Until now, a campus license was purchased for the use of Adobe programs and the costs were distributed among all JGU employees. However, due to significant price increases for Adobe campus licenses and low usage, this will no longer be possible in the future.
Therefore, no campus license for Adobe products will be purchased in the future. JGU's current license agreement expires on 22 November 2025.
We have compiled several alternatives for the most important Adobe products. Please refer to the Deployment column to find out how you can obtain them.
If there is a recommendation from the ZDV, it is listed first and marked in bold.
| Alternative | Costs | Operating System | Deployment* |
| PDF-XChange Pro To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows | Software Center |
| PDF24 Creator To learn more |
free of charge | Windows | ZDV-Apps |
| Edge, Chrome, Firefox | free of charge | Windows/macOS/Linux | Browser Edge, Chrome, Firefox |
*We explain the different ways of deployment via Softwarecenter and ZDV apps:
https://www.en-zdv.uni-mainz.de/software/#Easily_Obtain_Software_at_JGU
| Alternative | Costs | Operating System | Deployment |
| Affinity Photo 2 To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows/Mac/iOS | ZDV-Apps* Download* |
| Corel PHOTO-PAINT To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows/macOS | ZDV-Apps |
| Corel PaintShop Pro To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows | ZDV-Apps |
| GIMP To learn more |
Open Source | Windows/macOS/Linux | ZDV-Apps |
*You can obtain Affinity programs in two different ways, depending on which device you want to use the program on. Please check in advance:https://www.en-zdv.uni-mainz.de/affinity-programs/
| Alternative | Costs | Operating System | Deployment* |
| Affinity Designer 2 To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows/macOS/iOS | ZDV-Apps** Download* |
| CorelDraw Graphics Suite To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows/Mac | ZDV-Apps ZDV-Shop |
| Corel Painter To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows | ZDV-Apps ZDV-Shop |
| Inkscape To learn more |
Open Source | Windows/macOS/Linux | ZDV-Apps |
*We explain the different ways of deployment via ZDV-apps and ZDV-Shop:
https://www.en-zdv.uni-mainz.de/software/#Easily_Obtain_Software_at_JGU
**You can obtain Affinity programs in two different ways, depending on which device you want to use the program on. Please check in advance:https://www.en-zdv.uni-mainz.de/affinity-programs/
| Alternative | Costs | Operating System | Deployment |
| Affinity Publisher 2 To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows/macOS/iOS | ZDV-Apps* Download* |
| Scribus To learn more |
Open Source | Windows/macOS/Linux | ZDV-Apps |
*You can obtain Affinity programs in two different ways, depending on which device you want to use the program on. Please check in advance:https://www.en-zdv.uni-mainz.de/affinity-programs/
| Alternative | Costs | Operating System | Deployment* |
| Corel PaintShop Pro To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows | ZDV-Apps ZDV-Shop |
| After Shot HDR for CorelDraw To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows/macOS | ZDV-Apps ZDV-Shop |
| darktable To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows/macOS/Linux | ZDV-Apps |
*We explain the different ways of deployment via ZDV-apps and ZDV-Shop:
https://www.en-zdv.uni-mainz.de/software/#Easily_Obtain_Software_at_JGU
| Alternative | Costs | Operating System | Deployment |
| DaVinci Resolve To learn more |
free of charge | Windows/macOS/Linux | ZDV-Apps |
| DaVinci Resolve Studio To learn more |
chargeable Approx. cost: 300 EUR |
Windows/macOS/Linux | contact ZDV |
| Corel VideoStudio To learn more |
financed by JGU | Windows | ZDV-Apps |
| OpenShot To learn more |
Open Source | Windows/macOS/Linux | ZDV-Apps |
| Alternative | Costs | Operating System | Deployment* |
| Panopto Recorder To learn more |
financed by the RLP | Windows/macOS | Software Center |
| Windows Game Bar To learn more |
free of charge integrated into Windows |
Windows | Windows Windows-Taste + G |
| Camtasia To learn more |
chargeable Approx. cost: 180 EUR |
Windows/macOS | ZDV-Shop |
*We explain the different ways of deployment via ZDV-Shop and Softwarecenter:
https://www.en-zdv.uni-mainz.de/software/#Easily_Obtain_Software_at_JGU
| Alternative | Costs | Operating System | Deployment |
| Unsplash To learn more |
free of charge To learn more |
Windows/macOS/Linux | über Website |
| Pexels To learn more |
free of charge To learn more |
Windows/macOS/Linux | über Website |
| Alternative | Costs | Operating System | Deployment |
| Canva To learn more |
Windows/macOS/Linux | contact ZDV |