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Where to find the software

W Store

  • W Store is the official retailer of Adobe Creative Cloud licenses for UWaterloo students, faculty and staff on behalf of the Arts Computing Office.

  • Your UWaterloo username is used to give you access to your CC license.

  • To ensure that you can access your license, please 

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OnTheHub

  • For students and teachers requiring the Creative Cloud software, please refer to OnTheHub -- Adobe Creative Cloud Student & Teacher Edition for discounted pricing. Purchase by credit card only. 

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (for full-time employees)

  • The University now has a site license for Acrobat Pro which allows all full-time employees to use the software free of charge. For full-time employees, Adobe Acrobat Pro DC licenses no longer needs to be purchased through the Adobe VIP program. If non-full-time employees require an Acrobat license, you will still need to purchase it through the VIP program. For more information see Adobe Acrobat Pro DC - IST Knowledge Base - Confluence (atlassian.net).

Adobe Canada Online Store

  • The Adobe online store also offers an educational discount. Individuals can purchase any of the products from the Adobe Canada Online Store. Purchase by credit card only. 

Adobe VIP 

  • The University of Waterloo has an agreement with  the reseller Softchoice  to allow staff and faculty to be a part of  an Adobe VIP consortium that receives discount  prices on Adobe software. Adobe software can be assigned to the end user or device through a Faculty or Academic Support Department's Adobe VIP. Purchase options are pcard or department account (i.e. Purchase Order). 

  • Each  Faculty/Academic Support  department  will be responsible for managing the Adobe  VIP  accounts associated with their area. 

Cost for software 

Pricing is similar but varies depending on which of the above programs you choose. Please refer to the websites for OnTheHub and the Adobe Canada Online Store. For the Adobe VIP prices, please contact the Adobe VIP in your department/faculty or refer to the list below.   

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