Where to get Fireworks CS6? Case: ADB-10212662-Y2G5

[craigedmonds]

I have just bought a new mac and need to install fireworks CS6 again.

My old mac has creative cloud and has fireworks in it, I installed it from Creative cloud originally.

My new mac has creative cloud and does not have fireworks in it.

I dont understand why. I pay the full subscription each month for years. Surely as a full paying member I should have access to this in my new mac? Makes no sense.

[AliciaWheatley · Accepted solution]

Mac OS Catalina does not support fireworks. This is due to the fact that Catalina is 64bit and fireworks is still 32bit. Catalina only run 64bit applications unlike windows 10 that can run 32 bit applications and hence fireworks still works on Windows 10. 

[craigedmonds]

Thanks. In the back of my mind I realise Fireworks is probbaly a bad habit I need to kick. FW was always a very nice and simple editing tool. There are some similarities in some of the features between FW and PS so will just have to get used to using PS from now on. THANKFULLY I just bought a new mac mini 2018 i7 with 64gb ram and the Blackmagic eGPU Pro so no problems with running Photoshop.

[Paul-M]

Hi - Adobe stopped updating Fireworks back in 2013 so sadly you won't get a 64 bit version for Catalina. Your options are rollback/install Mojave, set up a dual boot or switch to Windows if you want to use Fireworks.

[craigedmonds]

Thats probably a good option and thanks for the suggestion. I think its time to bite the bullet and simply learn PS like a grown up.

[Paul-M]

PS has plenty of features that Fireworks doesn't like the warp tools for example which are really useful, but it doesn't have the intuitive workflow of Fireworks and isn't as good at vector stuff as Fireworks (you'd need illustrator for advanced vector work).  Good luck .....

[AliciaWheatley]

I am with Paul here, PS is not a viable alternative IMO as a UI design tool. 

As mentioned previously, I am hoping that one of the new boys on the block, Figma, Studio or Affinity Designer can build the features we want. Adobe XD have already confirmed in their roadmap they don't plan on making any bitmap tools available in XD. 

[williamj17495212]

Only viable solution my friends: https://www.parallels.com/uk/

[Tamara259087990bgo]

Fireworks was and is one of the best programs evermade, originaly a micromedia program that adobe took over. The most intuative and multi-use programs ever. was an intire suite in one. Sometimes the original idea is the best.

[rayek.elfin]

To me the best replacement for Fireworks is PhotoLine. The only thing missing was an updated current workflow to export assets, and the latest betas feature a new asset export panel that is similar to Figma.

PhotoLine combines vector and bitmap just like Fireworks does - and with additional functionality.

[Paul-M]

Affinity Designer is the nearest thing I've seen to Fireworks, there are a lot of similarities...