7 Adobe applications worth using on your phone

Several Adobe apps are available for smartphones and tablets, but they are not as popular as Adobe's desktop tools. After testing, here is a list of 7 Adobe applications worth using on your phone.

1. Lightroom CC

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Adobe Lightroom is by far our favorite Adobe desktop app, and the mobile version is worth checking out. Lightroom CC is the best mobile photo editing app and costs $9.99/month.

Lightroom's mobile app syncs changes across all signed in devices, and you can even download final edits directly to your smartphone or tablet. However, if you do so, remember that it will consume a lot of battery.

Lightroom CC also allows importing images from smartphones. You can adjust various sliders, such as saturation and exposure. Furthermore, the application allows applying various preset settings and fixing problem spots in photos.

To use Lightroom CC, a Lightroom or Photography Plan subscription will be required. Your subscription is also valid on your computer.

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2. Photoshop Express

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Photoshop Express is another great photo editing app that allows photos to be adjusted in some of the same ways as on the desktop version of Photoshop - such as highlights, shadows, texture, and clarity. You can also reduce color noise in photos with Photoshop Express, in addition to cropping images for different platforms through preset sizes.

Although Split Toning no longer exists in Lightroom, you can use this feature in Photoshop Express. It's very similar to color grading, but you can only change the highlights and shadows. Other useful tools in the app include the ability to add borders to photos and reshape features.

Photoshop Express also allows users to replace image backgrounds, in addition to selecting specific parts of the image to edit, remove fog, and add smiles. This app also has several collage themes and layouts.

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3. Adobe Express

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Adobe Express is another Adobe mobile app worth using if you want to create basic designs. This app works very similarly to Canva and you will find many templates for logos, Instagram posts and YouTube thumbnails. It's also possible to create text-based designs, such as resumes and posters.

Furthermore, you can create collages, add borders to images, add different backgrounds, and animate images by blurring, etc.

Many features in Adobe Express are available for free, but you'll need a paid subscription to unlock the rest.

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4. Adobe Creative Cloud

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In this app you will find all downloaded Adobe apps. You can access them directly in the program by clicking the arrow icon. You can also find all the other Adobe applications you haven't downloaded yet and download them whenever you want.

In the Adobe Creative Cloud app, it is also possible to browse and download a variety of fonts. After installing these, you can use them in your designs. There are also various resources for learning your favorite Adobe CC software, such as how to match fonts in Photoshop images.

After logging in to your account, you can also manage Lightroom photos and other documents in the Adobe CC app.

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5. Premiere Rush

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Learning how to use Premiere Rush is a pretty good idea if you want to create and edit video content on your phone. This app is great for editing on the go, and you can quickly assemble clips from your camera for short-form and long-form content. Premiere Rush allows for quick length adjustments for each clip, and 4K footage can be edited with a paid plan.

This app has a number of built-in presets and you can create your own presets. You can also add effects, change the speed, and add sounds. After editing the video, the app makes it easy to share to your photo library and publish your content on social networks.

If you own an Apple device and aren't sure which video editing tool to use, check out this comparison between Adobe Premiere Rush and iMovie.

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6. Adobe Scan

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Having PDF files at your fingertips can be quite convenient, and Adobe Scan is a great tool to ensure essential details are never forgotten. This application allows scanning books, documents, etc. using smartphones and tablets. You can then save them as PDF and access them whenever you need. In essence, it is the same as a digital photocopier.

After scanning the document, Adobe Scan allows cutting and other necessary actions. The quality of scanned text may not be good, but that doesn't matter as long as it's readable. It's a good idea to use text that doesn't have a lot of color because that can make things easier for the scan tool to read.

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7. Adobe Acrobat Reader

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Adobe Acrobat Reader is another great mobile app for accessing documents, and any PDF files saved in Adobe Scan will automatically sync with the app. The free version allows you to access and read uploaded documents, but if you subscribe to premium Adobe Acrobat, you can also edit and sign your PDF files.

In the free version of Acrobat Reader, you can still highlight text. So if you're doing research for a project or university job, you might find this app especially useful.

Adobe has a number of mobile apps that will make your life much easier, and you can sync all your changes on the desktop version by logging into your Adobe account. Some features are free, while you will have to pay for others. From PDF to photo editing, there's a lot to like.

Marvin Fry

Update 20 June 2024