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Need standalone installers for InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop CC 2022, 2020, and 2019

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May 29, 2025
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I need the standalone installers for these three applications, but Adobe claims not to have download links anymore (which is a lie), and you can’t get them using CC Desktop App. I want these versions because I know they work; and I don’t want all the bloat that Adobe adds with each new version, or the AI crap they’ve added for 2025.

Does anybody have them so that I can download them? I know there are some sites that have a bunch of past versions for both Windows and Mac, but from what I’ve read about people who tried to use those, they all fail because the installer is somehow corrupted.

I’d appreciate any help.

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Eugene Tyson

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Hi Nutriamix,

Appreciate that you want a leaner version of the apps, but Adobe no longer provides public access to standalone installers for CC 2019, 2020, or 2022. That’s not a lie it’s a licensing policy change. Adobe only guarantees access to the latest two major versions for legal and support reasons, often due to third-party licensing constraints.

Even if someone had the old installers, sharing them would violate Adobe’s terms and community guidelines which means no one here can help you with that.

One person’s bloat is another’s essential productivity tool — funny how that works - “AI crap” or “bloat,” is subjective. If there’s a real compatibility issue or performance limitation with newer versions, you’d be better off stating that clearly.

You’re welcome to raise your concerns with Adobe directly, but publicly asking others to share old software binaries just isn’t going to fly on this forum.

leo.r

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In addition to other info:

Do you experience any actual issues with InDesign 2024 or 2025 that you can describe?

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NutriamixAuthor

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I won’t install or run those on my Mac. I don’t need or want any AI crap, and I have a limited amount of disk space due to the unified SSD architecture on the new M-series Macs. I can’t just go and buy a new one with more storage.

leo.r

Community Expert

I have an M-series Mac, but Apple has made it prohibitively expensive to buy enough SSD storage for all the things that peoplel may store on their computer: music, photos, etc. Maybe I should ask Tim Cook to send me another one with at least 2 Terabytes of storage and 43GB of RAM.

ask Tim Cook to send me another one with at least 2 Terabytes of storage and 43GB of RAM.
By @Nutriamix

As others have already suggested, just get an external drive. External SSDs are relatively cheap (that is, way cheaper than Apple's ones). Plus, you don't really have to buy an SSD, which is only essential for your system and apps installation. For the regular files, you can get an HDD, which are quite inexpensive these days.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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It's not a lie. The support people don't have access to them. You can ask for a supervisor but you will need a better reason that "bloat", such as compatibility with your company (although you wouldn't need all three older versions for that).

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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NutriamixAuthor

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I’m sorry to disagree with you, but it is a lie. I found all those direct download links on another prominent web site for designers, and they still work.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Anybody can have an archive. ProDesignTools used to have them. I have the 2020 and 2019 installers.

What I said was the support people don't have ACCESS to them or the authority to release them. However, a supervisor might if you can provide a good reason.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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