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Get Acrobat Studio

Follow the steps below to obtain the Adobe Acrobat Studio subscription.


Purchase the License

  1. Go to the WebStore: https://webstore.illinois.edu
  2. Search for Adobe Acrobat Studio
  3. Select the Acrobat Studio EDU offer
  4. Confirm that your contact email address is your University email
  5. Complete checkout

!!! warning "Student Access Only" Acrobat Studio EDU licenses are available to students only.

!!! note Non-university email addresses will fail to activate with Adobe.


After You Order

  1. Wait at least 2 hours for your license to activate
  2. Sign in to Adobe using your University account credentials
  3. Go to: https://www.adobe.com/apps/all/all-platforms

Access Your Apps

  • Acrobat Pro is available as:
  • Desktop application
  • Web application

  • In your Apps panel:

  • Open / Install / Get Mobile App → Included in your plan
  • Contact Admin → Not included in your plan

Previously Installed Apps

If you previously had a Creative Cloud license:

  • Some apps may no longer be licensed
  • These will appear in the Creative Cloud Desktop App

To remove unused apps:

  1. Open the Creative Cloud Desktop App
  2. Locate the app
  3. Right-click and select Uninstall

Not Sure If This Is Right for You?

See these guides:

For full Creative Cloud access, see: Get Adobe Creative Cloud