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For an old version of photoshop you won't get sued for using[1] - it's vintage software these days but CS2 is available on archive.org: https://archive.org/det

For an old version of photoshop you won't get sued for using[1] - it's vintage software these days but CS2 is available on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/Adobe-CS2 https://archive.org/details/Adobe-CS2 [1]: probably

sourcecodeplz 3y ago
Is this really actually free? edit: I've downloaded and installed Photoshop CS2 from the Archive.org link. Activated with the provided key. Works flawlessly on Windows 10. Thanks a lot for this! edit2: "Adobe has not officially released the CS2 software for free. Instead, it has canceled its CS2 license management servers because of a technical glitch, so for those with existing licenses it is now offering downloads that do not require contact with the licensing servers. While Adobe admits this may be seen as it giving its software away for free, this service is intended for those with existing Adobe CS2 licenses."
- samtheprogram 3y ago
  It is, I have a dedicated PowerPC Mac running old versions of software that are now free to use (including CS 2). Check the Internet Archive or “Macintosh Repository” (Mac only, of course) for other software or downloads. The caveat is that you’ll likely need an old OS to run EOL software.
  - prmoustache 3y ago
    I don't understand. Every once in a while we get a mention about Microsoft being super retro compatible allowing you to run old win32 binaries on even the latest windows and how much better it is to linux with its glibc incompatibilities. And then this, you would need an old OS to run an old Photoshop. So where is the truth?
    - sourcecodeplz 3y ago
      In this case there is no caveat. The truth is: it works just fine on Windows 10. I just installed it.
      - prmoustache 3y ago
        Thanks. People tend to fantasize so many problems that doesn't really exist, or not anymore that it gets sometimes annoying and frustrating. Like on that other thread where people who don't use Gnome desktop environment were complaining of a missing feature...except that feature did in fact exist.
kitsunesoba 3y ago
I hope pre-CC versions of PS aren’t covered by the linked article. I was hoping to one day set up a “comfy” creative corner machine running OS X 10.4-10.6 and PS CS1/CS2, because that combo is the one I’ve found least obtrusive and most productive. Affinity, Pixelmator, and Krita are nice and all but I can’t use them in my preferred environment.
whywhywhywhy 3y ago
Doesnt work on modern OSes from my experiences. I'd love to still use CS5 if I could.
- josefx 3y ago
  Could it still work with wine? I once helped a coworker setting up a rather old version of Photoshop because we still had a physical copy with license lying around and saw no reason to waste that. Once we found an external CD Drive everything seemed to work.
  - blamazon 3y ago
    For what it's worth I tried it with wine and faced endless crashing.

sourcecodeplz 3y ago

Is this really actually free? edit: I've downloaded and installed Photoshop CS2 from the Archive.org link. Activated with the provided key. Works flawlessly on Windows 10. Thanks a lot for this! edit2: "Adobe has not officially released the CS2 software for free. Instead, it has canceled its CS2 license management servers because of a technical glitch, so for those with existing licenses it is now offering downloads that do not require contact with the licensing servers. While Adobe admits this may be seen as it giving its software away for free, this service is intended for those with existing Adobe CS2 licenses."

samtheprogram 3y ago
It is, I have a dedicated PowerPC Mac running old versions of software that are now free to use (including CS 2). Check the Internet Archive or “Macintosh Repository” (Mac only, of course) for other software or downloads. The caveat is that you’ll likely need an old OS to run EOL software.
- prmoustache 3y ago
  I don't understand. Every once in a while we get a mention about Microsoft being super retro compatible allowing you to run old win32 binaries on even the latest windows and how much better it is to linux with its glibc incompatibilities. And then this, you would need an old OS to run an old Photoshop. So where is the truth?
  - sourcecodeplz 3y ago
    In this case there is no caveat. The truth is: it works just fine on Windows 10. I just installed it.
    - prmoustache 3y ago
      Thanks. People tend to fantasize so many problems that doesn't really exist, or not anymore that it gets sometimes annoying and frustrating. Like on that other thread where people who don't use Gnome desktop environment were complaining of a missing feature...except that feature did in fact exist.

kitsunesoba 3y ago

I hope pre-CC versions of PS aren’t covered by the linked article. I was hoping to one day set up a “comfy” creative corner machine running OS X 10.4-10.6 and PS CS1/CS2, because that combo is the one I’ve found least obtrusive and most productive. Affinity, Pixelmator, and Krita are nice and all but I can’t use them in my preferred environment.

whywhywhywhy 3y ago

Doesnt work on modern OSes from my experiences. I'd love to still use CS5 if I could.

josefx 3y ago
Could it still work with wine? I once helped a coworker setting up a rather old version of Photoshop because we still had a physical copy with license lying around and saw no reason to waste that. Once we found an external CD Drive everything seemed to work.
- blamazon 3y ago
  For what it's worth I tried it with wine and faced endless crashing.