Adobe CC 2018 Direct Download Links: Creative Cloud 2018 Release
UPDATE – Most of these still work to download the original CC 2018 installers, though Adobe has recently taken down some links… You can also now get the CC 2019 Offline Installers or Adobe’s new CC 2020 Direct Download Links!
Last month, Adobe unveiled the all-new CC 2018 Release, which they say is the biggest product launch since Adobe first introduced Creative Cloud over five years ago. And from what we’ve seen, it looks to be true. There are major updates across the entire suite of tools and services, including entirely new CC desktop tools as well as significant new features and performance improvements to existing applications, and even some surprises.
As always, all upgrades to your CC apps are included as part of your Creative Cloud membership at no additional cost. The CC 2018 software is available immediately for worldwide download via the Creative Cloud Desktop App… This means everyone gets either a free upgrade or a free trial – but some folks want or need to access the new tools directly without using Adobe’s download/app manager.
And we have some great news: Adobe has just published a complete set (dozens!) of direct download links for the new CC 2018 release, and you’ll find them in the table below. These links go to the authentic and secure files residing on Adobe’s servers, are guaranteed genuine, safe, legal, and will not change. They give you instant access plus the ability to use your own download manager (DLM) if you have difficulty with what Adobe normally employs and want to get the tools or trials without it… They can also come in handy if you want offline CC 2018 installers to use, store, or back up with (i.e., copy to USB flash drive, burn to DVD media, install on other systems or unconnected machines, etc).
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Most people download the trials by signing up for the free level of CC membership and using the Creative Cloud Desktop app to select and download any or all of these products, although with the direct links below, no membership is required to access the free trials.
Whether you’re considering just a single-app subscription like Photoshop CC 2018 or getting the complete Creative Cloud, you can always use these free trials to install, run, and activate the new software on your system, without needing to reinstall. All of the CC 2018 tools will install and run together on the same computer(s) alongside any older Adobe versions such as CC 2017, CC 2015, CS6, CS5, CS4, and CS3. These CC trials are fully functional for 7 free days.
| More Direct Download Links |
|---|
| CC 2020 |
| CC 2019 |
| CC 2017 |
| CS6 |
| Acrobat DC 2019 |
| Captivate 2019 |
| Elements 2020 |
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Importantly, all available product languages (except for Hebrew and Arabic) are included in a single multilingual download, and the software will install to the disk location and program language that are set in the Preferences of your CC Desktop app (with reasonable defaults)… So it is possible to install elsewhere on your computer besides C:, as well as with a different language – but you have to indicate that by using the Desktop app. If you need to install additional languages, just run the same installer again after choosing another language in the Preferences.
So without further ado, here are the CC 2018 links!
Creative Cloud 2018 – Adobe CC 2018 Download Links – ALL Languages
[UPDATE (Nov. 2019) – These still work to download most original CC 2018 installers. If you’re looking for direct links to the newest 2020 versions, then see this post.]
| Adobe CC 2018 Direct Downloads | Windows | Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | Installer | Size | Installer | |
| Photoshop CC 2018 (32-bit) | 1.3 GB | Download | ||
| Photoshop CC 2018 (64-bit) | 1.6 GB | Download | 1.5 GB | Download |
| Lightroom CC 2018 | 809 MB | Download | 876 MB | Download |
| Lightroom Classic CC 2018 | 1.2 GB | Download | 1.2 GB | Download |
| Illustrator CC 2018 (32-bit) | 1.9 GB | Download | ||
| Illustrator CC 2018 (64-bit) | 2.0 GB | Download | 2.0 GB | Download |
| InDesign CC 2018 (32-bit) | 877 MB | Download | ||
| InDesign CC 2018 (64-bit) | 929 MB | Download | 883 MB | Download |
| InCopy CC 2018 (32-bit) | 864 MB | Download | ||
| InCopy CC 2018 (64-bit) | 914 MB | Download | 869 MB | Download |
| Dreamweaver CC 2018 (32bit) | 936 MB | Download | ||
| Dreamweaver CC 2018 (64bit) | 982 MB | Download | 769 MB | Download |
| Adobe Muse CC 2018 | 771 MB | Download | 707 MB | Download |
