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Adobe Creative Cloud Changelog

What's new in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.9.1.377

Dec 13, 2022
  • We’ve made experience improvements and bug fixes

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.9.0.373 (Oct 3, 2022)

  • Ability to schedule app updates for later if the app is in use
  • Ability to skip optional modules when installing Creative Cloud apps
  • Improved error handling for app installation
  • Improved account management processes within the app
  • Renamed processes to clearly convey their functions
  • Improved Browse and Search experiences to support all plugin types
  • Added new rating and review capabilities for plugins in the Marketplace tab
  • Ability to explore and acquire ZXP/CEP plugins from the Creative Cloud desktop app
  • Enhancements to make it easier for plugin users to discover "Where to find it" content
  • Ability for Enterprise users to request access to apps from the Apps tab
  • Improved navigation and viewing controls in PDF preview
  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.8.0.592 (Oct 3, 2022)

  • Dark mode is now available on Windows
  • Improved onboarding for new members as you install apps available in your plan
  • Preview PDF files within the app
  • Publish assets to your social networks via ContentCal
  • Share a document with collaborators while previewing from within the app
  • Resolve billing issues with your account directly in the app
  • Resolve issues that could be encountered when migrating from Intel-based MacOS device to an Apple M1-based device
  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.7.1.1 (May 10, 2022)

  • We’ve made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.7.0.1307 (May 10, 2022)

  • Dark mode is now available on macOS.
  • Commenting support is available for Photoshop cloud documents.
  • Added support for Unified Extensibility Platform plugin using Unified Plugin Installer Agent, a command-line tool.
  • Enterprise organizations using Microsoft Azure IdP can have employees sign in with browser-based authentication available in the Help menu.
  • We've made bug fixes and technical enhancements.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.6.5.58 (Feb 4, 2022)

  • We’ve made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.6.0.788 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • Browse and download Adobe Stock assets, Substance 3D assets, fonts, plugins, and libraries in the new Stock & Marketplace tab
  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.5.0.619 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • Support available for unified 64-bit Acrobat download
  • New onboarding experience for the Marketplace tab
  • Ability to make documents available offline or online with a single click
  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.4.5.550 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • We’ve made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.4.3.544 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • We’ve made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.4.2.540 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • We’ve made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.4.1.534 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • Browse and download thousands of free Adobe Stock assets in the Marketplace.
  • Manage your cloud documents and invite users to edit them.
  • Browse new articles and videos in the Discover tab.
  • Drag out assets from a Creative Cloud library to your desktop.
  • Convert your Illustrator and Photoshop files to cloud documents in the Creative Cloud desktop app.
  • Watch Adobe Live shows with our new floating player.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.3.5.518 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • We've released a version of the Creative Cloud desktop app that supports computers running on ARM processors.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.3.1.470 (Nov 4, 2020)

  • We’ve made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.3.0.468 (Oct 14, 2020)

  • Introducing new Marketplace tab to search, browse, and install plugins to enhance creativity.
  • See top conversations from Adobe support community in the Discover tab.
  • Improved category pages, more UX optimizations, and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.2.1.441 (Oct 14, 2020)

  • We’ve made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.2.0.436 (Oct 14, 2020)

  • Improved experience to list and open installed desktop applications.
  • Ability to access and manage Adobe cloud documents in the Your Work tab.
  • Richer experience to manage and preview installed Adobe fonts.
  • New Discover tab (for non-Japanese users) to browse Learn and Community content such as tutorials, live shows, and Behance projects.
  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.1.0.407 (Jun 16, 2020)

  • More control over desktop notifications in the Preferences panel.
  • Add your own fonts to Creative Cloud and sync them across your desktop devices.
  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements to improve performance and installation experience.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 5.0.0.354 (Jun 16, 2020)

  • Richer experience to intuitively access your apps, update them, and discover other apps that complement or extend your creativity.
  • New app pages to discover all the desktop, mobile, and web apps of Creative Cloud and access learning and community content.
  • Ability to manage and share your Creative Cloud libraries in a new larger canvas.
  • Built-in search engine to find learning content, Adobe Stock assets, apps, forum posts and creative assets.
  • Advanced auto-update capabilities from the new Preferences panel.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.9.0.504 (Aug 22, 2019)

  • Improved experience to access older versions of Creative Cloud applications.
  • Improved messaging and authentication options for Enterprise users.
  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements to improve performance and installation experience.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.8.2.476 (Jul 16, 2019)

  • We’ve made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.8.1.442 (May 12, 2019)

  • We’ve made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.8.0.421 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Simplified and improved menu navigation in Creative Cloud desktop app.
  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements to improve installation experience and support.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.7.0.400 (Oct 16, 2018)

