Are you a designer, photographer, or illustrator looking for professional-grade creative tools? Look no further than Adobe Creative Cloud. From building websites to creating AR experiences, the possibilities are endless.
Whether you’re a student, business owner, or freelancer, Creative Cloud has something for everyone. Stick around to find out how you can make the most of your Creative Cloud trial and decide if it’s the right choice for you.
How Many Times Can You Use Adobe Free Trial?
Adobe offers a 7-day free trial per user. Once you install the software on your device, the trial will start counting. So, you can use Adobe’s free trial only once. After that, you get to keep your Creative Cloud membership, which we’ll cover later in this article.
You can download and install all the apps in trial mode with unlimited access to all their features. For example, you can access Adobe fonts, free mobile apps, 2 GB free storage, and much more. Your free membership also includes the ability to try apps like Photoshop, Aero, and Premiere.
Once you download and install these apps, use your registered email and password to activate them. You may be wondering whether you can install new versions while on trial. Thankfully, you can. Even during the trial period, you can download and install new software updates.
In essence, you can use Creative Cloud as if you’ve purchased full access. After that, you’d have to pay the subscription to continue. Furthermore, you can use the same account to download and install the apps on another device.
However, you can’t renew the trial period. Once it’s over, it’s over. So, you can’t uninstall and reinstall Creative Cloud apps to get a new trial. Creating a new account with a new email and password won’t help either. You can only try the software on two devices per user. After that, the software will stop working. So, users can’t renew the trial period in those ways.
Can You Try Adobe Creative Cloud Without Credit Card?
As of 2021, you can’t start an Adobe trial account without a credit card. It seems that Adobe uses this verification method to prevent users from abusing the trial system. Hence, you’ll have to share that information to activate your trial.
After that, Adobe will start charging your credit card based on your subscription plan. However, you can cancel your trial before the automatic billing starts. According to an Adobe spokesperson, the company is optimizing its offers in many locations. So, the rules might be slightly different in your country.
For example, Adobe offers a 14-day trial for teams and businesses. The time-limited access includes 20+ desktop apps, ten licenses, and automatic syncing between devices. In this case, you don’t have to enter your credit card information. You could sign up for Creative Cloud for Teams even if you were a single user to get the benefits of more features.
In your country, the trial might be 30 days. So, if your friend in another country gets a 7-day trial and you get 30 days, it might be because the company has varying policies. Also, keep in mind that Adobe is an international brand that offers a software suite. So, your access to some features might be different from what is available in other countries.
How Do I Extend My Creative Cloud Trial?
Believe it or not, you can extend your trial for another 14 days on top of the 7-day trial. Here’s how it works.
When you finish your 7-day trial, you’ll begin your paid subscription. It doesn’t matter if you subscribed to the monthly or yearly plan. After seven days, you’ll start to pay for your subscription. In practice, though, you’ll continue to use the program for free for another 14 days. Even though you paid for the subscription, you’re still using the software for free. However, there’s a catch.
After the 7-day trial period is over, you’ll get to keep the files you created in the cloud. Also, you’ll still keep your free 2 GB online storage. If you don’t wish to continue your trial, you can cancel anytime within a week. After that, you’ll start paying for the subscription.
If your trial expires, the software on your computer won’t start. You’d have to activate your subscription. Otherwise, it’ll remain installed on your computer, but you can’t use it. Even if you uninstall and reinstall the software, it won’t work without activating your account.
So, how do you keep using Creative Cloud as an individual user or student for another 14 days?
- Whatever your plan, you can pay for the subscription and continue using the software. It also works with individual apps. So, if you don’t need the whole suite, you can use the tools you want regularly. So, you can slash the license costs while using your program.
- Here’s the rub. You can get a full refund within 14 days after your trial period expires. According to Adobe’s Return policy, users can get a no-questions-asked refund within those 14 days. So, you can get a refund within that 14-day refund window. However, you must purchase and download through Adobe’s website.
