Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6)
Adobe CS6 was released in May 2012, and included the following editions:
- Design Standard
- Design & Web Premium
- Production Premium
- Master Collection
- Creative Cloud
This is the first version of Creative Suite to include the Creative Cloud subscription service. This replaced and dramatically improved upon previous download options, and added several new cloud-based features. You'll also notice on the chart below that Creative Cloud is the only way to get every single CS application including the experimental new ones.
Suite Comparison Chart
| Applications | Design Standard | Design & Web Premium | Production Premium | Master Collection | Creative Cloud | |
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Photoshop | Yes | ||||
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Photoshop Extended | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Illustrator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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InDesign | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Adobe Muse | Yes | ||||
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Acrobat X Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Flash Professional | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Flash Builder | Yes | Yes | |||
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Dreamweaver | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
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Edge Preview | Yes | ||||
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Fireworks | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
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Premiere Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
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After Effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
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Audition | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
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SpeedGrade | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
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Prelude | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
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Encore | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
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Bridge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Media Encoder | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Services | ||||||
| Device and PC sync | Yes | |||||
| Cloud Storage | Yes | |||||
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Business Catalyst | Yes | ||||
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Typekit | Yes | ||||
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Story Plus | Yes | ||||