  • New auto-update feature for Creative Cloud apps. You will see the auto-update option for your Creative Cloud apps when the new updates are released for the apps.
  • Improvements in user interface for differentiating multiple versions of an app installed on the system.
  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements to improve installation experience and support.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.6.1.393 (Aug 28, 2018)

  • Made security fixes in installation and update workflows.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.6.0.384 (Jul 10, 2018)

  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements to improve installation experience and support.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.5.0.331 (Jul 10, 2018)

  • Improvements in update experience for Creative Cloud.
  • Bug fixes and technical enhancements to improve performance and error logging.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.4.1.298 (Feb 22, 2018)

  • Technical and experience improvements in installation and update workflows.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.4.0.294 (Feb 7, 2018)

  • New improved notification panel: The Home tab has been removed, and notifications, which were part of that tab, can now be accessed using the new bell icon, next to the profile menu. The new notification panel has been fully redesigned and now offers a fresh look consistent with other notification interfaces. For more information, see Creative Cloud desktop app notifications at https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/notifications.html.
  • Other bug fixes and technical enhancements.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.3.0.256 (Sep 26, 2017)

  • Simplified Apps panel with apps arranged in two categories: My Apps & Services, and Trial Apps.
  • My Apps & Services section now displays the apps and services you are entitled to, based on your current plan (or plans) with Adobe.
  • New menu-enabled button next to an application lets you easily discover options available for that specific application like install, open, update, upgrade, view tutorials, what's new, learn more, and uninstall to help you manage your applications more efficiently.
  • Multiple versions of an application are now nested together with a toggle that allows you to launch, update, or delete the apps individually.
  • Easily switch between All Apps and Installed Apps view.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.2.0.211 (Aug 1, 2017)

  • We've made technical and experience improvements in installation and update workflows.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.1.1.202 (Jun 9, 2017)

  • We've introduced the Profile menu for providing easy access to your account.
  • We've made other experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 4.0.1.188 (Jun 5, 2017)

  • To ensure that you do not miss any notification, Creative Cloud desktop app displays all notifications through the notification area of the Operating System, when your machine is in active state.
  • We've made other experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.9.5.353 (Dec 16, 2016)

  • Experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.9.1.335 (Oct 29, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue with Creative Cloud Sync on Mac OS where already synced files were getting synced again.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.9.0.334 (Oct 27, 2016)

  • Experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.8.0.310 (Aug 30, 2016)

  • To ensure you do not miss any notification, Creative Cloud desktop app displays a red badge whenever you receive new notifications on the desktop. Click the app icon to launch Creative Cloud desktop app and view all notifications under the ‘Home’ tab. For more information, see Creative Cloud desktop app notification badge.
  • This release of Creative Cloud desktop app will be the last version supported on Mac OS X 10.7 and OS X 10.8, and will not receive any further updates and security fixes on these operating systems. If you are on these operating systems, we strongly recommend to upgrade your OS so that you continue to have access to the latest versions of Creative Cloud desktop app.
  • We've made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.7.5.291 (Jul 20, 2016)

  • We've made experience improvements and bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.7.0.272 (Jun 13, 2016)

  • Notification for limited access to Adobe apps or services and help for fixing the issue.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.6.0.248 (Apr 12, 2016)

  • We've made performance improvements and bug fixes related to user experience and reliability.
  • Acrobat DC download and installation is enhanced to support already-installed versions of Acrobat.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.5.1.209 (Feb 15, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in the Creative Cloud for desktop app for Mac where in some scenarios the application may incorrectly remove files with user writeable permissions from the system root directory.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.5.0.206 (Feb 13, 2016)

  • A new Manage Account menu option allows you to access and manage your Adobe account easily.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.4.3.189 (Dec 22, 2015)

  • A bug that caused Creative Cloud for desktop to crash on launch was fixed.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.4.2.187 (Dec 11, 2015)

  • A bug in Creative Cloud processes was fixed to address a 100% CPU usage on Mac.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 3.4.1.181 (Nov 27, 2015)

  • A new Check for App Updates menu option retrieves the latest updates for your Creative Cloud applications without waiting to refresh Creative Cloud for desktop.
  • We've made performance improvements and bug fixes related to user experience.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 2.3.0.151 (Sep 24, 2015)

  • This update brings in significant improvements in the installation experience:
  • Processes that conflict with the installation of products are shown before the download starts. What's more, the notifications about the conflicting processes are much more helpful.
  • Acrobat DC download and installation is enhanced to support already-installed versions of Acrobat.
  • If you change your subscription, the Creative Cloud desktop app now displays your current entitlement status for each app.
  • HiDPI support on Windows is added.
  • Adobe Software integrity Service is integrated in this update.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 2.2.0.129 (Jul 28, 2015)

