

Because there was no mechanism to prevent people who had never purchased a CS2 license from downloading and activating it, it was widely thought that the aging software had become either freeware or abandonware, despite Adobe's later explanation that it was intended only for people who had "legitimately purchased CS2". In response to complaints, Adobe then made available for download a version of CS2 that did not require online activation, and published a serial number to activate it offline. Īdobe shut down the "activation" servers for CS2 in December 2012, making it impossible for licensed users to reinstall the software if needed. Adobe Acrobat Professional (Version 8 in CS2.3)Ĭreative Suite helped InDesign become the dominant publishing software, replacing QuarkXPress, because customers who purchased the suite for Photoshop and Illustrator received InDesign at no additional cost.The first two versions (CS and CS2) were available in two editions.

The first version of Adobe Creative Suite was released in September 2003 and Creative Suite 2 in April 2005. In March 2013, it was reported that Adobe would no longer sell boxed copies of the Creative Suite software, instead offering digital downloads and monthly subscriptions. Adobe InCopy, a word processing application that integrates with Adobe InDesign, is also part of the Creative Suite family, but is not included in any CS6 edition. Adobe Encore is available as part of Adobe Premiere Pro. Adobe Prelude and Adobe Encore are not released as standalone products. Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection contains applications from all of the above editions.Īdobe Flash Catalyst, Adobe Contribute, Adobe OnLocation, and Adobe Device Central, previously available in CS5.5, have been dropped from the CS6 line-up.


The last of the Creative Suite versions, Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6), was launched at a release event on April 23, 2012, and released on May 7, 2012. IA-32 (limited), PowerPC (limited), x86-64Īdobe Creative Suite ( CS) is a discontinued software suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems.
