Add Linux Support
It would be great if the Adobe Apps were fully cross-platform compatible. We already have Mac support so the precedent further *Nix OS support seems reasonable. This would help me immensely as this barrier is the ONLY thing that keeps me tied to both Mac OS and Windows in addition to Ubuntu. Currently I have to deal with either:
1. A shoddy WINE installation of the aging CS6 apps
2. A windows VM which is painful for the type of development work I do around Illustrator
This would also lead to some further cost / performance benefits with the systems I work on too, as those are currently locked to Windows enviros which are costly in-and-of themselves.
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Mohammad Mesum Hussain commented
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Kristiyan Nikolov commented
Windows is an increasingly poor and surveillance enforcing OS that the market is migrating away from. Even if the numbers are low now, they will only increase in the future, as Microsoft will never make an OS that is NOT entirely about profit.
MacOS is also a terribly expensive ecosystem that many just will not pay for, although it does provide better user experience (Based on Linux). Those users are currently stuck on Windows too.
Naturally, Linux will become more mainstream and attract more and more users, as it's doing already in 2025-2026. We are and will see more distros that just work out of the box and are more user-friendly.
It's CRITICAL Adobe introduces support for the creative cloud. For a lot of people this is the last thing keeping them from fully switching to an OS that respects their privacy, money and hardware resources. On Linux, there's already:
- Davinci Resolve
- Blender
- Gaming (Steam OS and others)
- Suite of non-Adobe creative apps
- OthersThe only thing remaining would be the Adobe Creative Suite and it's high time this company invests some of it's 'world class profitability' into supporting the next major OS shift, ideally ahead of time, not years after it happens.
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Joey van Kouwenberg commented
Yes please!
I am currently running a separate Windows 11 installation exclusively for Adobe applications.
Windows 11 will be the final version of Windows I am willing to run. Once it reaches end of life, I will no longer dual-boot Windows.If Adobe products are still unavailable on Linux at that point, I will transition fully to open-source alternatives, even if they are significantly inferior. I am firmly committed to not running an AI-centric version of Windows, not even as a dual-boot environment.
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Andrew jansen commented
Please give us linux support, Ive been waiting for this.
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Petаr N. commented
Please add Linux support for Adobe Creative Cloud
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Christopher Norris commented
Well, have been thinking about this. A native port, be it a flatpak or appimage would be fantastic for cross-distro compatibility due to how different distros implement different de's, or strict adherance to multiple distros like Ubuntu and variants, (like Kubuntu, even Mint) to Fedora. I think all of us would quickly install the correct DE to run Adobe in.
Even if not native, work with Valve to make Adobe CC to work in Proton, be it Adobe's own implementation or through steam to ensure their DRM.
The more time I work within Windows the more I am reconsidering Adobe applications as a whole in my workflow.
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Léo Rubira commented
Já passou da hora, Adobe!
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M M commented
Please create Linux Native Applications! or online application like figma
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Ad Worst commented
I'd love to go to Linux for more controle over the software that runs on my computer. The only thing holding me back is that there isn't native support for Adobe create suite, running it in virtual machines with windows isn't ideal.
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Michael Lizano
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I fully moved over to Linux earlier in the year in response to Microsoft's push to convert Windows into a AI fueled data aggregation platform. Windows 11 is not only incredibly buggy, but incredibly invasive in nature; I need an OS to be a normal OS, and I need my processing power to focus on creative tasks not AI bloat.
The lack of Adobe Creative Cloud on Linux is a large pain point for me, but ultimately necessary given Microsoft's demands. So it would be a welcome and much appreciated surprise to see Adobe move forward with Linux.
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M H
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Please create Linux Native Applications!
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jethro
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Would love to see illustrator on Linux!!! I use Zorin OS, currently I have a second older computer i use on windows for the adobe suite, but its frustrating having to go and physically boot a second pc.
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Michael Bragt commented
Windowa is going down, and I want to switch to Linux, YOU are the only thing holding me back, is that what you really want? beng the ONE app that keeps me from moving away from the OS i hate?
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Zahoor Ishtiaq commented
I am in 100% agreement for the support of adobe apps for the linux, we are a marketing agency and linux is the main system we use for the operations.
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Stanley Krute
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Deepest agreement with this.
I've been a user of Photoshop since version 1.x on the Mac.
My own non-Mac systems dual-boot into Windows and Linux. The ONLY reason I boot up into Windows is for Photoshop. Everything else, I boot up into Linux Mint.
I spent 14 yrs working at Microsoft, 1986-1999. On my private FB group for MS Old-Timers, there's a strong consensus that Windows 11 is a sad joke. In my work as a computer educator and general support maven, I can also report that everyday people also HATE Windows 11.
As with others: please please please please please.
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To‘lanboy commented
Literally the only thing keeping me from fully switching to Linux is currently Adobe not being in Linux
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Matthew Leo
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For AIGC, Linux system is really necessary and it cannot be replaced by Windows. Some (or a lot, around me) designers use Linux to generate some basic content and then use Illustrator to do more works, its tough to change between two operating system usually, so if Adobe can support Linux, we will be able to conveniently use it. And this kind of workflow is increasing rapidly. We are not going to drop Illustrator, because of habit, but we are discussing about seeking for alternatives.
And for developing: Modern Linux/GNU system now have much more progress on graphic and display, with Wayland and Pipewire support. Flatpak also allow developer release only one version for all distros. Since Adobe already support MacOS, the new file system will not be a totally new work.
Also: GIMP finished their tough upgrading from GTK2 to GTK3 and rebuild their codes, it is really being a productive tool, if Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator and other software still settle with Windows, It will gradually be replaced. Not in tens of years, but in several years.
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Fitzy Fitz x commented
Please, please, please do it. This is the one thing holding me back.
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Pedro Miguel Silva commented
I work with MacOS and Windows, my company pays for adobe creative cloud.
The intel mac I'm using is having it's support dropped this year, and some of our Windows pcs are unable to upgrade to Windows 11. There are already computers on the company that run Linux and it's not out of the realm of possibility a switch to linux for most departments.
If Creative Cloud is not there to charge us I reckon someone will. Perhaps Figma?
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Abraham King commented
Think about it this way. Microsoft is driving more and more users away from Windows.
People are willing to re-learn another platform and abandon your product in order to avoid dealing with Microsoft. That number is growing, not shrinking. The question is how much of that market share do you want to lose? If I relearn another platform then 2 years later Adobe enters the Linux game, I'm not coming back. You've had the opportunity for years.