[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 2021 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 2021 |
| CC 2019 |
| Acrobat DC 2020 |
| Captivate 2019 |
| Lightroom 6/CC |
| Elements 2021 |
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, 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 / Encore CS6 Extra Content (733 MB)
Windows: File 1 File 2 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 2021 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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@Bryan
BTW, you’ve also included a separate AcrobatX update page. I can’t find that page anymore – did you remove it? I’d like to have those updates links as well…
@malchick743
Hey I saw AE CS6 updates in that ZIP bundle, for example:
AdobeAfterEffectsTrial-11.0.4-mul-AdobeUpdate.zip
Also he says the Acrobat X updates are here:
https://archive.org/details/acrobat-x-updates
@malchick743
So the After Effects CS6 updates are there. Also the link to the Acrobat X updates and the all-at-once batch updater link is in the middle of the text of that page.
If you can access the CS6 updates page, you can scroll down and Click on SoCalBryan and it will take you to my archive page where you can select the archive for the Acrobat updates.
So it took many weeks of searching the internet, the Internet Archive, to find the updates. Then more weeks to download them.
I am not a MAC user, so I will not at this point be including those updates. It’s really useless anyway, as any new Mac OS will not support CS6 purposefully down by Apple.
As far as the earlier CS versions, someone else will have to do it.
@Bryan
Yes, sorry for the confusion — I did locate your AcroX update pack and DL’ed it.
But the After Effects updates… still an issue as the patches apparently only apply to trial versions. Which was why I was asking, where are the patches for the retail versions?
So you’re right about the Mac situation. Unfortunately there exists a plethora of users having to stick to older Mac hardware and thus older OSX systems for specific work, e.g., film scanning where the scanners can only run on older software and system.
Kudos again for your effort. But yes, it sucks to see Adobe removing all these legacy resources a few years ago, without prior warning. They should’ve informed customers (esp. of older software versions) that online update and patch downloads are not forever, and warn them to download any resources beforehand.
But even worse, they’ve failed to repack all software updates into one executable file for each of such applications. Had they done that, I’m sure the total update patches wouldn’t be this big (~9.9GB). Which was possibly why, many people would find manually downloading the patches cumbersome, and instead relied on the online update system — until it’s too late and all Hell broke loose.
So I just updated After Effects to version 11.0.4.2 using the Trial updates. I’ve also updated the CS6 update archive with directions for installing CS6 AAM6.2, and then the updates. The trial updates are the correct ones. There are no others for After Effects.
If you haven’t applied the Application Manager 6.2 update now included in the CS6 update archive, then you won’t be able to apply the updates.
Adobe Application Manager 6.2 for CS5, CS5.5, and CS6 needs to be installed before applying updates to Creative Suite 6. The filename is ApplicationManager6.2_all.exe in the archive.
If you cannot apply updates to CS6, then AAM already self-updated to a Creative Cloud version. If this is the case, then you will have to uninstall CS6 and delete the folder at “C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe” and then reinstall.
You have to disconnect from the Internet during your Creative Suite 6 installation. Apply AAM 6.2, then apply the updates all offline.
After installation, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\core and rename PDapp.exe to Pdapp.exe.bak so it won’t be able to do any future updates.
Then reconnect to the Internet.
@malchick743
Well Adobe updates are cumulative and you only have to apply the last one to get all the changes.
Also the trial version software is identical to the full versions, so there’s no difference in the updates.
So I recently had to reinstall CS6 non-subscription and tried using the last update instead of starting with the 1st one, the the 2nd, and so on – and it works for some of the CS6 suite but the last version does not work on Premiere Pro and a few others. That would have been nice.
For all the updates that didn’t work, the error was: This update does not apply to you.
So the only way to tell for sure would be to update to the later versions of Adobe Application Manager. But again, doing that forces an update to the subscription model which requires you to log in to Adobe with an account.
I will not be troubleshooting on how to get the other updates to apply, as I have a working version of CS6 with out all the updates being applied.
Ahhh, So you figured that out, did ya. Just said that above and before in other posts. Glad you finally figured it out. I presume after the AAM 6.2 is installed, you were able to finally use the AE trial updates to update your CS6 After Effects.
So I do not know if that’s true. Which is why I put all the official updates in one easy-to-access location. They will be preserved on the Internet Archive that way. If for some reason installing the very last update version doesn’t work for someone, they have access to all of them.
If that’s the case, that would indeed be the bees knees and would save a lot of updating.
As far as the trial versions being the same as the retail. That’s been that way since the initial releases of the updates and was the point of me explaining above that they worked. Glad you finally caught on.
Thanks… glad to see these old CS6 links still work.
Got the master cs6 collection and it’s not showing the installation option – it’s appearing blocked and asking for it to be upgraded to work on a 2020 MacBook Air.
What version of macOS are you running? Creative Suite applications like CS6 will not work/run on Catalina or any newer release:
Do My Adobe Apps Work on macOS Catalina (Version 10.15)?
This is because of major changes that Apple made to remove support for older apps in macOS version 10.15 and later. Consequently, only the newest Creative Cloud release will run.