  • The Creative Cloud desktop app is now compatible with Windows 10. Note the following:
  • Customers with Microsoft Enterprise Data Protection should use the CCE Public Encryption feature.
  • Windows customers who are missing notification icons after updating can resolve the issue by restarting their system.
  • An auto-update error was fixed.
  • Additional bug fixes have improved the overall app experience.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 2.1.3.121 (Jul 8, 2015)

  • Creative Cloud desktop app no longer pops up in the middle of your workflow.
  • The Exchange plugin will now correctly install Adobe Add-ons.
  • Additional bug fixes have improved overall experience.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 2.1.2.114 (Jun 25, 2015)

  • Creative Cloud desktop app no longer pops up in the middle of your workflow.
  • The Exchange plugin will now correctly install Adobe Add-ons.
  • Additional bug fixes have improved overall experience.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 2.1.1.110 (Jun 15, 2015)

  • The Creative Cloud desktop app now preserves preferences and settings when you install updates. You can remove, keep, or install current and previous versions of your applications.
  • Individual panels, including the desktop applications panel, load faster now.
  • Error messaging is more self-evident now.
  • Bug fixes have improved the overall app experience.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 2.0.1.88 (May 12, 2015)

  • Reduced update log file size
  • Performance improvements

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 2.0.0.74 (Apr 21, 2015)

  • We’ve made performance improvements and bug fixes related to user experience.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.9.1.474 (Feb 18, 2015)

  • Creative Cloud for enterprise customers can now access Adobe Experience Manager Assets (Marketing Cloud) from the Creative Cloud for desktop app.
  • Performance improvements and bug fixes related to accessibility, licensing, and more.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.9.0.465 (Jan 14, 2015)

  • The Creative Cloud desktop manager app detects and downloads updates, automatically. Uncheck the box to turn it off. (Applies to only the Desktop Manager app.)
  • Sync Files and Fonts faster and seamlessly—even when switching between Internet connections.
  • The Typekit font service now defaults to “on”, so your fonts sync easily and automatically without having to set Preferences.
  • We’ve decreased average load time for the Apps panel so you can get to work faster.
  • Employees can sign in conveniently and securely using their company’s identity management system and an Enterprise ID. (Applies to Creative Cloud for Enterprise customers.)

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.8.0.447 (Oct 6, 2014)

  • Quickly launch apps with one click—and safely uninstall apps—from one central place in the Apps panel.
  • Save battery life via improved app efficiency.
  • Save Creative Cloud Market assets into our new multi-application Creative Cloud Libraries.
  • Search Creative Cloud Market using Japanese keywords. (Japanese version only)
  • Take advantage of OS X Yosemite compatibility.
  • Troubleshoot file sync issues via more specific error messages.
  • Mask services in the desktop app that aren’t available to your users (applicable for Creative Cloud for enterprise customers).

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.7.1.418 (Jul 25, 2014)

  • Reduced unnecessary internet requests during file sync failures.
  • Fixed issue where paid members were seeing "Try" instead of "Install" when running for more than 24 hours.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.7.0.413 (Jul 4, 2014)

  • Introducing Creative Cloud Market — a selection of useful content licensed for paid Creative Cloud members, including vector objects, icons, patterns, and placement images.
  • Restructured navigation with Fonts and Files now under the new Assets tab.
  • Apps panel updates for simplified experience around Creative Cloud apps installation.
  • File sync now turned on by default.
  • Performance and stability improvements for file sync and collaboration, including the ability to manage separate identities on a single desktop.
  • Latest build of Lightroom is now available to free members.
  • Removed repetitive OS notifications that require admin privileges for Add Ons.
  • ​Increased number of files supported in a given file sync folder.
  • Improved error handling to show multiple OS notifications of file sync errors as a single notification.
  • Fixed errors for pending file and font sync operations when quitting application.
  • Eliminate erroneous file sync of .tmp files, including Adobe After Effects CC temporary files.
  • Quicker file sync response to going back online after being offline on Mac.
  • Improved error handling of virus infected files for file sync.​

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.6.0.393 (May 28, 2014)

  • You can now install older versions of Adobe products straight from Creative Cloud Desktop. These are installed side-by-side with existing versions.
  • Improved performance when syncing a large number of files.
  • Fixed scenarios where font sync would show perpetual spinner.
  • Improved overall font sync stability.
  • Improved error handling for file sync, including the addition of notifications when retrying can resolve an error.
  • Batched notifications of file sync operations, limiting the number of notifications when a large number of files are synced in a short period of time.
  • Redesigned Sign In experience.
  • Increased types of enterprise identities accepted for licensing products.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.5.1.369 (Mar 22, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug in Creative Cloud desktop application install process on 64-bit Windows systems that resulted in a missing msvcp110.dll error message when launching some CC products.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.5.0.367 (Mar 20, 2014)

