Adobe: Free Download of Adobe Creative Suite 2 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere and More)

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Adobe: Free Download of Adobe Creative Suite 2

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Here's an oldie but a goodie. Right now, you can download the Adobe Creative Suite 2 absolutely free! While obviously not the newest iteration of the popular software pack, free is free and this would work just fine on older computers or for those who just want to try the software before picking up a newer version. If you haven't had the opportunity to get your feet wet with programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign or Premiere, here's your chance to do so at no cost. The full program list includes:

Acrobat 3D 1.0
Acrobat Standard 7.0
Acrobat Pro 8.0
Audition 3.0
GoLive CS2
Illustrator CS2
InCopy CS2
InDesign CS2
Photoshop CS2
Photoshop Elements 4.0/5.0
Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0

More information can be found here at the Adobe website.

Thanks to andriykoua for finding this one!

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- cmolyneux
- CS2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  
  Mac OS X v.10.2.8Ã¢â¬âv.10.3.8. PowerPCÃÂ® G4 or G5 processor
  MicrosoftÃÂ® WindowsÃÂ® 2000/Windows XP. IntelÃÂ® PentiumÃÂ® III or 4 processor
- andriykoua
- CS2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  
  Mac OS X v.10.2.8Ã¢â¬âv.10.3.8. PowerPCÃÂ® G4 or G5 processor
  MicrosoftÃÂ® WindowsÃÂ® 2000/Windows XP. IntelÃÂ® PentiumÃÂ® III or 4 processor
  Thanks, forgot about that
- NightRain
- http://www.guistyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/Adobe_CS2_icons_by_GlossII.jpg
  
  https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitl...cs2_downloads#
  
  Adobe Member account is required but you can register for FREE!
  
  Adobe Creative Suite CS2 (Standard)
  Acrobat 3D 1.0 (Windows)
  Acrobat Standard 7.0
  Acrobat Pro 8.0
  Audition 3.0
  GoLive CS2
  Illustrator CS2
  InCopy CS2
  InDesign CS2
  Photoshop CS2
  Photoshop Elements 4.0/5.0
  Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0
  
  Keep in mind that this software was not designed for Windows 7 or Windows 8. Perfect for XP machines.
  Works in Windows 7 if you run the setup in compatibility mode for Windows XP.
- andriykoua
- Works in Windows 7 if you run the setup in compatibility mode for Windows XP.
  Yep.
- willy
- Sorry about the silly question ... Why do they release to the "public" for free ?
- ashomar
- So, It will not work on Vista?
- andriykoua
- So, It will not work on Vista?
  It will. Install using compatibility mode.
- Corleone187
- Will it work with Windows 8?
- andriykoua
- Will it work with Windows 8?
  http://winsupersite.com/article/wind...-hyperv-142889
  
  and
  
  http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/12/win...ws-8-for-free/
- ehhh
- Wow, this is amazing if it works. CS2 is probably the best version for Photoshop (imo) apart from 7/8. CS3 is when they added the Photoshop Extended iirc version with rudimentary 3D capabilities that were pretty useless bloat considering Photoshop will never compare to even the most basic 3D rendering software. Haven't bothered to check out CS6 since I haven't done design work in a while but also, completely superficial, this is the last version where they used those beautiful graphic pictorial icons before switching to the ugly colour-coded two-letter icons.
- metro
- Audition 3.0 works on both Win7 + Win8 but drivers for audio interfaces for Win8 are nonexistant. I've been using Audition 3.0 on my Win7 system since Win7's release without any issues.
- spiralspirit
- Wow, this is amazing if it works. CS2 is probably the best version for Photoshop (imo) apart from 7/8. CS3 is when they added the Photoshop Extended iirc version with rudimentary 3D capabilities that were pretty useless bloat considering Photoshop will never compare to even the most basic 3D rendering software. Haven't bothered to check out CS6 since I haven't done design work in a while but also, completely superficial, this is the last version where they used those beautiful graphic pictorial icons before switching to the ugly colour-coded two-letter icons.
  You are so incredibly wrong. CS2 is incredibly slow compared to cs3, and cs3 is slow compared to any more modern version. They also added a lot of other tools to more updated versions that are more than just 3d features - excellent native noise reduction for photographers, content aware fill, tons of other features too numerous to mention - even rudimentary googling would tell you that. And the 3d features that you dismissed are hugely helpful to many graphic designers and tinkerers. And on top of the endless features added the difference in speed is HUGE.
  
