Why use Adobe Express if you have access to the full suite of apps? Well even if you have access to Photoshop and InDesign, you might still prefer the quick and easy convenience of Adobe Express for smaller design jobs, especially if you're working on your phone while you're on the move. However, if you're going to be using more than Adobe Express alone, your best option is to consider a full Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription, which also includes Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and more.

This is the most economic option for those who only plan to use this Adobe app, which may be the case for social media creators and other non-designers who want to use it as a quicker, easier way to create posts, flyers and other pieces without the cost and the learning curve involved with more comprehensive Adobe design software like Photoshop or Illustrator. Get Adobe Express: Premium Plan How to get Adobe Express Premium for freeĪfter the free trial ends, Adobe Express costs $9.99 / £10.10 per month or $99.99 / £101.15 per year if you subscribe to the single app alone. You can sign up for a free 30-day trial or claim free access if you're in education (see below for both options). There are also two ways to get the full version of Adobe Express for free. You'll need to create an Adobe account to access the free version of Adobe Express, but you don't need to hand over any credit card details. You get 2GB of storage, and you can use the app both in a browser and on your mobile. It offers basic editing effects options including the ability to remove backgrounds and to add animation. The free version still offers thousands of templates and design assets for different social media platforms, plus Adobe Fonts and a limited selection of royalty-free Adobe Stock photos. Nonetheless, the free version allows you to get a good feel for the software and, unlike many free design apps, your designs won't have a watermark plastered over them. The catch is that the free version has limitations, and unfortunately some features that used to be in the free version of Adobe Spark are not present in the free version of Adobe Express, for example resizing.

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