| Animate CC 2018 (Flash Pro) | 1.5 GB | Download | 1.7 GB | Download |
| Dimension CC 2018 | 1.4 GB | Download | 1.3 GB | Download |
| Adobe XD CC 2018 | — | ** | ** | ** |
| Character Animator CC 2018 | 720 MB | Download | 794 MB | Download |
| Premiere Pro CC 2018 | 1.4 GB | Download | 1.5 GB | Download |
| After Effects CC 2018 | 1.7 GB | Download | 1.7 GB | Download |
| Audition CC 2018 | 572 MB | Download | 672 MB | Download |
| Prelude CC 2018 | 731 MB | Download | 800 MB | Download |
| Media Encoder CC 2018 | 1.3 GB | Download | 1.3 GB | Download |
| Bridge CC 2018 (32-bit) | 822 MB | Download | ||
| Bridge CC 2018 (64-bit) | 954 MB | Download | 868 MB | Download |
| SpeedGrade CC 2015 | 339 MB | Download | 360 MB | Download |
| Edge Animate CC 2015 | 149 MB | Download* | 137 MB | Download* |
| Fuse CC (Beta) | 3.8 GB | Download | 3.8 GB | Download |
| Adobe Scout CC | 18 MB | Download | 13 MB | Download |
| CC Desktop App (v. 5.0.0.354) | 249 MB | Download* | 176 MB | Download* |
| CC Desktop App (v. 4.9.0.504) | 326 MB | Download* | 263 MB | Download* |
| Other Tools Included in Creative Cloud 2018 | ||||
| Acrobat Pro DC 2018 (32bit) | 785 MB | Download* | 692 MB | Download* |
| Adobe Camera Raw 12.1 | 446 MB | Download | 451 MB | Download |
| Flash Builder 4.7 Prem. (32bit) | 1.0 GB | Download | ||
| Flash Builder 4.7 Prem. (64bit) | 1.0 GB | Download | 1.1 GB | Download |
| Fireworks CS6 | 438 MB | Download* | 627 MB | Download* |
| Encore CS6 (readme) | 1.1 GB | Download* | 1.6 GB | Download* |
| ExtendScript Toolkit CC | 94 MB | Download | 96 MB | Download |
| Adobe Gaming SDK 1.4 | 296 MB | Download | 315 MB | Download |
| Touch App Plugins | 4 MB | Download | 8 MB | Download |
| Creative Cloud Packager | 356 MB | Download* | 162 MB | Download* |
* = To access these installers, please first follow the download instructions here. CC subscribers can also download & use CC 2020, CC 2019, CC 2017, CC 2015.5, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC 2013 and/or CS6. See the CC System Requirements for complete platform information. ** = Currently, the Adobe XD CC (Experience Design) app cannot be installed standalone from a direct download. To request an industry-standard, offline XD installer from Adobe, please vote and comment here. | ||||
[ What do these different applications do? Check out the Creative Cloud Contents Guide. ]
These are links to brand new builds of the programs, not in-place updates – so they require nothing else to fully install on either Windows or Mac. All of these downloads will install alongside any previous releases on your machine, so you do not have to uninstall prior versions of Creative Cloud (CC) or Creative Suite (CS) – although you can if you want to. Some users prefer to keep prior revision(s) around as they come up to speed with the new features, and there are customers who have multiple versions of CC (and older) installed on a single computer.
Finally, it’s important to know that the system requirements for Mac have changed… The CC 2018 release now requires macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) through 10.14 (Mojave). On macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and above, only the CC 2019 release (or higher) will install due to Apple dropping support for older apps with 32-bit components. If you’re not yet running any of those Mac operating systems, you can use the older CC 2017 apps instead. For Windows, there are no major changes to the specs or requirements from CC 2017; Windows 7 and higher still work fine.
The only caveat so far against upgrading is for DVA users who rely on Dolby Digital audio encoding or decoding by the CC tools. For further information, see this help page. If you’re on an older operating system or still need that functionality, then by all means you can still keep the CC 2017 versions available on your machine as described above.
See the CC System Requirements for complete platform information. And if you’re unsure whether you need the 64-bit or 32-bit version on Windows, then see this Microsoft page for how to determine which type of system you have.
What’s New in Adobe CC 2018? [Video]
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Hi,
Is there any direct link to the whole Master Collection, like to the 2 DVD ISO ?
Do we really need to download all the apps one-by-one and install them one-by-one ?
Thanks!
No.
Yes.
Downloading all apps together would be over 25 GB at once… Relatively few folks online could easily or quickly manage that with their existing Internet connections. And of course, not many people would need or use all of the apps.
