CS6 Design Standard / Tech specs
System requirements
Windows
- Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 and CS6 applications also support Windows 8. Refer to the CS6 FAQ for more information about Windows 8 support.*
- 1GB of RAM (3GB recommended) for 32 bit; 2GB of RAM (8GB recommended) for 64 bit
- 8.5GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
- 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 256MB of VRAM
- OpenGL 2.0–capable system
- DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
- Adobe® Flash® Player 10 software required to export SWF files
- This software will not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.† Phone activation is not available.
* Learn more about Windows support.
Mac OS
- Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
- Mac OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7. Adobe Creative Suite 5, CS5.5, and CS6 applications support Mac OS X Mountain Lion (v10.8) when installed on Intel based systems.**
- 2GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
- 7GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
- 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 256MB of VRAM
- OpenGL 2.0–capable system
- DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
- Adobe Flash Player 10 software required to export SWF files
- This software will not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.† Phone activation is not available.
* Some GPU-enabled features in Adobe Photoshop® are not supported on Windows XP.
**Learn more about Mac OS X Mountain Lion support.
† This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services ("Online Services"). Online Services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and Adobe's online privacy policy. Online Services are not available in all countries or languages, may require user registration, and may be discontinued or modified in whole or in part without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply.
Language versions
- Dansk
- Deutsch
- English
- Español
- Français
- Français*
- Hebrew*
- Hungarian
- Italiano
- Nederlands
- Polish
- Português (Brasil)
- Suomi*
- Svenska
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- čeština
- Русский
- عربي*
- 日本語
- 简体中文
- 繁體中文
- 한국어
* Finnish version is a hybrid with only some components localized. Arabic and Hebrew versions include a set of Middle Eastern enabled products with right-to-left language support, Arab/Hebrew features, and an English interface. North African French (Francais*) version includes a set of Middle Eastern enabled products with right-to-left language support, Arab/Hebrew features, and a French interface.
