Windows/Mac: If you're not in need of the latest and greatest Adobe software, the company is currently offering the 2005 version of its Creative Suite, which includes Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and more, for free.


To get the free downloads, you need a free Adobe Member account. Once you sign up (the member application page is a bit slow this morning) you can download the entire suite or individual applications for free. You can get:

Adobe Creative Suite CS 2

Acrobat 3D

Acrobat Standard 7.0

Acrobat Pro 8.0

Audition 3.0

GoLive

Illustrator

InCopy

InDesign

Photoshop

Photoshop Elements

Adobe Premier Pro

The software's a bit outdated at this point, but if you have an older computer or you simply don't need all the new bells and whistles, CS2 will certainly fit your needs. The suite has a little trouble running on newer operating systems, but check out the Slickdeals forum thread for some tips on getting it working on Windows 8 and new Mac operating systems. The link has been working intermittently all morning, so if you're having trouble getting through try again later today.


Update: It looks like the whole thing was a bit of an accident. According to Adobe Forums staffer Dov Isaacs, Adobe is simply terminating the CS2 activation servers today, and for whatever reason that lead to a pretty simple way to download and register CS2 for free.

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