Adobe Fonts: Server use
“No. The font licensing isn't compatible with server installation.”
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Which font licences allow uploading to Canva or other cloud design apps.
Uploading a font to a cloud design tool is a different use from installing it on your computer. Some licences allow it; some explicitly don't.
“No. The font licensing isn't compatible with server installation.”
“Use the Font Software other than on Canva and/or as an integrated component of a Canva Design that is exported from Canva;”
“Each Licensed User is permitted to upload the Fonts to cloud-based design application accounts controlled by the Licensed User[s], and used only by the Licensed User[s] for the purpose of creating artwork with the Fonts.”
“Unfortunately, none of our licenses available through MyFonts permits the upload or use of fonts within Canva.”
For desktop font licences from other foundries, check whether the EULA allows uploading to a server or cloud service; many don't address it, which we mark “Unclear”. Open-licence fonts (OFL) don't restrict where the font file is installed.