobe Touch Apps.  Learn more

Adobe Collage is the new Adobe Touch App that lets you capture and refine concepts by combining inspirational images; drawings; text; and PDF, PSD, and AI files into modern, conceptual moodboards. Upload your files to Adobe Creative Cloud™ to refine later or share with others.¹

If you are a creative professional, graphic designer, web designer, or photographer who works on new concepts and ideation, Adobe Collage can be a useful tool for you. Adobe Collage is also fun to use if you are just trying to aggregate things that inspire your creativity.

You can buy Adobe Collage for compatible tablet devices at Google Play. Download now. Adobe Collage for iOS is available for download on the iTunes App Store.

Adobe Collage allows you to import PDF files as well as Adobe Photoshop® and Adobe Illustrator® files once they are uploaded to Adobe Creative Cloud. Navigate to your Adobe Creative Cloud folder after pressing the plus sign (+) button in Adobe Collage. Locate the Creative Suite file type you want to import and click OK.

Adobe Collage allows you to choose which layers to import from a PSD file and which pages and artboards to import into a collage from a PDF or an AI file. All the imported assets come in as image objects that can be further manipulated in Adobe Collage.

Please refer to the tech specs for the Adobe Collage system requirements.

Adobe Collage is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. The touch-based interface is designed to be intuitive enough for users in any language.

Check the iTunes App Store in your country for availability for iOS devices. For Android™ devices, Adobe Collage is available in most countries supported by Google Play.

Each Adobe Touch App costs US$9.99. Check the online app market in your country for pricing in your local currency.

You can learn more about Adobe Collage at these web pages:

• Visit the Adobe Collage product page.
• Find videos of all Adobe Touch Apps on Adobe TV.

Adobe Debut is a design review tool that allows you to present work to clients and stakeholders in face-to-face meetings and easily capture feedback in real time. Adobe Debut gives you ready access virtually anywhere to your Adobe Creative Suite® files and provides a level of control and precision that allows you to always present with confidence.

You can present native Adobe Illustrator®, Photoshop®, and InDesign® files, as well as PDF files, using Adobe Debut — all without the requirement to first convert them to a special format. Adobe Debut is ideal for presenting any type of static design work for print, interactive, web, or cross-media projects. Present content such as brand identity work, illustrations, banner ads, web design mockups, and more.

If you are a design professional who uses Illustrator, Photoshop, and/or InDesign and ever have a need to present your work to clients and colleagues, then Adobe Debut is probably right for you. With Adobe Debut, you can present your work elegantly and with high fidelity from the convenience of your tablet virtually anywhere. And you can conveniently gather feedback during your review session in real time.

You can buy Adobe Debut for compatible tablet devices at Google Play. Download now. Notify me about iOS version availability.

You can import your Creative Suite files from Adobe Creative Cloud™, display them in a beautiful presentation using Adobe Debut on your Android™ tablet, and conveniently gather feedback on your presentation — all from within the app. When the design review is complete, export your presentation as a PDF file to Creative Cloud, and when you are back at your desktop, open them for reference.¹

Adobe Debut requires a tablet running Android 3.1 or higher, an 8.9-inch display or larger, and a minimum screen resolution of 1280x800. An Internet connection is required to transfer files with Adobe Creative Cloud. 

Adobe Debut is initially available in English only. However, the touch-based interface is designed to be intuitive enough for users in any language.

Adobe Debut is available in most countries supported by Google Play.

Each Adobe Touch App costs US$9.99. Check the Android Market in your country for pricing in your local currency.

You can learn more about Adobe Debut at these web pages:

• Visit the Adobe Debut product page.
• Find videos of all Adobe Touch Apps on Adobe TV.

Adobe Ideas is a sketching software app that gives you the freedom to create high-quality design work while away from the desktop. A simple, vector-based application, it is compatible with powerhouse desktop tools such as Adobe Illustrator® and Adobe Photoshop® software and enables you to begin designing on your tablet.

Adobe Ideas is ideal for you if you are a design professional who uses Illustrator or Photoshop and would like the convenience of designing on your tablet virtually anywhere. You can freely sketch using vectors and layers (a photo layer and a drawing layer) and choose and save color themes. Complementing the basic set of essential drawing tools is the ability to zoom while sketching and always see cleanly rendered vector lines. Also, easily zoom in for amazing detail without seeing big pixels.

Adobe Ideas for iOS (iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch) is available for download now on the iTunes Store.

You can buy Adobe Ideas for compatible tablet devices at Google Play. Download now.

Open Adobe Ideas to begin freely designing with vectors, layers, and color themes. When you're ready to move to Photoshop or Illustrator for further refinement, you have some options:

• From within Adobe Ideas, create a free Adobe Creative Cloud™ membership and sync your Adobe Ideas projects to the cloud. Then access your Creative Cloud account from your desktop computer and open the .idea file using Illustrator CS6. If you're using Illustrator CS5.x, you'll need to download the Adobe Touch App Plug-in, available on the Apps and Services page of Creative Cloud.
• Sending your Adobe Ideas project as an email will create a PDF file that can be opened by any version of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or Acrobat® software.

Open Adobe Ideas to begin freely designing with vectors, layers, and color themes. From within Adobe Ideas, create a free Creative Cloud membership and sync your Adobe Ideas projects to the cloud. Then access your Creative Cloud account from your desktop computer and open the .idea file using Illustrator CS6. If you're using Illustrator CS5.x, you'll need to download the Adobe Touch App Plug-in, available on the Apps and Services page of Creative Cloud.

Visit the Adobe Ideas tech specs page for the most up-to-date system requirements.

Adobe Ideas for iOS is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Adobe Ideas for Android is available in English only. However, the touch-based interface is designed to be intuitive enough for users in any language.

Check the iTunes App Store in your country for availability for iOS devices. For Android devices, Adobe Ideas is available in most countries supported by Google Play.

Each Adobe Touch App costs US$9.99. Check Google Play or the iTunes App Store in your country for pricing in your local currency.

You can learn more about Adobe Ideas at these web pages:

• Visit the Adobe Ideas product page.
• Visit the Adobe Ideas Facebook page.
• Check out the Adobe Ideas blog.
• View our customers’ work at our Flickr Gallery.
• Find videos of all Adobe Touch Apps on Adobe TV.

Adobe Kuler is a tablet application for generating color themes that can inspire any project. The Adobe Kuler mobile app is an extension of the full Adobe Kuler service, Adobe's vibrant color community that was launched in 2008. Adobe Kuler mobile extends Kuler by providing a mobile version of the service, with offline workflows and a new touch interface.

Color themes can be created in a variety of color spaces, including RGB, CMYK, HSV, and LAB, and can be represented as hex values for use on the web. You can tag themes, add comments, and share your themes with others. Browse hundreds of thousands of themes created by the Kuler community worldwide, sorted by newest, most popular, highest rated, or random order. And search for themes by tag word, title, creator, or hex color value.

If you seek creative color inspiration or need a useful tool for finding, creating, and sharing color harmonies, then Adobe Kuler could be the right app for you. Whether creating websites, interior designs, scrapbooks, fabric patterns, graphic identities, or any other visual, you can experiment quickly with color variations and browse hundreds of thousands of themes from the Kuler community.

You can buy the Adobe Kuler mobile app for compatible tablet devices at Google Play. Download now. Notify me about iOS version availability.

Kuler, the online hosted service, is available free of charge.

Yes, any theme that you create on Kuler can be accessed in the Adobe Kuler mobile app and vice versa. Both use the same back end, so any change that you make from one client is accessible in the other.

Users of certain Creative Suite components, including Adobe Photoshop® CS4 or later, Illustrator® CS4 or later, InDesign® CS4 or later, Fireworks® CS4 or later, and Flash® Professional CS4 or later, can access Adobe Kuler through panels within those applications. Users of Creative Suite 3 and Creative Suite 2 can download any public theme as an Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) file for import and use of the theme in their artwork.

