[UPDATE – Some of these still work to download the old CS6 trials (plus Edge Animate 1.5), but Adobe has recently taken down many links… However, you can also now get the all-new Creative Cloud 2023 Direct Download Links!]
[UPDATE (Jan. 2017) – Adobe just stopped selling CS6 entirely – here’s why.]
Creative Suite 6 is now available for instant download and direct shipping, and there are many important differences in this release compared to Creative Suite 5, including hundreds of new features added to the individual applications.
Here we’ve put together a complete set of Adobe CS6 direct download links for all the new products (Windows and Mac OS), for instant easy access and the ability to use your own download manager or download assistant if you have any difficulty with what Adobe normally employs and need to get the trials without it…
Whether you’re considering buying a full version or will be upgrading from a prior CS release, or even if you’re getting a volume license or joining the Creative Cloud, you can always use these free trials to install, run, and activate the CS6 software on your system, without needing to reinstall. All of these CS6 trials will run fully for 30 (or possibly more) free days after initial launch.
Where available, we’ve also linked the free CS6 Extra Content downloads (aka Additional or Functional Content). Direct links for both the Adobe Muse 30-day trial plus the completely FREE, full Adobe Edge Animate 1.5 are offered as well (to install Edge Animate, see these tips).
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Below is a table for CS6 trials in major languages. These links go to the authentic and original CS6 files residing on Adobe’s servers, are guaranteed genuine, safe, legal, and will not change. For Windows, each program consists of up to two files, an .exe and a 7-Zip file (.7z). The .exe file will only work when the .7z file is also fully downloaded and resides in the same location. For the Mac, it’s just a single .dmg file for each program.
The supported Language Sets vary by product. The Western European languages can include French/Français, German/Deutsch, Dutch/Nederlands, Italian/Italiano, Spanish/Español, Portuguese/Português, Danish/Dansk, Finnish/Suomi, Swedish/Svenska & Norwegian/Norsk. To see which product supports which languages, visit the main Adobe trials page and then click on the selection menu for whichever product(s) you’d like to try – it will tell you which languages are currently available.
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Note: Very Important Instructions
| More Direct Download Links |
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| CC 2023 |
| CC 2019 |
| Acrobat DC 2023 |
| Captivate 2019 |
| Lightroom 6/CC |
| Elements 2023 |
You need to have a free Adobe account and be logged into it to use the links below, as Adobe sets a session cookie on your browser that allows you to access the direct download links. Otherwise, you will receive an “access denied” or “no permission” message blocking the connection. So please follow these instructions carefully or the links will not work!
- Adobe recommends temporarily turning off any surfing restrictions you might have running, like site or cookie blocking, filtering, firewalls or antivirus software.
- Click «HERE» to visit this page first, before clicking any of the links in the table below – this is critical!
- If asked, sign in with your Adobe ID or take a minute to create one for yourself (free).
- OK! Now you’re logged in at Adobe with the trials cookie set, so you can instantly download any of the software below. Just make sure you have enough disk space.
- Download the files either by clicking directly on the DDL links, or by right-clicking and choosing “Save Link As…” on the popup menu – and save all files to the same place.
- Then follow the product installation instructions here.
Creative Suite 6 – Adobe CS6 Download Links
| Adobe CS6 Direct Downloads |
Size |
Windows | Mac | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Western Europe | English | Europe | ||||
| Illustrator CS6 | 1.8 GB | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 1 |
| Photoshop CS6 | 1.1 GB | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 1 |
| Dreamweaver CS6 | 272 MB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| Fireworks CS6 | 438 MB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| InDesign CS6 | 879 MB | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 1 |
| InCopy CS6 | 638 MB | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 1 |
| Flash Pro CS6 | 1.1 GB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| Flash Builder 4.7 | 1.0 GB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| Premiere Pro CS6 | 1.1 GB | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 1 |
| After Effects CS6 | 997 MB | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 1 |
| Audition CS6 | 223 MB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| Prelude CS6 | 488 MB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| SpeedGrade CS6 | 95 MB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| Adobe Muse | 32 MB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| Edge Animate 1.5 | 143 MB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| Acrobat X Pro | 465 MB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| Camera Raw 9.1.1 | 220 MB | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | File 1 | ||
| Creative Suites | |||||||
| CS6 Master Collection | 6.2 GB | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 1 |
| CS6 Design & Web Premium | 4.5 GB | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 1 |
| CS6 Design Standard | 3.7 GB | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 1 |
| CS6 Production Premium | 5.8 GB | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 2 | File 1 | File 1 |
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All of these trials are supported on Mac OS X or Windows (32-bit x86 and 64-bit x64), with the exception of After Effects CS6, Premiere Pro CS6, and SpeedGrade CS6 which are 64-bit only. For more, see the complete set of system requirements for Creative Suite 6.
