Install the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (CCDA) on a Personal or Unmanaged Computer

These steps to install the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (CCDA) on Personal or Unmanaged computer are for faculty, staff and students who wish to install Adobe applications on their personal or unmanaged computer.

If you are trying to install the CCDA on a HUIT-Managed computer, please visit the Getting started with Adobe Creative Cloud knowledge article for a link to installation instructions.

Download the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App (CCDA) on a Personal or Unmanaged Computer

1. Go to the Adobe Creative Cloud website.
2. If you are not already signed-in to the website with your HarvardKey credentials, you will want to click the Download button in the Download Creative Cloud tile near the middle of the page.
   If you are already signed-in to the website with your HarvardKey credentials, click on the user avatar icon in the top-right corner to reveal a drop-down menu. Select the Install Creative Cloud Desktop option.
3. Follow the instructions provided by Adobe to install the Creative Cloud Desktop application (CCDA).
4. Once installed, you will want to run the application and sign-in to Adobe with your HarvardKey credentials.
5. During sign-on, you may be asked to select an account type or a user profile. Please choose the Company/School option or the PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS... option where appropriate.
   
    

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