Export any Adobe Kuler theme to Adobe Creative Cloud from your tablet to import as color swatches in Creative Suite components like Photoshop or Illustrator and in Adobe Ideas.¹

No. Anyone can use Adobe Kuler to create, share, and exchange color themes online. Designers and developers working in web creation and development can copy and paste hex values directly into their web development software. However, owners of Creative Suite 5, Creative Suite 4, Creative Suite 3, or Creative Suite 2 software have the added ability to download Adobe Kuler color themes as an ASE file for use in certain components of that software.

No. Adobe Kuler mobile and Kuler complement each other nicely, but customers can use each independently of the other.

The Adobe Kuler mobile app requires a tablet running Android™ 3.1 or higher, an 8.9-inch display or larger, and a minimum screen resolution of 1280x800. An Internet connection is required to transfer files with Adobe Creative Cloud. 

Adobe Kuler is initially available in English only. However, the touch-based interface is designed to be intuitive enough for users in any language.

The Adobe Kuler mobile app is available in most countries supported by Google Play.

Each Adobe Touch App costs US$9.99. Check Google Play in your country for pricing in your local currency.

You can learn more about Adobe Kuler at these web pages:

• Visit the Adobe Kuler mobile app page.
• Visit the Kuler page.
• Find videos of all Adobe Touch Apps on Adobe TV.

Adobe Photoshop Touch lets you transform images using core Photoshop features designed for a tablet, as well as new capabilities specifically tailored for mobile creativity and social networking. With Photoshop Touch, you can:

• Create new images by combining photos, making popular edits, and applying professional effects
• Quickly find images, share your creations, and view comments — all from within the app, thanks to integration with Facebook and Google¹
• Access interactive tutorials that can help you quickly achieve great-looking results
• Sync projects to Adobe Creative Cloud™ and open layered files from Adobe Photoshop Touch in Photoshop.²

Photoshop Touch is right for anyone — amateur, enthusiast, or professional — who wants to edit photos on a tablet. Photoshop Touch lets you quickly combine images, apply professional effects, and share the results with friends and family through Facebook and more — all from the convenience of your tablet.¹ If you are a more advanced user, you can take your projects even further in Photoshop.

Photoshop Touch was designed to work on tablets only. Photoshop Touch works on iPad 2 or later or Android tablets running version 3.1 or higher. It is not available for iPad (first generation).

Photoshop Touch provides more power and flexibility for editing your photos, with core Photoshop features designed for a tablet, as well as new capabilities specifically tailored for mobile creativity and social networking. It offers a more robust set of tools than Adobe Photoshop Express software for creating mind-blowing images. 

Photoshop Express provides a more basic set of functionality like cropping, rotating, adjusting color, and adding artistic effects. It is great if you desire lighter photo editing capabilities on the go for phone or tablet in order to quickly prepare images for sharing with friends or family.

Photoshop Touch for iOS is available for download on the iTunes App Store.

You can buy Photoshop Touch for Android compatible tablet devices on Google Play. Download now.

You can work with images on your tablet and then take them further on your PC or Mac in Adobe Photoshop. You can move your files between tablet and computer by using Adobe Creative Cloud to open layered files from Photoshop Touch in Photoshop. This requires a downloadable plug-in for Photoshop CS5 and later. You can also open Photoshop (PSD) files in Photoshop Touch; however, all image layers will be flattened into a single layer.

No. Photoshop Touch and Photoshop complement each other nicely, but you can use either independently of the other.

Work with images on your tablet and then take them further on your PC or Mac in Adobe Photoshop. Sync projects to Adobe Creative Cloud and open layered files from Adobe Photoshop Touch in Photoshop.² You can also open native Photoshop (PSD) files in Photoshop Touch; however, image layers will be flattened into a single layer. Adobe constantly evaluates potential new features. If accessing multiple PSD layers in Adobe Photoshop Touch is important to you, provide feedback in the Adobe Photoshop Touch user forum.

Adobe Photoshop Touch for iOS requires an iPad 2 or later and iOS 5.  The Android version requires a tablet running Android 3.1 or higher, an 8.9-inch display or larger, and a minimum screen resolution of 1280x800. An Internet connection is required to sync files with Adobe Creative Cloud.

Photoshop Touch is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.

Check the iTunes App Store in your country for availability for iOS devices. For Android devices, Photoshop Touch is available in most countries supported by Google Play.

Each Adobe Touch App costs US$9.99. Check Google Play or the iTunes App Store in your country for pricing in your local currency.

You can learn more about Photoshop Touch at these web pages:

• Visit the Adobe Photoshop Touch product page.
• Find videos of all Adobe Touch Apps on Adobe TV.
• Visit the Photoshop Touch page on Photoshop.com.

Photoshop Touch contains some of the core Photoshop features that Photoshop users know and love, plus some new capabilities that apply best to working on a connected tablet. With a Photoshop compatible file format, users can start brainstorming and creating work in Photoshop Touch and then access that work via Adobe Creative Cloud in Photoshop on a Mac or PC for further refinement. This workflow requires a downloadable plug-in for Photoshop CS5 and later.

Photoshop Touch is now the brand name of a new mobile application from Adobe that lets you quickly combine images, apply professional effects, share the results with friends and family through sites like Facebook, and more — all from the convenience of your tablet.¹ Adobe Eazel for Photoshop, Adobe Nav for Photoshop, and Adobe Color Lava for Photoshop are now referred to as Adobe Photoshop companion apps.² The Photoshop Touch software development kit (SDK) has been rolled into the Photoshop SDK as connection APIs, so now developers can access all the Photoshop APIs from one SDK.

Whether from Adobe or from third-party developers, Photoshop companion apps utilizing the Photoshop SDK are able to establish a wireless connection with Photoshop CS5 and later on the desktop to extend Photoshop capabilities in ways never before possible. Adobe Eazel for Photoshop allows users to create beautiful paintings on iPad and instantly access them in Photoshop CS5 and later. Adobe Nav for Photoshop lets users instantly transfer images from iPad directly to Photoshop and use iPad to browse and select open Photoshop documents and activate Photoshop tools. And Adobe Color Lava for Photoshop is used to mix custom colors on iPad and immediately use them in Photoshop.

Adobe Eazel for Photoshop, Adobe Nav for Photoshop, and Adobe Color Lava for Photoshop are now referred to as Photoshop companion apps. Adobe has rolled the Photoshop connection API into the Photoshop SDK to make access easier for developers.

No. Adobe will continue to support our developer community working on extending the capabilities of Photoshop through plug-ins and companion apps. Photoshop companion apps and the Photoshop SDK are another important extension to Photoshop workflows for Adobe customers.

No. Photoshop Touch leverages the new Adobe Creative Cloud (announced at Adobe MAX 2011) to sync files with your desktop for further refinement in Photoshop on your Mac or PC.

Learn more about the Photoshop companion apps at the Mobile & Tablet Apps page on Photoshop.com or at the Adobe mobile apps page on Adobe.com. Learn more about the Photoshop SDK at the Photoshop Developer Center.

Adobe Proto, an Adobe AIR® application for Android™ tablets or touch-enabled devices, enables you to rapidly prototype websites and mobile apps. Adobe Proto is a native application for the iPad.

If you want to create web designs or mobile apps on the go using an Android tablet or iPad, Adobe Proto is the right tool for you.

You can buy Adobe Proto for compatible tablet devices on Google Play. Download now. Adobe Proto for iOS is available for download on the iTunes App Store.

Adobe Proto can be used with Adobe Dreamweaver®, a Creative Suite component. Once you have created your web or mobile application, upload your web or mobile design to Adobe Creative Cloud™ and then open it in Dreamweaver for more editing and code design/development work.¹

Use Adobe Proto to transfer files through the Adobe Creative Cloud for refinement in Dreamweaver, or to share with others.

Adobe Touch Apps require a tablet running Android 3.1 or higher, an 8.9-inch or larger display size, and a minimum screen resolution of 1280x800. An Internet connection is required to transfer files with Adobe Creative Cloud. 

Adobe Proto for iOS is available in English, French, German, and Japanese.  Adobe Proto for Android is initially available in English only. However, the touch-based interface is designed to be intuitive enough for users in any language.

Adobe Proto is available in most countries supported by Google Play and the iTunes App Store.

Each Adobe Touch App costs US$9.99. Check Google Play or the iTunes Store in your country for pricing in your local currency.

