Install and open Adobe Workfront for design and video

You can install Adobe Workfront for design and video from the Adobe Marketplace. This plugin supports the following Creative Cloud applications:

  • InDesign
  • Illustrator
  • Premiere Pro
  • After Effects

Adobe Workfront for design and video supports the following languages:

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Korean
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There are separate installation instructions for Photoshop and XD. For more information, see Install Adobe Workfront for Photoshop and Install Adobe Workfront for XD.

Access requirements

Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

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Product

You must have an Adobe Creative Cloud license in addition to a Workfront license.

For more information, see Creative Cloud Support Policy.

To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.

Prerequisites

  • You must install the Creative Cloud app you wish to use before installing the Workfront plugin for that app.

Install Workfront for design and video for your organization

If you are an Adobe Admin Console administrator, you can include Adobe Workfront for design and video in Creative Cloud deployment packages. For more information, see Including plugins in your package.

View a video tutorial here.

Adobe Admin Console administrators can also create plugin-only packages for distribution to users. For more information, see Create Adobe Workfront for Creative Cloud packages for your users in the Adobe Admin Console

Install Workfront for design and video individually

You can install Adobe Workfront for design and video for yourself from the Adobe Exchange.

  1. Go to the Adobe Workfront for Design and Video install page on the Adobe Exchange.

  2. In the dialog that appears, click Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app.

  3. Once Adobe Creative Cloud plugin manager opens, click Install.

  4. Read the information in the dialog box, then click OK.

  5. Once Workfront for design and video in installed, open the Creative Cloud app you need and locate the Workfront plugin in the plugin panel.

  6. Continue to the following section for information on how to open Workfront for design and video.

Open Adobe Workfront for design and video

  1. Open the Creative Cloud plugin you wish to use.

  2. Create a new project, or open an existing one.

  3. In the top menu, click Windows > Extensions > Adobe Workfront Menu.

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    If you’re using Premiere Pro, you must have a project open to access this menu.

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    If you don’t see Adobe Workfront for design and video after opening it from the Extensions menu, it could be behind the Creative Cloud app. Try minimizing the app to find the plugin.
  4. Continue to the following section for information on how to log in to Adobe Workfront for design and video.

Log In to Adobe Workfront for design and video

  1. From the Plugins menu at the top of the screen, select Plugin Panel.

  2. Select Adobe Workfront for design and video.

  3. Enter your domain, then click Log in. A browser page opens.

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    • To find your domain, open a browser, navigate to your Workfront instance, and copy the first part of the URL:

    • If your Workfront instance is integrated with Experience Cloud, ask your admin to provide you with the Workfront domain found under Product > Workfront in the Admin Console.

  4. In the browser, enter your Workfront credentials, then click Log in. If your company uses a single sign-on (SSO), you’ll be directed to your SSO provider’s page to log in.

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    You may not be prompted to enter your Workfront credentials if you logged in recently.
  5. Follow the prompts to log in to Workfront.

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    • Workfront connects to Adobe Creative Cloud using OAuth 2.0, a secure standard used by most web-based integrations for the authentication and authorization of users.
    • When you are prompted to enter the [domain or host] of your Workfront account, type it using this format: yourCompany’sDomain.my.workfront.com. Your company’s domain is usually the name of your company.
  6. Click Allow Access to finish logging in.

  7. Go back to Adobe Photoshop to see your work.

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