Adobe says that many US government agencies have used Connect as an always-open area for their employees to share real-time info, while it's also popular among schools and universities as a platform for remote teaching.Īs the knock-on effects of the Covid-19 virus spread, an increasing number of students and employees will be working from home – and fortunately, we live in an era when remote working is relatively straightforward for many people, thanks to video conferencing software and gestures like Adobe's temporary free remote Creative Cloud licenses. It also follows Adobe's announcement last week that its Connect web conferencing software would be free to everyone until July 1 2020.

But it is becoming increasingly common, and with many looking for ways to transition to online learning, Adobe's offer is certainly very welcome. If accessing Adobe apps via a free Adobe ID, users will need to save any created files in other storage such as Box or OneDrive.

So far, not all schools and campuses have closed their doors due to the Covid-19 outbreak, with most doing so on a case-by-case basis. Both Adobe Photoshop and InDesign applications are now free for Students.

Adobe free for students