Creative Cloud Helper

com.adobe.ccd.helper · Utilities · v5.11.0.522

Native Version Spotted 22 devices · 8.9 MB · Impact: 44/100

Native Version Spotted

Apple Silicon version latest seen at v6.9.0.620 · Reported by 975 Macs in the community.

All sighted native versions (20+):

v6.9.0.620 ×806 v6.7.0.278 ×16 v6.8.0.821 ×35 v5.9.0.373 ×10 v5.6.0.788 ×5 v5.8.0.592 ×2 v6.5.0.348 ×7 v5.7.1.1 ×2 v6.4.0.359 ×9 v6.9.0.618 ×15 v5.6.5.58 ×3 v6.3.0.207 ×6 v6.0.0.571 ×7 v5.10.0.573 ×3 v6.6.0.611 ×6 v6.8.1.861 ×26 v5.11.0.522 ×2 v6.1.0.587 ×5 v6.8.1.856 ×3 v6.2.0.554 ×2

Sighting data is community-sourced — version availability and pricing should be verified with the developer.

About This App

Creative Cloud Helper is a background utility component of Adobe's Creative Cloud suite that manages app updates, licensing verification, and cloud synchronization for Adobe's professional creative applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro. It runs silently in the background on Mac systems to ensure your Creative Cloud apps stay current, remain properly licensed, and can access cloud-stored files and settings. Most Creative Cloud users don't interact with it directly, but it's essential for the smooth operation of Adobe's desktop software ecosystem. If you use any Adobe Creative Cloud applications, this helper process is likely running on your system.

Versions Seen 14 versions

v6.9.0.620 v6.8.1.861 v6.8.0.821 v6.7.0.278 v6.6.0.611 v6.5.0.348 v6.3.0.207 v6.0.0.571 v5.9.1.374 v5.6.0.788 v5.5.0.619 v5.4.5.550 v5.11.0.522 v5.10.0.573

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Good news: Adobe has already released a native Apple Silicon version of Creative Cloud Helper. Version 6.9.0.620 (or later) includes full Apple Silicon support and has been confirmed running on over 100 real Macs in our user base. Update to the latest version through Adobe Creative Cloud's built-in updater, or download directly from Adobe's website. Once you update your Creative Cloud apps and this helper component, you'll have native Apple Silicon performance with no Rosetta 2 translation layer needed. No alternative app is necessary—updating to the native version solves the problem completely.