  • Fixed multiple Creative Cloud desktop app download failures.
  • Updated installation error messages for better comprehension.
  • Usability improvements to the Creative Cloud desktop app update workflow, including the ability to defer non-critical updates. You can also see what is included in an update before you install it. This version deploys these improvements, which will then appear for all future Creative Cloud desktop app updates.
  • Made minor usability improvements for product update workflows and Home panel notifications.
  • Improved reliability for file synchronization, including the ability to cancel upload or download operations until synchronization is complete. Also includes elimination of known memory leaks.
  • Improved file synchronization error handling for full local disk drives and locked files.
  • Implemented minor security enhancements.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.4.1.351 (Feb 13, 2014)

  • Fixed bug for non-administrator Mac OS X users that resulted in termination of various applications. Bridge CC, Edge Inspect CC, Adobe Media Encoder and Scout CC terminated upon launch. Premiere Pro CC terminated upon export of file.
  • Correctly set access privileges on "~/Library/Preferences/Adobe" folder on Mac OS X so that the current user has read/write access.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.4.0.348 (Feb 4, 2014)

  • Enabled access to already synchronized Typekit fonts after going offline.
  • Improved performance and reliability of file synchronization.
  • Improved error handling when file synchronization fails.
  • Fixed links to tutorials in unsupported languages so that users are directed to English version of tutorials.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.3.0.322 (Dec 20, 2013)

  • Improved performance of Typekit Font Sync
  • Enable/disable font sync in the Preferences Pane
  • Install latest feature updates at initial install time for free Creative Cloud members
  • Support for product names requiring two or more lines of text in the Apps panel
  • Links to product tutorials for CC Apps in the Home and Apps panel
  • Eliminate ACC install time conflicts with CEPServiceManager so that ACC updates and installs are more likely to succeed.
  • Fixes to the install workflow when launched from Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1.
  • Fixes to the file synchronization workflow, including fixes for iWorks application crashes and crashes on the Mavericks OS.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.2.1.260 (Nov 8, 2013)

  • Bug fixes for critical licensing failures

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.2.0.248 (Oct 29, 2013)

  • Much higher reliability for file and font synchronization through improved handling of sign in tokens across panels.
  • Paid users get the latest update of a product applied when first installing the product.
  • Trial users have access to updates with features in them.
  • Compatibility fixes for Windows 8.1
  • Ability to minimize ACC while in Window mode.
  • Ability to download and install Lightroom 5.2 in previously unavailable locales.
  • Fixed cases where Home panel spinner remained spinning indefinitely and CPU utilization was high resulting from having no notifications.
  • Performance improvements in loading Behance panel.
  • Improved error handling in multiple areas when the sign in credential's device token expires.
  • Fixed errors when synchronizing Adelle Sans Italic font.
  • Fixed case where font panel spinner remained spinning indefinitely due to turning on and off font sync while synchronizing a font.
  • Windows 8.1 fix to properly restart Explorer after installing ACC.
  • Fixed ACC install problems resulting from earlier version (AAM) update notification process running.
  • Allow internet connection with Windows systems using a PAC file for automatic proxy configuration.
  • Fixed case where illegal characters in a synchronized file name resulted in user being taken to incorrect cloud location.
  • Fixed cases where product is shown as up to date after an update installation fails.
  • Fixed translation problems in multiple languages by moving to newest Adobe Clean font.
  • Fixed cases where error icon is displayed on the task bar when signed out after font synchronization error.
  • Fixed incorrect version number in Mac's About dialog.
  • Include link to customer support URL for system errors.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.1.2.232 (Sep 5, 2013)

  • Fixed errors during install of Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application due to OS locks on installer backup folders.
  • Improvements to the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application's install workflow, including performance optimizations and better handling of elevation to OS administrator privileges.
  • Fixed memory leaks with OS notification activity.
  • Improved performance for loading Behance panel content.
  • Fix for synchronized fonts to correct some incomplete font activations scenarios that resulted in synchronized fonts being unavailable for use.
  • Fix to disable fonts when no user is signed into the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application.

New in Adobe Creative Cloud 1.1.1.220 (Sep 3, 2013)

  • Fixed cases of unexpected conflict and copies created from previously synchronized files
  • Fixed cases of unexpected deletion of files previously synced from the Creative Cloud Connection Preview application
  • Fixed some cases of fonts synchronized when user is signed out later become unavailable