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.

Please create Linux Native Applications!

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.

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?

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.

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.

Literally the only thing keeping me from fully switching to Linux is currently Adobe not being in Linux

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.

Please, please, please do it. This is the one thing holding me back.

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?

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.

I am a long time adobe user of the photography applications. Followed the forum trail here to illustrator to talk about ALL major adobe apps on Linux.

I use Linux full time, and a major proponent of FOSS and have moved away from your software. I am finding the FOSS photography applications available to be lacking unlike other professional software like Blender and Resolve. With micro$oft shoving AI down everyone’s throats now and forcing people to use an insecure operating system that was vibe coded, more people are switching to Linux for a stable and simpler user computing experience than ever. Adobe is in a unique position here. Photoshop and Lightroom would be one of the few applications I’d purchase as a Linux user and FOSS advocate. Just for the love of all that is holy please do not only make it a snap package.

I prefer Linux over windows because of its privacy and speed, but I have to use Premier pro and Photoshop regularly for school and hobby projects. I need to keep switching systems when I want to use it, and it is a pain. Sometimes I am thinking of alternatives because of it, and I know I am not alone.
I happen to know a lot of people who does not have creative cloud, because they are on Linux, but are prepared to but it once it gets supported.

I use Substance painter on a daily, and i can't stand where microsoft is going nowadays. as someone who uses blender, and Unity, i need this program in between and tried every possible way i could to run substance alongside the other programs, which are natively supported while i tried to be on linux. it would be revolutionary for artists worldwide if this were a possibility to just have it be capable of running, let it be photoshop, substance, illustrator, etc. the whole cloud even. this would open doors for many people.

I'm going to have to agree with Kelly O'Brien, I'd have Windows off both my wife's and my computers if we didn't need it to access Adobe.

Heck, get a deal with Steam going and sell and ship the Adobe suite across Steam and the new Steambox. Get into the linux market with another company pushing in the same direction.

I would drop Windows and Mac OS in a heartbeat if I could get Adobe on Linux. PLEASE, I so want to drop those OSs. The only reason you don't have more people on Linux is because of issues like this.

Adobe bought Substance painter which had Full Linux support, and decided to kill it. That's the kind of company we're dealing with.

We need adobe on linux as soon as possible!

The fact that its ported to run in XNU/MacOs means 95% of the work is done and to me feels like a direct affront to those who either use a Linux distribution as a choice or those who are too poor to make any other; and thanks to distribution agnostic package management options like Appimage or flatpak Adobe doesn't even need to fight against package name divergence or dependency aliasing to support nearly every flavour of linux available.

Maybe I'm a cynic, but this is an intentional and malicious choice on the part of Adobe.

Hi, I switched to Linux Fedora and can only recommend Affinity. There are plenty of workflows for installing it on Linux, even though it's not officially available for Linux. And the coolest thing is that it's been free to get and use since around November 1st, 2025. The only thing that costs money is the AI ​​function, but it's worth the money.

I'm curious to see how long Adobe will continue to ignore Linux.

The same goes for Autodesk and 3ds Max; they're now pinning their hopes on Maya (which works on Linux) because otherwise Blender (great software) will attract many users.