Cloud documents FAQ

Last updated on Sep 2, 2025

Get answers to frequently asked questions about cloud documents.

Your cloud documents are stored in the Creative Cloud. You can easily access them from your app, on the web, or from the Creative Cloud desktop app.

You can save or convert a variety of files to Creative Cloud, including standard Creative Cloud document formats like PSDC, AIC, and XD. Additionally, you can upload many common file types like PDFs, images, text documents, and even Microsoft Office files (with some limitations) for general storage.

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Express, Adobe XD, Adobe Fresco, and Adobe Aero.

Yes, you can use cloud documents offline. Open a Cloud document from the Home screen of your Creative Cloud app before going offline. Once you reconnect to the internet, your offline changes will sync with the cloud version.

No, you can’t save cloud documents or files as assets in Creative Cloud libraries. Cloud files are a separate file type, while Creative Cloud libraries are for storing and sharing design assets like colors, fonts, and graphics.

With cloud documents, you don't have to keep saving your documents; your documents are automatically saved as you work on them. A new version is created each time a document is auto saved. You can easily find and restore the previous versions from Adobe Home.

Yes, you can easily save or convert a non-cloud document into a cloud document. Learn how to Create or convert files to cloud documents.

You can save as many documents as you like as long as they fit within your Creative Cloud storage space.

Cloud documents shared with you don't count towards your storage quota. Only your saved cloud documents are included in your storage quota. 

You can collaborate with your teammates by inviting them to edit cloud documents directly from Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD, Adobe Fresco, Adobe InDesign, or Adobe Home

For Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Aero, Fresco, and  InDesign you can also generate a link to your cloud document and share it with other stakeholders. You can share the files from Adobe Home and the Creative Cloud desktop app