If you prefer, you can use the Creative Cloud Desktop app instead to manage your tools with fewer clicks – but of course, using that doesn’t give you direct download links or copies of your own standalone/offline installers to keep… The installers remain only on Adobe’s servers in that case.
我要下載Photoshop 2018甚麼下載 我要激活
Np problem – the direct download links for Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions) are given in the table above.
Hi,
first of all, I was able to install InDesign CC 2018, which I need to handle the documents of a customer. Thanks for hosting the download-links. Unfortunately I can not update to the latest 13.1 version. My Adobe Cloud app always tells me it’s up to date. I tried all steps described here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/creative-cloud-application-recognizing-available.html
…but nothing helped.
Are there any links to directly download the update? For older versions like cc 2015, I found them on your site, but not for 2018.
Thanks a lot.
Yes Florian, try:
Adobe CC 2019 Direct Download Links: Creative Cloud 2019 Release
or:
How to Get the New Adobe Creative Cloud 2020 Direct Download Links
will I have to pay for this or is this an already-cracked version?
The former.
xin cảm ơn
I just downloaded the 64-bit InDesign 2018, because I accidentally deleted mine. This does not work; it says it is 32-bit. The install icon has the circle with the line through it. Do you have the correct 64-bit software? I am running latest version of Catalina.
No, Sharon – sorry. Because of major changes that Apple made in the new macOS version 10.15 “Catalina”, it does not support the installation of any Creative Cloud apps older than CC 2019…
For more information, please see this Adobe help page with further details:
Why Don’t My Adobe Apps Work in macOS Catalina 10.15?
Which means that the CC 2018 apps listed in this page are not compatible with Catalina. So we would suggest going with the newer CC 2019 or 2020 releases instead, as either of those should work on Catalina:
Adobe CC 2019 Direct Download Links: Creative Cloud 2019 Release
How to Get the New Adobe Creative Cloud 2020 Direct Download Links
Thanks for the information. The weird thing is that it was working fine with Catalina and then I received a message yesterday when opening a file that the CC 2018 App was corrupt and needed to be reinstalled. The app still opens and I can use it, but I was concerned about the integrity of the file. It seems to be fine when I am working in it though. I do have CC 2019 and CC 2020 already loaded. I will have to inform my client that I will be using the newer software going forward. Thanks again for your quick response.
On a side note, I am not happy with Catalina. Ever since installing I have had problems in general with my computer.
I was able to install InDesign CC 2018 and I do have a paid account with Adobe, however, I am unable to locate the updater for CC2018 v13.1.1. I use a system that is compatible with InDesign CC2018 v13.1.1, but not v13.0. Could you please tell me how to locate the updaters for CC2018? Thank you.
Hey Kelly, thanks for your question. The direct download links above are largely the original base “2018.0” versions from October 2017. There are no updates available or expected, unfortunately – Adobe has not provided them.
However, the CC 2019 direct links and the Creative Cloud 2020 direct links are now available – and are of course newer versions of the tools.
Do you still need to specifically use the 2018 releases for some reason?
As another alternative, you can try InDesign from the CC 2017 release.
why is the photoshop cc for trial only?
These links are for both the free trials as well as the full versions, depending on which plan you choose.
In other words, these downloads can be activated for ongoing use without having to reinstall the software.
Hello, first of all, thanks you so much for providing so much information.
I have a question on my mind – are all the links Of Direct Download from the official server of Adobe ?
Yes, they absolutely are.
I don’t have a question, but i would like to thank you for answering all of the questions these people had clearly and concisely – for that, thank you!
That’s very kind to say, Azavier – we appreciate it!
Hello, i need your help.
I have downloaded the offline setup files for photoshop and Lightroom, etc.
But the problem is when i am trying to click on them (WinRar Zip Archive) to copy the file, to move to another location, it’s freezing my system.
Even a problem in extracting the file.
Even my laptop is moving the files bigger then 5gb easily
But the photoshop is only 1.56gb
I don’t know what’s the reason Of it.
Sorry, we don’t know either!
Perhaps the file got corrupted… so maybe try downloading again, using a different browser or another computer or Internet connection?
Or try a different unzip tool? We’ve always used 7-Zip (free) with no problem
Hello, I am Mikias Wase and from Ethiopia.
i interesting about Graphics design and am expert or close to expert in Graphics design.