SO what’s the serial for FLASH PRO CS6, please – 1st file
Creative Suite 6 is nine years old now, end-of-life, completely unsupported, and Adobe is no longer making or selling or offering it to anyone:
Update: You Can No Longer Buy CS6 from Adobe – Here’s Why
Other than that, we can’t help you – sorry.
Is it possible to have a download link for Adobe Application Manager v10 on here?
Yes, Paul – try installing the Adobe Application Manager below, then reboot your computer and see if that helps:
Adobe Application Manager Version 10 for Windows
Adobe Application Manager Version 10 for macOS
This will install the Adobe Application Manager included with Creative Cloud, Creative Suite 6, Creative Suite 5 products. Typically it is only necessary to run this patch if you are receiving one of the following error messages: “Adobe Application Manager is needed to update your product” or “Adobe Application Manager is needed to start your trial”
illustrator cs6 is not working…
Those standalone installers are given in the table above – and yes, they do still work (we just tested them).
You just need to follow the download directions first, is all – which are required by Adobe’s servers.
Otherwise, the links won’t work and you’ll get an “access denied” message instead.
Illustrator CS6 updates will not install if the Creative cloud version Application Manager is installed.
If you install CS6 Master Collection or even just the CS6 version of Illustrator by itself while online, the very first update is Adobe Application Manager.
If you have installed while online you can try to delete the OOBE folder, unplug the Ethernet cable or disconnect from Wi-Fi, then reinstall AAM 6.2 offline.
Do not use Adobe’s update servers to update Illustrator CS6. You have to manually update Illustrator with the updates while offline.
Is there any way to get the Creative Cloud-specific features with a normal Master Collection license?
Hi Leo,
No. Adobe stopped selling those “perpetual” licenses many years ago:
Update: You Can No Longer Buy CS6 from Adobe – Here’s Why
So all of the Adobe’s major creative apps (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Animate, etc.) since 2012 are available only via subscription. However, there are many different plans available across various price ranges:
http://www.ChooseCreativeCloud.com/
If you have the permanent license version of CS6 then you can try to manually apply the CS6 subscription version updates.
But doing so may trash your permanent licensed version of CS6 as it would require you to log in with an Adobe cloud account from that point on, requiring you to completely uninstall CS6 (and any leftover folders) if you want to reinstall.
Time to search the Wayback Machine to find the updates.
Seriously, why is the option to literally change the size of a color wheel locked behind a subscription model?
Is this version of Adobe cs6 permanent or is this just for 30 days?
These links are for both the free trials as well as the full versions, if you have a valid purchased serial number.
In other words, these downloads can be fully-activated without having to reinstall the programs.
Of course, this software is almost 10 years old now and Adobe has long since stopped selling it.
where can I get a valid serial number
As mentioned, they are no longer sold:
Adobe Has Stopped Selling Creative Suite 6 Entirely – Here’s Why
Why do you want CS6? It’s from 2012 and won’t install or run on modern operating systems like macOS Catalina or Big Sur… It will usually still run on Windows, sometimes with Compatibility Mode, though plenty of users have still reported issues over the years.
To reply to ProDesignTools, it runs on all versions of Windows flawlessly.
To PDT’s credit, it definitely won’t work on macOS Catalina+. So if you want a macOS version, make sure you either have a Mac with Mojave or below, or a VM to run Mojave.
I’m on the verge of losing Fireworks CS6 because I’m still using Windows 7, and Adobe has ceased compatibility with 7. Even if I were to upgrade my current PC (which I don’t plan to do) or buy an entirely new machine with an updated version of Windows (which I do plan to do), I’ll lose Fireworks, because Adobe can’t establish a connection to my CC desktop app, so now I’m stuck in the “30 day grace period” with time running out. What I need to know is, is the direct download link to Fireworks CS6 featured on this site the full version, or is it a trial version? I’m hoping and praying it’s the former, because the only other downloadable versions I’m finding of Fireworks online are trial versions.
Hey Joseph, no worries – with a valid purchased serial number or a current/paid Creative Cloud subscription, the Fireworks installer above will indeed activate the full version.
The other good news is Windows 7 can be updated to support signing in to Creative Cloud… Our guess is you’re probably getting this error message due to outdated TLS security support:
If so, just follow the instructions on this support page, and then your Windows 7 computer should be able to connect to the CC Desktop app again.
@ProDesignTools Thank you so very, very much! As it turns out, that EasyFix is exactly what I needed, so now, my connection to Adobe’s servers has been restored on my current Windows 7 PC!
As a backup, I will keep this page bookmarked so that in the event that I still may lose Fireworks, I can come back here and install it again.
Thanks again for your assistance!
Aw, so glad to hear it, Joseph! We were wondering if that might help fix the Windows 7 issue for you, and great news that it did. Thanks for letting us know!
Good idea to bookmark this page. We’d also suggest downloading the Fireworks installer now and keeping it in a safe place, since you rely on that software so much… That way, there’s no doubt that you’ll have it should you need it in the future. It’s free to download so it certainly couldn’t hurt.
Best of luck!
The links for Camera Raw 9.1.1 Mac English and Europe don’t work – can you fix it? Thanks.
Actually those ACR standalone installers do still work – we just tested them.
You just need to follow the download directions first, is all – which are required by Adobe’s servers.
Otherwise, the links won’t work and you’ll get an “access denied” message instead.