Adobe: The Complete Solution for Creatives

Adobe is the creative giant in the digital market arena that has been catering to the design needs of professionals across the world since 1982. Whether you are a graphic designer, a photographer, an illustrator, a student, a marketing employee, a beginner or a professional, Adobe offers plenty of tools and software to meet your creative demands. While most of the Adobe apps require a subscription, some of them are available for a free trial. You can either buy separate plans based on your requirements or pay for the whole Adobe Creative Cloud suite at once and own all the 20+ apps altogether.
Here’s an overview of the Adobe software list we will walk you through, so you understand what all the Adobe Programs do.

1. Photoshop — Photo editing software
2. Illustrator — Industry-standard vector graphics software
3. Acrobat Pro — Collaborative PDF creating and editing tool
4. InDesign — Layout and page design software
5. Premiere Pro — Leading video editing software
6. After Effects — Motion graphics and visual effects animation software
7. Lightroom – Cloud-based photo editing software
8. Premiere Rush – Simpler video editing app
9. Adobe XD – All-in-one UI/UX design tool
10. Adobe Spark – Social media graphics creation app
11. Adobe Animate – 2D animation software
12. Adobe Dreamweaver – Responsive website design software
13. Adobe Stock – Royalty-free photos, illustrations and videos
14. Adobe Substance – (3D Stager, Painter, Sampler, Designer) – The ultimate 3D design tool to build real-time scenes
15. Adobe Audition – All-in-one audio workstation 
16. Adobe Fonts – Unlimited fonts for personal and commercial use
17. Adobe Aero – Augmented reality software
18. Adobe InCopy – Collaborative word processor for copywriters and editors
19. Adobe Document Cloud – The world’s leading PDF and electronic signature solutions 
20. Adobe Experience Cloud – Personalized customer experience solutions from content to campaign management
21. Adobe Fresco – Digital art app for iPhone and iPad
22. Adobe Dimension – Create photorealistic scenes

For the full list visit the Adobe catalog page. Their catalog can be a little overwhelming as they list all their offerings, including PDF, e-signatures, marketing commerce and all their additional services which may not be relevant for your creative needs. The list above shows just the most popular Adobe software for your convenience.