This is stated on the Adobe Forums (albeit without a proper, official statement regarding the matter). NOTE: If you upgrade your CS6 licence to Creative Cloud you should still be able to keep your CS6 licence and go back to it if necessary. CC (Creative Cloud) requires internet activation and an Adobe ID to install - it also requires a regular internet based licence check and if the internet based licence check fails then after 100 days of failure to check-in, the software stops working!.CS6 requires internet activation, serial number, Adobe ID and automatic registration to install.CS5.5 and all earlier versions are no longer supported and do not get (security) updates.CS3-CS5.5 require internet activation and serial number to install (registration is optional).CS3-CS4 are Universal Binary apps so will run on Intel and PowerPC Macs.CS3 was the first OS X Intel compatible version.CS2 required activation but Adobe shut down the CS2 activation servers in January 2013 - if you have a valid license you can download a version that does not require activation.CS1 and CS2 require Mac OS X and are PowerPC (Rosetta) based apps - they will not run on OS X 10.7 Lion or later.CS1 and all prior versions simply require a serial number to install (registration is optional).Photoshop v7, Illustrator v10 and InDesign v2 will run as Mac OS X or Classic Mac OS apps.Photoshop v6, Illustrator v9 and InDesign v1 and all earlier versions are Classic Mac OS apps.Installation, Registration and Compatibility Useful information about Adobe Creative Suite CS / Creative Cloud Adobe Creative Suite CS Current Status as of Īs Adobe slowly kills off CS6 and tries to entice/force† users to their subscription based Creative Cloud, MacStrategy presents a run down of the current status of Adobe Creative Suite CS. Adobe Creative Suite CS / Creative Cloud Useful Information Article ID = 117Īrticle Title = Adobe Creative Suite CS / Creative Cloud Useful Information

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