Freedom from Adobe
If you want freedom from Adobe because you have finally had enough of the all their BS
You had to accept the latest new TOS (Terms of Service) there was no other option if you needed to keep using the applications and it included suck features like
The use of images in the Adobe Creative Cloud for product training, which includes images that are temporarily uploaded to their cloud by using any tools that use server side generative AI features.
Spying on what you are doing in their products.
Wanting to act like a net-nanny, yes they have an an AI looking at all images arriving in the adobe cloud that kicks out any images it decides do not meet community standards, these are passed on to a human for verification and if deemed actually unacceptable may be passed on to authorities. All you see is a “does not meet community standards warning.
Not to forget the constant fingers in your wallet.
like I have and have started to actively work on moving away from Adobe products.
I quickly discovered I am stuck until my yearly contract runs out, unless I want to pay a hefty early cancellation fee.
Countdown
until I can cancel with little to no penalty and have to do it before the dam thing automatically renews for another year.
Did you know in the Adobe fine print that the monthly subscription you signed up for is actually a yearly subscription paid monthly? AND to cancel they fine you a 50% early cancellation fee for any remaining time if you try to cancel mid term.
Finding your subscription anniversary date
And the location of the cancellation process
This turns out to be a 5 step process to locate both your subscription anniversary date and the location of the cancel plan option.
Step 1: sign in to your adobe account
Step 2: select your icon/avatar in the upper right
Step 3: select the Manage account link
Step 4: select the Manage plan bubble, this will open a popup
Step 5a: The popup will show your original subscribed date.
Step 5b: And finally near the bottom right side of the popup page it should include a cancel plan option that triggers the cancellation process.
On1 PhotoRaw 2025 coming in October!
My current pick for a replacement to Adobe is getting a major update to the 2025 version in October with many new AI enhanced features.