Maybe when i get the chance, i can help you or i show you my work.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADOBE setup service.
Hey, do you guys have the creative cloud 2018 desktop app installer? It’s the only one that works on my laptop.
Yes, you can try either one of these pages to access the complete update history for the CC Desktop app:
Direct Download Links for All Creative Cloud 2015 Updates: Windows
or:
Direct Download Links for All Creative Cloud 2015 Updates: macOS
um hey thanks
Hi there, I tried downloading after effects on my MacBook pro but it said “Install needs to be updated. The developer of this app needs to update it to work with this version of macOS. Contact the developer for more information.”
all I need is after effects and Premiere Pro CC but both need to be updated
Hi Mirna, which version of macOS?
If it’s Catalina, then please see our previous response here.
@ProDesignTools
What do you mean by “The former”?
The first one.
This was very helpful for me because adobe officially is not giving us premiere pro before version 2019.
thanx so much!
Sure, glad to help! Yes, officially that is part of Adobe’s new “two versions back” limit – but some installers for older CC releases continue to be available through our site.
Adobe Creative Cloud Direct Download Links for Windows & macOS
hello,
i tried to install lightroom, but up popped a notice that the license is already given to “zeroone”
and i couldn’t do it. what should i do?
Not sure; we’ve never heard anything like that before… It sounds like your machine may already have a virus or hack on it somehow.
But nobody else has reported any issues here. The direct download links above go to the authentic and secure files residing on Adobe’s servers, are guaranteed genuine, 100% safe and virus-free. So there’s definitely no problem or risk with what’s on this page.
can you please do one for chromebooks, please!!! i don’t have a macbook and it’s freaking me out, pleaseeeeeeeee
Adobe desktop software is only available for Windows or macOS computers, not Chromebooks. Sorry, there’s nothing we can do about that.
They did once have an experimental project called “Photoshop Streaming” which ran on Chromebooks, but it was never turned into a product.
The good news is that you can now run related Adobe apps on your smartphone (iOS or Android) as well, some of them free:
The Adobe Catalog of Mobile Apps for iPhone, iPad, Android
hi, i’ve been trying to download after effects but neither the 2018 or 2019 versions are working for me. the download progress bar is constantly on adobe. did i by any chance miss a step or this?
hi. i’m trying to download after effects, but neither 2018-19 are working. the file isn’t downloading and i’ve turned off my ad blockers and everything. is there perhaps another step i should do ???
Sorry, not sure why you’re having an issue. We just tried those direct download links above (both for Windows and macOS) and all of them worked perfectly. Nothing has changed on this site since CC 2018 came out, nor on Adobe’s site either.
In other words, the download files here like After Effects are still working properly, and tested regularly… And nobody else has reported any problems regarding that.
So we’d suggest re-trying with a different web browser, and/or another computer or a stronger Internet connection (use wired instead of Wi-Fi).
Also, make sure you’re not blocking or filtering anything with your browser(s) – like cookies, downloads, or any sites or URLs – or running utilities like Ghostery, AdBlock, or Disconnect. Or it could be your firewall, antivirus program (esp. Kaspersky), or other third-party security software. Adobe recommends turning those things off temporarily.
Greetings,
I just downloaded the adobe fuse 2017 downloader and followed the instructions of using another adobe app installer for the install app, packages, products, and resources to install fuse, but now under catalina it says the installer won’t work and i should contact the developer…
Bottom line, do you know of way to manually install Fuse on a mac with catalina?
many thanks,
Mark
Thanks for checking in, Mark – but sorry, it’s not possible on macOS Catalina…
Please see our previous response above for more details on this.
The chat with Adobe Customer Care was a nightmare! I was not able to get a copy of After effects for Win 7 after 3 days of endless conversations. I needed AE just for a week, so upgrading to Win 10 was way too much. By the way, I am stuck to Win 7 because it works excellent and I do not change something that works and I do not care about updates.
One refund, and so on. I was astonished that the way described here works and it works legally just by installing and then signing in into my Adobe account.
Thank you!
Sure, glad to help! You’re right – Creative Cloud 2018 was the last release of After Effects and Premiere Pro that still ran/worked on Windows 7… and as of this writing, the CC 2018 direct download links above are still operational.
However, regarding Windows 7, it’s a very good idea to transition off of that platform anyway, as all support, bug fixes, and security updates have now officially ended:
Microsoft Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020