If you need or want the newer Acrobat XI (released Oct. 2012) instead of Acrobat X which comes bundled in the CS6 suites, then see our Acrobat XI Direct Download Links.
Note there is no separate trial download for Photoshop CS6 “Standard” – the trial is always the Extended version (having all Photoshop features including 3D and motion-based content), and then you decide which version you’d like to keep at time of product purchase.
You do not need to uninstall previous versions of Creative Suite; some users prefer to keep the older, familiar version(s) around as they come up to speed with the new product’s features, and some folks have CS3, CS4, CS5, CS5.5, and CS6 all on one computer.
We suggest using a browser other than Internet Explorer to download the files above. They can be quite large and IE has been known to drop the extension (like “.exe”) from the Windows filename. If this happens and you can’t open a file, then just rename it to add back the extension. But generally, using Firefox or Chrome will work better – and if you have any issues getting the downloads to work with one browser, then try another.
*** Note: If you have any problems getting the files to download or install, be sure to read the earlier comments on this page – as most questions have already been asked and answered below!
Adobe CS6 Extra Content
This is Extra Content (also called Functional Content) that Adobe bundles with some CS6 applications. It is technically optional and not required to run the main products, but will improve your experience if you can take the time to download and add it to your installation.
What’s included in this free additional content are typically media assets, templates, tutorials, documentation, fonts, footage, sample files and projects, and so on. If you own a suite, you can download the bundle for that plus whichever applications are in it.
- Illustrator CS6 Extra Content (112 MB)
Windows: File 1 Mac: File 1 - InDesign CS6 Extra Content (130 MB)
Windows: File 1 Mac: File 1 - Premiere Pro CS6 Extra Content (733 MB)
Windows: File 1 File 2 Mac: File 1 - Encore CS6 Library/Templates Extra Content (2.7 GB)
Windows/Mac: File 1 - After Effects CS6 Extra Content
AE content will be migrated to the After Effects Exchange. - Adobe Audition Content Download Extras
This contains thousands of royalty-free audio sound effects and music loop files.
Adobe CS6 Updates
If you already have the CS6 application(s) installed and are trying to download the available product updates, then you’ll find them on this Updates page.
See Also
- Adobe’s new CC 2023 release: What you need to know
- What are the differences between Adobe CC vs. CS6?
- Download free Adobe books (choose over 30 titles)
- How to save 60% with the Adobe education editions
- Don’t need full Cloud? Get PS + LR for $9.99/month
- How to join Adobe’s Creative Cloud for free
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Hello, I’ve downloaded the trial versions of photoshop cs6 (English version, both files) and I followed the instructions. I logged in my adobe account. Extracted the file Photoshop_13_LS16 in the same folder where I’ve downloaded the both files, but after launch the Photoshop_13_LS16.exe , it seems it is installing and everything goes ahead, but when it reaches 100% instead of start, the installation closes automatically and nothing happens. What could be the problem?
Currently I have these two files in a folder:
Photoshop_13_LS16.exe
Photoshop_13_LS16.7z (this was unzipped in the same folder).
But nothing happens… Thanks for the help… Sorry, these days I’m into photoshop
Sorry, not sure – never heard that one before… Did you receive any error(s) or other messages?
Which operating system are you running and what version?
Maybe try downloading again, in case there was any glitch in the download process.
Hello.
I downloaded the installer file for Adobe Muse 3.2, but like Edge Animate, it doesn’t come with a setup.exe file. I tried the fix of copying the Photoshop CS6 installer into the Muse setup files folder, but when I try to run it, it just tells me that the installer failed to initialize.
Please help!
Hi, see if one of the suggestions given on this Forums thread helps solve your problem:
Adobe CS6 Installer Fails to Initialize – How to Fix?
Assalam-o-alaikum.
I have got a really big problem.
The Adobe Flash CS3 and other versions do not have that newer name. Now it is called Adobe Animate and has extended capabilities. But I am neither able to upgrade to Windows 10, nor able to install it. I get a stupid crash every single time I try! Or maybe Adobe did a run-time syntax error?
Does ProDesignTools have a free download for Adobe Animate that supports Windows 7?
See the official System Requirements… CS6 generally supports Windows 7, including Flash Pro. Adobe renamed Flash Pro to be Animate in February 2016.
How to run it? Current Creative Cloud subscribers can use earlier versions of the tools if you wish, including going back to CS6 – Adobe won’t force you to upgrade and there is no extra charge.
You just sign in to the software as normal and the older release will be automatically validated and activated. In other words, the installer downloads above are full versions and not 30-day free trials for paid Creative Cloud members.
Note, however, that Adobe considers all releases prior to CC 2018 to officially be “unauthorized.” So keep that in mind if you need or want to use prior versions instead of the latest release..