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Upload your fonts to Creative Cloud

Access your own fonts across Adobe apps and other desktop applications (such as Microsoft Office) and then use them in your creative designs and projects.

Before you begin

When adding your font files, ensure that:

  • The file size doesn't exceed 512 MB.
  • The font is either a TrueType (.ttf) font or an OpenType® (.otf) font.
  • You have the rights and licenses to use the uploaded fonts.

To learn more about how Creative Cloud manages the fonts you upload, see Font usage and rights.

Make your fonts available in Creative Cloud apps

Upload your fonts to the Creative Cloud desktop app to use them across Adobe apps and other desktop applications.

Note:

Enterprise user? With an enterprise subscription only admins can upload the fonts. As an end-user you can only use the custom fonts that your admin has shared. (If you are an admin, see Upload and share custom fonts with enterprise users.)

  1. Open the Creative Cloud desktop app. (Select the   icon in your Windows taskbar or the macOS menu bar.)

  2. Select the fonts icon  in the upper right.

    Creative Cloud app window showing icons for fonts, help and resources, notifications, cloud activity, and account.
    The Adobe fonts window opens.

  3. Select Uploaded fonts in the left sidebar.

    The Adobe fonts window showing Added fonts, Installed fonts, Removed, and Uploaded fonts buttons on the left panel.
    The Upload fonts to Creative Cloud window opens.

  4. Select fonts from your desktop to add them, or simply drag them to the space provided. (If you've already used this feature, select Add more to add more fonts.)

    The Upload fonts to Creative Cloud window with an area to drag and drop font files to, and an upload button for uploading font files.
    You can upload more fonts by selecting Add more. Also, Creative Cloud allows you to upload multiple font files at once.

  5. Confirm that you have the rights and licenses to use the uploaded fonts and select Add

    The window showing a license agreement for the font and option to confirm uploading the font or cancel the process.
    The font file has been uploaded successfully.

    The window showing a license agreement for the font and option to confirm uploading the font or cancel the process.
    The font file has been uploaded successfully.

  6. Select Add.

  7. Select Done to apply your changes.

    Your fonts are available to use in your Creative Cloud apps.

How to remove your fonts

Note:

If you remove any of the added fonts, assets created with the removed font will still feature them.

  1. Open the Creative Cloud desktop app. (Select the   icon in your Windows taskbar or the macOS menu bar.)

  2. Select the fonts icon  in the upper right.

    Creative Cloud app window showing icons for fonts, help and resources, notifications, cloud activity, and account.
    The Adobe fonts window opens.

  3. Select Uploaded fonts in the left sidebar.

    The Adobe fonts window showing Added fonts, Installed fonts, Removed, and Uploaded fonts buttons on the left panel.
    The Upload fonts to Creative Cloud window opens.

  4. Select a font, and then select Remove.

    The Upload fonts to Creative Cloud window showing all the uploaded fonts and options to add more fonts or remove fonts.
    The uploaded font is removed successfully.

  5. Confirm that you want to remove the font. Once done, your font is no longer available for use.

Font usage and rights

Read and understand the end user license agreement (EULA) that describes the permitted rights and uses for your font. Avoid any feature or workflow that violates your EULA—or abstain from using this feature entirely. To help you decide, here are some of the ways that fonts are managed when they are added to Creative Cloud with this feature:

Adobe will not modify the font, but we will store it in Creative Cloud and may make and distribute copies for your use on computers and other devices where you log in with your Adobe ID. Through Creative Cloud, you can select your font from the Fonts menu in Adobe applications and services for desktop publishing — as if you had installed the font yourself.

Your desktop font EULA may prohibit some uses. For example:

  • Embedding the font in a PDF or an ebook,

  • Using the font in work meant to be distributed for commercial purposes

  • Copying the fonts for storage or distribution with the Package feature

You can also upload the font to Adobe Express to use on a public webpage. A separate license is required for desktop and web use of fonts. Ensure you have a web license and accompanying EULA if you intend to use an uploaded font on your webpage.

If you are unsure if your EULA permits adding a font to Creative Cloud and its use through this feature, contact the foundry, designer, or reseller from whom you purchased the font. 

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