- That way, you can use Creative Cloud for 21 days as a trial. In that period, you can get a refund even if you paid for the subscription. It’s enough time to help you decide whether you want to continue using the software for months or years to come.
All in all, this method to extend your Creative Cloud trial is the best way we could find for you. Whether you subscribed as a monthly or yearly user, you get this 14-day window to get a refund. Still, it’s best to start your trial as a monthly user.
According to Adobe’s Refund Policy, if you cancel 14 days after the trial ends or later, your payment is non-refundable. It means if you forget to cancel before the 14th day, you might have to pay a cancellation fee. So, be careful and cancel your subscription before crossing that threshold.
Another reason you’d want to cancel early is that you can’t get a refund beyond those 14 days. If you’re a monthly subscriber, it means you’ll lock yourself for another month that you paid. Plus, you’ll still have to pay a cancellation fee.
The worst part is that if you sign up for the yearly plan, you’ll pay the whole amount upfront. In that case, you’ll pay the cancellation fee and also for an entire year for software that you don’t use. It’s such a loss, especially considering that you can avoid it just by canceling on time. Of course, if you like the software and use it to save time, it’d be an excellent investment.
Is Adobe Creative Cloud Worth It?
We wouldn’t recommend that you use this method if all you want is to try the software. Many users try to trick the system, but they wind up paying for subscriptions they don’t need. Furthermore, they lock themselves in a long-term subscription and pay hefty cancellation fees to get out of the “deal”.
If you’re not serious about using Creative Cloud for yourself or your business, don’t bother. Only use it when you’re confident that you can cover your operating costs. In other words, you wouldn’t buy the latest tractor model just to plow a small land that your old machine is also perfect for. So, why would you invest in advanced software when your business is too small to handle the fees? In practice, it doesn’t make sense to invest in high-tech equipment when your company is still developing.
On the other hand, if you’re a large business or a professional freelancer, you can justify the investment. In that case, the subscription fees would fall under the category of business expenses and such.
You wouldn’t bring a knife to a gunfight, but you also wouldn’t get a laser gun to a sword fight. Adobe Creative Cloud is that laser gun for professionals. Creative Cloud apps are worth it if you can use them to make money and save time. For example, you have a growing business and need advanced content creation tools. Other than that, you’ll only pay more than you can afford.
What Happens When My Creative Cloud Expires?
According to an Adobe community member, the Creative Cloud will stop working when your trial period expires, but you’ll get to keep your projects files. In other words, the files you created while using the software on trial will remain yours.
According to a Creative Cloud subscriber, a software trial from any company is like a test drive. After testing the car, you either return it to the car dealership or pay to keep it. So, when your Creative Cloud expires, you lose access to the programs.
At this point, you can:
- Try more available apps that you haven’t tried yet
- Pay for a license to continue using the software
- Purchase a serial number to use a standalone app
- Keep the files you created in the trial period
- Use a free starter plan for Adobe Aero, Spark, Fresco, Premiere Rush, and Adobe XD
- Get up to 2 GB of cloud storage space for free
You can’t:
- Use tried products and services without subscription
- Get new updates or support for installed apps
- Keep files larger than 2 GB in your online storage for more than 90 days
Furthermore, once your trial period expires, you’ll retain access to your free Creative Cloud membership. You can sync files between your computer and mobile device, have limited access to Behance, or change your account settings.
Conclusion
Adobe Creative Cloud is the industry standard for creative professionals. It has many subscription-based offerings for individual users as well as large corporations. If you have tried the software, you may want to extend your trial period. The best way to do it is by subscribing to a monthly plan and canceling the subscription before the grace period is over.
We highly recommend that you only try the software if you’re serious about using it for professional purposes. If you have simple design needs, you can find many free alternatives that do a similar job.
If you plan to build your business professionally, consider a team subscription. Other than that, we don’t recommend using cracked software because it’ll break your system. Other methods of gaming the system might even get you to pay more than you wish.
So, avoid questionable practices to extend your Creative Cloud trial. They do more harm than good, and you could even get yourself in legal trouble. Finally, good luck with your creative endeavors!