Download and run licensing toolkit

The procedures described in this document require you to execute commands using the Shared Device Licensing toolkit.

First, you must download the Adobe Licensing Toolkit from the following location based on the client machine OS:

  • macOS: Download the adobe-licensing-toolkit.dmg and mount the file.
  • Windows: Download the zip file and extract the adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe.

How to use the toolkit on Windows and macOS

Running the Licensing Toolkit on Windows

    • Open the Windows command prompt.
    Press the Start button on your keyboard, type Command prompt and press Enter.

    • From Windows Explorer, drag-and-drop the adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe file (downloaded above) to the Windows command prompt.

      Deactivate all licenses

      To deactivate all licenses on a machine, run the following command with admin privileges:

      Windows:

      adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --deactivate

      Short form:

      adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -t

      Running the Licensing Toolkit on macOS

      1. Open the macOS terminal.

      2. From the macOS Finder, drag-and-drop the adobe-licensing-toolkit file (from location to which you mounted the file above) to the macOS terminal.
        Notice that the command prompt now displays the toolkit file name. (It may also display the full folder path of the file).

      macOS:

      sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --deactivate

      Short form:

      sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -t