Adobe. Free.
Students can experience the power of Adobe Creative Cloud while enrolled at UAB. There are a limited number of Creative Cloud licenses available for faculty and staff by request. Use your BlazerID to sign in.
Which software is best for your needs?
UAB offers free Adobe Acrobat to all faculty, staff and students. Students also receive Adobe Creative Cloud free. Adobe Creative Cloud licenses are available by request for faculty and staff.
Acrobat Reader
Free for all of UAB.
PDF Reader Tool. View, search, comment, complete forms, sign documents and more
Acrobat Pro
Included in Creative Cloud.
PDF Creation Tool. All reader capabilities plus create, edit, and add interactivity to PDF documents.
Creative Cloud
Free for Students.
Creative and Collaborative Tools. Illustrating, imagining, video editing, publishing, etc. Available to all students for free, and on request for faculty and staff.
Get started
Licenses for students using Creative Cloud and all UAB using Acrobat Reader will be automatically granted while you are enrolled or employees at UAB. Faculty and staff must request a license for Creative Cloud.
To get started, visit adobe.com and click “Sign In.” Use your blazerID@uab.edu (do not use an alias) and password. Select “Company or School Account.” Then you will be taken to UAB’s Single Sign On page. In the right hand corner, you can see your available apps and begin to set up the desktop apps on your machine.
Adobe Firefly (AI Tool)
UAB users who have access to Adobe Creative Cloud will also be able to utilize Adobe Firefly, a suite of generative AI tools that can be used for imagery and creating concepts based on an array of inputs. When using any AI tool, refer to UAB’s AI principles and guidelines.
- Students have free access to Adobe Firefly through Creative Cloud, with a limited number of Creative Cloud licenses available for faculty and staff. See the links above to access to request Creative Cloud.
- Adobe Firefly pulls from Adobe Stock images, along with public domain materials and any open sources.
- Content Credentials may be applied to some creations from Firefly. This helps understand what AI tools were used, and if any were used to edit or create the piece.