You can learn more about Adobe Proto at these web pages:

• Visit the Adobe Proto product page.
• Find videos of all Adobe Touch Apps on Adobe TV.

Use Adobe Creative Cloud to access your creative work virtually anywhere. Easily move between Adobe Touch Apps and Creative Suite. View, access, share, and present your creative work anytime, anyplace.¹

You can easily upload files from your Adobe Touch Apps to Creative Cloud as long as you have an active Internet connection. Upload files from your app to access them from your computer for further work in Creative Suite or to share with others. You can also upload files created with Creative Suite applications to Creative Cloud from your computer and then access them from your tablet for elegant presentation using Adobe Debut.

You can import or upload files using Creative Cloud when using the following Adobe Touch Apps:

• Adobe Collage
• Adobe Debut
• Adobe Ideas for Android
• Adobe Kuler
• Adobe Photoshop Touch
• Adobe Proto

To upload files to Creative Cloud from your tablet, tap the Creative Cloud icon located in the top right bar of your Adobe Touch App. After signing in, choose the files you wish to upload to Creative Cloud and tap OK.

To upload files from your desktop, navigate to the Adobe Creative Cloud page and sign in to your Creative Cloud account. From here, you can either click the upload button to add files from your desktop or simply drag and drop files from your desktop to the browser. Your files will now be stored in Creative Cloud and will be accessible in the Adobe Touch Apps.

After you've logged in to Creative Cloud from your desktop, you will be able to download files for access in Creative Suite components. To download a file, check the box next to the file you want to download and click the Download File button that appears. The Download File button is also accessible on the file preview page.

Creative Cloud makes it easy to transfer your Adobe Ideas artwork to Illustrator for further refinement. Sync and store .idea files in Creative Cloud, and then open them with Illustrator CS6 for further refinement. To open .idea files with Illustrator CS5 or CS5.1, you'll need to download and install the Touch App Plug-in available on the Apps and Services page of Creative Cloud.

Most files can be uploaded and shared from Creative Cloud. In addition, many creative file types can be previewed directly in a web browser on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. These include PSD, AI, INDD, JPG, PDF, GIF, PNG, Photoshop Touch, Adobe Ideas, and others.

An Adobe ID is typically your current email address. A verified Adobe ID, plus your password, gives you access to Creative Cloud to use with your Adobe Touch Apps. You can create an Adobe ID within your Adobe Touch App. 

When you share a file, the recipient will receive an email with a public URL that will take them to a presentation view of the file. Anyone with access to the public URL will be able to view the file, as well as download it or comment on it if you've enabled these options when sharing.

If you sign up for a free Creative Cloud membership, you will get 2GB of storage space to sync, store, and share your files. If you become a paid member of Creative Cloud, you will get 20GB of storage space. Learn more about Creative Cloud membership.

Visit the Creative Cloud page to access Creative Cloud and learn more about its features.

The view, access, and share features of Creative Cloud work with most popular browsers and operating systems. Internet Explorer versions 9 and below do not support selecting multiple files for upload to Creative Cloud.

Adobe uses industry-leading security engineering processes in building its products. With Creative Cloud, security is considered at every level, from applications to networks to physical facilities. In addition to the latest technologies, world-class security requires ongoing adherence to best-practice policies.

Adobe Creative Cloud uses some of the latest technology available for Internet security. When you access a service, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology is used for both server authentication and data encryption, helping to ensure that your data and documents are available only to you and the users you authorize. The service issues a session cookie only to record authentication information for the duration of a specific session. The session cookie does not include the username (Adobe ID) or password of the user.

Creative Cloud leverages firewall protection, intrusion detection systems, SSL encryption, and proprietary protocols to protect your important information. The services are hosted in a protected server environment that uses a firewall and other advanced technology to help prevent interference or access from outside intruders.

Services hosting facilities are protected by multiple layers of physical security, and only authorized personnel may access the facilities and servers. In addition, all facility access is logged, and logs are regularly reviewed and protected from outside access. All data center equipment has physical protections in place against data theft and environmental hazards in order to prevent assets from being lost, damaged, or compromised and to prevent interruption in business activities.