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Where to find the software

W Store

• W  W Store  is is the official retailer of Adobe Creative Cloud licenses for UWaterloo students, faculty and staff on behalf of the Arts Computing Office. The W Store offers 1 year Creative Cloud subscriptions and termly Creative Cloud subscriptions.

• Your UWaterloo username is used to give you access to your CC license. To ensure that you can access your license, please sign-up/log in before Please make sure you are using your userid@uwaterloo.ca email address when placing your order.

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. 

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• For full-time permanent employees, Adobe Acrobat Pro DC licenses no longer needs to be purchased through the Adobe VIP program. For more information see Adobe Acrobat Pro DC - IST Knowledge Base - Confluence (atlassian.net)

• For full-time temporary employees (e.g. contract, co-op students), Adobe Acrobat Pro DC licenses can be requested through the IST Jira Help Portal by selecting ‘Adobe Acrobat Requests’.

• 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).

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Cost comparison as of June 2022 (subject to change)

W Store

• Adobe Create Creative Suite $89 License $99 (term license),  $244$230.00 (license until Sept. 20231 year subscription)

OnTheHub 

• Adobe Acrobat Pro DC not available at OnTheHub​

• Adobe Creative Cloud ~$350~ $28.38/month, $350.00 CAD/year ​

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (for full-time employees)

• Available to full-time employees at no cost

• Available to temporary full-time staff and faculty (e.g., contract employees and co-op students) at the University of Waterloo for a maximum of 1-year. To obtain a license, temporary full-time staff and faculty, can submit a request using Software & Applications Request Form and selecting ‘Adobe Acrobat Request’ for the topic you require assistance with. 

Adobe online store – individual and educational pricing​

• Adobe Acrobat Pro DC ~$250 CAD/year (varies by US exchange rate)​

• Adobe Creative Cloud ~$350 CAD~$311.88 CAD/year (varies by US exchange rate) 

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To request to be an Adobe VIP, please submit a request via Jira Help Portal with the following information: 

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List of University of Waterloo Adobe VIPs

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