Work with precision, speed, and rock-solid stability on large, complex files in Adobe Illustrator® CS6 software - powered by the Adobe Mercury Performance System. A newly modern interface streamlines daily tasks. Enjoy a new tracing engine, quickly design seamless patterns, and apply gradients to strokes.

Adobe Mercury Performance System
Work with precision, speed, and rock-solid stability on large, complex files thanks to a new performance system that powers Illustrator CS6. With native 64-bit support on Mac OS and Windows® you can access all the RAM on your computer to easily open, save, and export large files and preview demanding designs. Just about everything feels faster and more responsive.

New file packaging
Use the Package feature to easily hand off Illustrator files to production by automatically collecting the necessary fonts, linked graphics, and a package report in a single folder.

New unembedded images
Quickly unembed images that have been placed and embedded into an Illustrator file for quick edits or for use outside Illustrator. Automatically link them to their extracted PSD or TIFF files.

Links panel enhancements
Efficiently track and access complete information on any artwork placed within an Illustrator file, directly from the Links panel.

Pattern creation
Easily create seamlessly tiled vector patterns. Experiment freely with different types of repeating patterns that can be edited at any time for maximum design flexibility.

New Image Trace
Convert raster images to editable vectors with a completely new tracing engine. Get clean lines, accurate fitting, and reliable results without using complex controls.

New efficient, flexible interface
Take fewer steps to accomplish daily tasks in a new, streamlined interface. Enjoy inline editing of layer names, precise color sampling, and UI brightness that's smoothly adjustable to match other Adobe tools.

Gradients on strokes
Apply gradients to your strokes - along the length, across the width, or within the stroke itself - all with complete control over gradient placement and opacity.

Inline editing in panels
Efficiently edit names in layers, swatches, brushes, artboards, and other panels directly in the panels themselves without using intermediate dialog boxes.

Gaussian Blur enhancement
See that Gaussian Blur and effects such as Drop Shadows and Glows are applied significantly faster than before. To improve accuracy, preview directly on the artboard rather than in a dialog box.

Color panel enhancements
Sample colors faster and more precisely using an expandable color spectrum in the Color panel. And now, copy and paste hex values into other applications more quickly.

Transform panel enhancements
Quickly access the popular Scale Strokes and Effects option, thanks to its new availability in the Transform panel.

Type panel improvements
Use arrow keys to change fonts in context for selected text. Glyphs for caps, superscripts, and more can now be accessed in one place - from the Character panel.

Dockable hidden tools
Tear off and dock previously hidden tools, such as the Shape and Pen tools. Dock tools horizontally or vertically for a more efficient workspace.

Workspaces with rooms
Move fluidly from workspace to workspace with support for rooms. Achieve consistency across your work areas and maintain layout changes until you actively reset them.

Control panel enhancements
Quickly find what you need in a more efficient Control panel, now with consistency across options, anchor point controls, clipping masks, envelope distortions, and more.

Transparency panel improvements
Create and work with opacity masks more easily, thanks to the new Make Mask/Release button that now displays the masking functionality in the Transparency panel.

True white canvas color
Set your Illustrator CS6 workspace canvas to white for fast color sampling when you need to quickly grab a pure white.

HiDPI and Retina display support
See more detail in your images and text, and in the Illustrator user interface, when working on high-resolution displays, including the new Retina display on MacBook Pro.*

* The HiDPI feature in Illustrator is currently only available on Mac OS. It is expected to be available in the future on additional operating systems.


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
• 2GB 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 video card
• DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
• Some features in Adobe® Bridge rely on a DirectX 9-capable graphics card with at least 64MB of VRAM
• 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.

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. when installed on Intel based systems.*
•• 2GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
•• 2GB 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 video card
•• DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
•• 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.

1) Run the Adobe application installer
2) Select the first option "Install, I have purchased"
3) Click the "Sign In" button, then "Connect Later"
4) Accept the Adobe Software License Agreement
5) Generate a valid serial using the X-FORCE keygen:
xf-adobecc.exe (CC apps), xf-aarpxi.exe (Acrobat XI Pro), xf-ac7.exe (Captivate 7), then press "Next"
(Do not close the keygen)
6) Click "Connect Later", then click "Install" to start the installation process
7) Once installed, launch the application
When the Sign In prompt appears, click "Having troubles connecting to the internet?"
9) Click "Offline Activation" then "Generate Request Code"
10) Copy/Paste the Request Code into the keygen and generate a Response Code
11) Paste the Response Code into the text box and click "Activate"
12) You should now have a successfully activated Adobe CC application

Do this next step ONLY when all of your Adobe CC apps have been installed and activated:
1) Patch your hosts file to block online activation C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
2) Backup these files and folders so that you can easily restore AAM and your licenses:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp
(This is where the retail Adobe Application Manager 7.0.0.324 is installed)
C:\ProgramData\regid.1986-12.com.adobe
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\SLStore
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\SLCache

If anything goes wrong: uninstall your apps, delete the above and use Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool to clean the registry. This will allow you to start from scratch.

3) Restart your computer
4) Reconnect to the internet
5) Install and run Adobe Update Management Tool 7.0 (AUMT) by PainteR
6) Click "Get and Install Online Updates" for CreativeCloudApps-1.0-Win-GM then "Run"
7) Select and install all the updates you require**
Update Adobe Acrobat XI Pro using its own updater