What you should know about installing, uninstalling, and updating.
Acrolinx for Adobe Creative Cloud is publicly available in the Adobe Add-ons store, so you can install, update, or uninstall it just like any other add-on.
Check our Compatibility Guide if you want to know whether Acrolinx for Adobe Creative Cloud works with your local platforms.
Before you install, make sure you have the following:
Adobe Creative Cloud InDesign and InCopy Versions |
Acrolinx for InDesign and InCopy Versions |
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Supported |
Maintained |
Deprecated |
Support for Acrolinx AI Assistant and Suggestions |
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2025 |
1.3.5 |
1.3.4 |
1.3.3 and earlier |
1.3.4 and later |
2024 |
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1.3.4 |
1.3.3 and earlier |
To install Acrolinx for Adobe Creative Cloud, follow these steps:
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In a browser window, open the Acrolinx for Adobe Creative Cloud page. You might need to sign in with your Adobe ID first.
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Click Install to install the Acrolinx for Adobe Creative Cloud add-on.
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After about a minute, a notification message appears briefly on your desktop to let you know that you installed the add-on. If you miss the notification, check your Creative Cloud desktop application Activity Stream. Once you've installed the add-on, the Acrolinx menu will appear when you open or create a document.
If you're having trouble installing your add-on, refer to the Troubleshooting Adobe Add-ons guide.
You don't need to do anything to update Acrolinx for Adobe Creative Cloud, it happens automatically. A notification message appears in your Creative Cloud desktop application to let you know that you updated the add-on.
Caution
Planning to update Creative Cloud? You might need to uninstall Acrolinx first. If so, check out our Compatibility Guide before you reinstall Acrolinx to make sure it works with your new editor version. We usually adapt Acrolinx to the latest version of Creative Cloud.
You can uninstall Acrolinx without affecting your checked documents.
To uninstall Acrolinx for Adobe Creative Cloud, follow these steps:
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Close the Acrolinx Sidebar and close InDesign or InCopy.
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In a browser window, open the Adobe My Add-ons website.
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Navigate to the Acrolinx Add-on and click Remove.
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After about a minute, a notification message appears briefly on your desktop and lets you know that you removed the add-on. If you don't get a notification, check your Activity Stream.