Adobe CC 2018 Direct Download Links: Creative Cloud 2018 Release

[IMPORTANT – Adobe is discontinuing public direct download links for older software. Instead, you can get the latest Creative Cloud installers here or the previous CC release here. For more details and complete info­rmation, see our new explainer post here.]

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 installers or trials by signing up for the free level of Creative Cloud membership and then using the CC 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.

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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.

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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

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 2017	3.8 GB	Down­load	3.8 GB	Down­load
Adobe Scout CC	18 MB	Down­load	13 MB	Down­load
CC Desktop App (v. 6.1.0.587)	311 MB	Down­load*	266 MB	Down­load*
CC Desktop App (v. 5.9.0.373)			266 MB	Down­load*
CC Desktop App (v. 5.2.1.441)	252 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 12.2.1	460 MB	Down­load	465 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 any prior release of Creative Cloud, going back to CS6. See the CC System Requirements for complete platform information. ** = Adobe XD (Experience Design) is not available as a direct download for this release. But you can get a standalone installer for the latest version of XD.

[ 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.

Important note: The version above – CC 2018 – is the last release of Creative Cloud to fully support macOS v. 10.11 “El Capitan.”

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.

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