The Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application doens't require a subscription to download and install. Adding this to the catalog allows IT administrators the ability to install the Desktop app without licensing and then when a user signs in to the app, they would then be able to install whatever apps they have a license for.
Product | Application Manager |
Please have a look at this KB article:
https://docs.liquit.com/docs/lsc-kb2014092202?highlight=creative%20cloud