What is AdobeIPCBroker on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Lets Adobe apps and Creative Cloud background services talk to each other.
AdobeIPCBroker is a Creative Cloud background component that handles communication between Adobe apps and services (IPC means inter-process communication). It runs alongside Creative Cloud and is normally light.
- Category
- Third-party
- Made by
- Adobe
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as AdobeIPCBroker
Why is AdobeIPCBroker using so much CPU or memory?
- Adobe apps launching or signing in
- Creative Cloud installing or updating apps
What to do
- 1Let installs and updates finish
- 2Quit Creative Cloud and Adobe apps when not in use
- 3Update Creative Cloud
Safe to quit? With care.
Adobe apps that are open may lose sign-in or sync features until it restarts.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library