  They're giving away cs2 to reduce piracy of their current version, and for many people its just fine, but lets not pretend its CS2 is better than CS3 or any other release. That's just someone who hasn't used CS3, CS4, CS5, or CS6 now.
  
  Don't spread nonsense.
- willy
- They're giving away cs2 to reduce piracy of their current version, ...
  I wonder whether I can install this 'free' CS2 at school labs ....
- geotr
- wow thanks!
- spiralspirit
- I wonder whether I can install this 'free' CS2 at school labs ....
  I bet the license says personal use only, but you'd have to read it to be sure. Maybe...?
- roggers
- Works in Snow Leopard. will have to create a VM in parallels to use it. Thanks op.
  
  Currently on ML
- JamesA1
- When I sign in to my Adobe account they seem to be offering all of the following individual programs for individual download as well:
  
  Acrobat 3D 1.0 for Windows
  Acrobat Standard 7.0 Mac Win
  Acrobat Pro 8.0 Mac Win
  Audition 3.0 Win
  GoLive CS2 Mac Win
  Illustrator CS2 Mac Win
  InCopy CS2 Mac Win
  InDesign CS2 Win
  Photoshop CS2 Mac Win
  Photoshop Elements 4.0/5.0 Mac Win
  Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 Win
  
  I was able to sign in using my previous account for Adobe Digital Editions ebooks without creating a new account.
- toysareforboys
- They're giving away cs2 to reduce piracy of their current version, and for many people its just fine, but lets not pretend its CS2 is better than CS3 or any other release. That's just someone who hasn't used CS3, CS4, CS5, or CS6 now.
  I hope they don't seriously think this will help! LOL!
  
  -Jamie M.
- willy
- I bet the license says personal use only, but you'd have to read it to be sure. Maybe...?
  That's what I thought too ... but I am still trying to hunt down more details about this "free" release ...
- ehhh
- You are so incredibly wrong. CS2 is incredibly slow compared to cs3, and cs3 is slow compared to any more modern version. They also added a lot of other tools to more updated versions that are more than just 3d features - excellent native noise reduction for photographers, content aware fill, tons of other features too numerous to mention - even rudimentary googling would tell you that. And the 3d features that you dismissed are hugely helpful to many graphic designers and tinkerers. And on top of the endless features added the difference in speed is HUGE.
  
  They're giving away cs2 to reduce piracy of their current version, and for many people its just fine, but lets not pretend its CS2 is better than CS3 or any other release. That's just someone who hasn't used CS3, CS4, CS5, or CS6 now.
  
  Don't spread nonsense.
  I'm not denying speed differences, of course it's going to be faster and especially so since this isn't designed for Windows 7. That's obvious. And the UI is a lot cleaner too and prettier in the later versions from what I remember.
  
  But the content aware fill was pretty garbage for anything moderately complex and it always gave an amateur look to it, I always had to resort back to doing it manually with the clone stamp tool. Reducing noise is pretty easy if you play around with blurring duplicate layers and messing around with its levels. Yea, I guess a one-click noise reduction feature is great for a newbie photographer, but any designer could do that on their own. If you want to tinker with 3D, I'd suggest just trying out Blender for free and foregoing the half-baked 3D features in Photoshop. I actually can't believe Adobe was stupid enough to try and incorporate 3D features in a 2D raster image editor. What on earth were they smoking.
  
  If I had to buy a version of Photoshop, and I wanted the most bang for my buck features-wise, I would get CS2, in my opinion. Yea, I'm not denying it'd lack the speed enhancements of later versions but content aware fill, noise reduction, those 3d tools are pretty useless features to me and most of them can be achieved with the native built-in tools by any competent designer therefore are just bloat to me. Again, my opinion. I don't disagree with your statement that they're doing that to reduce piracy, it's a pretty smart move.
- Corleone187
- Ah cool, thx Andri, got it installed on Win8 and working but it looks ancient like I am back in the 80s lol, but hey its free!
- Fantaz
- I hate the new interface after CS3+, so this is awesome! Thanks!
- BrianRFD
- I hate the new interface after CS3+, so this is awesome! Thanks!
  I'm with you on that!
- Fantaz
- I'm with you on that!
  [s]Yeah, but this is not a "Hot Deal"?[/s]
  
  edit: Deal is dead! :p
- YLSF
- Thanks for the heads up. Imagine this will be moved to the Freebies section though.