Adobe was founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, who left Xerox PARC to commercialise a technology they had developed there. That technology, PostScript, enabled high-quality digital printing and became the foundation on which Adobe built a broader software business. Over the following decades the company expanded into image editing, vector graphics, document management, and cloud-based creative and marketing services.
Its principal products today include Photoshop and Illustrator for image and vector-graphics work, Acrobat for document creation and PDF workflows, Creative Cloud as a subscription suite bundling its creative tools, and Experience Cloud for customer experience management and digital marketing. These products serve a wide range of users - from professional designers and global enterprise brands to students, emerging artists, and small business owners.
Adobe's technical work spans digital printing, digital publishing, creative software, cloud services, and customer experience platforms. The company operates globally and states commitments to creativity, innovation, and inclusion as guiding principles.