How to Cancel Adobe Photoshop Subscription (and the Early Termination Fee)

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Cancel on the web (the only way to see the exact fee)

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   1. Sign in at account.adobe.com with the Adobe ID that owns the plan
   2. Open Plans, then Manage plan next to Photoshop (or Creative Cloud)
   3. Choose Cancel plan and pick a reason
   4. Read the confirmation screen: it shows the exact early termination fee before you confirm. Stop here if you want to avoid it and see the options below
   5. Confirm, then check your email for the cancellation receipt
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Avoid or reduce the fee

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   1. Cancel within 14 days of the original order: Adobe describes this as a full refund with no early termination fee
   2. If you are close to your annual renewal date, cancel then: the fee is 50% of the remaining months, so fewer months left means a smaller fee
   3. Switching to a different plan (for example a cheaper single-app plan) instead of cancelling is sometimes possible from Manage plan; check the screen
   4. Ask Adobe support chat to waive it only if you have a hardship reason; users report waivers are rarely confirmed, so do not count on it
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. If you subscribed through a reseller, Apple, or an organisation

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   1. Subscriptions bought in the Adobe iPad/iPhone apps are cancelled in Settings > your name > Subscriptions on the device
   2. Plans bought from a reseller or retailer card must be managed with that seller
   3. Team/Enterprise licences are cancelled by the admin in the Admin Console, not by the user
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. 4. Make sure the trial does not bill you

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   1. Cancel before the trial ends (7 days on the individual plans)
   2. Set a reminder for day 5, then cancel in Manage plan
   3. After cancelling you keep access until the end of the paid period; export your PSD files and cloud documents before access ends
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

You want to stop paying for Photoshop but the plan is "annual, paid monthly" and Adobe shows a cancellation fee, or you cannot find the cancel button, or you were charged after the trial.

Why it happens

• The cheap advertised price is an annual commitment billed monthly, so leaving early triggers a fee
• Free trial converts to a paid annual plan automatically unless cancelled before it ends
• Subscription is held under a different Adobe ID, a work/school account, or a reseller/app store
• Prepaid annual plans are not refunded after the first 14 days

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