Adobe — software for design, creativity, and document management

Adobe Inc. is an American multinational corporation and one of the world's leading developers of software for design, creativity, printing, document management, and digital marketing. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Adobe is the undisputed leader in professional creative software and offers a wide range of products for millions of professionals worldwide — from designers and photographers to marketers and publishers.

Official website: adobe.com

About Adobe

Adobe was founded in 1982. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Since its founding, Adobe has specialized in developing software for creating and editing digital content.

Adobe is known for its approach to creating innovative products for creative professions. The company actively invests in research and development, creating tools used by millions of professionals worldwide — from Photoshop to Premiere Pro.

Adobe's portfolio includes over 50 products for creative professions, document management, and digital marketing. Products are used in major design studios, publishing houses, marketing agencies, and government institutions worldwide.

Adobe Product Categories for Business

1. Adobe Creative Cloud — Creative Professional Suite

Adobe Creative Cloud is a subscription to a set of products for design, photo and video editing, web design, and 3D modeling.

Key Adobe Creative Cloud Products

• Adobe Photoshop: professional raster graphics editor. Image creation and editing, photo retouching, layout design, layer and mask work, AI feature support (Adobe Sensei neural networks).
• Adobe Illustrator: vector graphics editor for creating logos, icons, illustrations, and typography. Path, fill, and gradient tools, AI feature support.
• Adobe InDesign: application for layout of print and digital publications — magazines, books, brochures, marketing materials.
• Adobe Premiere Pro: professional video editor for creating films, clips, and video content. Support for all popular formats, color correction, audio editing.
• Adobe After Effects: application for creating visual effects, animation, and compositing for video and film.
• Adobe Lightroom: application for photo processing — color correction, toning, cropping, photo library management.
• Adobe Acrobat Pro: professional application for creating, editing, and managing PDF documents.

2. Adobe Document Cloud — Document Management

Adobe Document Cloud is a set of solutions for creating, sharing, and managing PDF documents.

Key Adobe Document Cloud Products

• Adobe Acrobat Pro DC: professional PDF document editor. PDF creation from any files, text and image editing in PDF, adding comments and annotations, electronic document signing.
• Adobe Sign: electronic document signing solution. Sending documents for signature, tracking signing status, legally binding signature support in compliance with legal requirements.
• Adobe Scan: mobile application for scanning documents with conversion to PDF with recognized text (OCR).

3. Adobe Stock — Image and Video Collection

Adobe Stock is a collection of images, vector graphics, video, and templates for use in projects.

Adobe Stock Capabilities

• Image Library: over 300 million images and vector graphics.
• Video Library: over 10 million video clips.
• Templates: thousands of templates for Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro.

4. Adobe Experience Cloud — Digital Marketing and Analytics

Adobe Experience Cloud is a set of solutions for digital marketing, analytics, and customer experience management.

Key Adobe Experience Cloud Products

• Adobe Analytics: platform for analyzing user behavior data on websites and in applications.
• Adobe Audience Manager: platform for audience management and user segmentation.
• Adobe Campaign: platform for marketing campaign management and marketing automation.

Key Adobe Technologies

Adobe Sensei — Artificial Intelligence

Adobe Sensei is an artificial intelligence and machine learning platform built into all Adobe products. It provides automation of routine tasks, image and video quality enhancement, and content personalization.

PDF — Portable Document Format

Adobe is the creator of the PDF (Portable Document Format), which has become the global standard for document exchange with formatting preservation.

Enterprise Applications

• Design studios and marketing agencies: Adobe Creative Cloud for creating visual content.
• Publishing houses: Adobe InDesign for print publication layout.
• Legal departments: Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and Adobe Sign for document management and electronic signing.
• Video production: Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects for video content creation.

Operations in Russia

Adobe officially withdrew from Russia in 2022. License renewal and purchase of new versions are not possible. Russian users cannot download new product versions. For government projects, it is necessary to use Russian manufacturers of similar software included in the domestic software registry of the Ministry of Digital Development (P7-Office, MyOffice, "Design," "Photoshop" from Russian developers).

Warranty Terms

Adobe previously provided warranty coverage for the duration of the license. Under current conditions, warranty service is not officially provided.