Same license for Windows and Mac?

[ccccccory]

Hi, I just got Production Premium CS6 for Windows, but I'm about to buy a Mac. Will my license work for both? Do I need to uninstall it for Windows when I switch to Mac? Do I need to purchase a completely different license?

[John T Smith]

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[John Waller · Accepted solution]

ccccccory wrote:

Hi, I just got Production Premium CS6 for Windows, but I'm about to buy a Mac. Will my license work for both?

No.

The perpetually licensed Suites (which includes Production Premium) are platform specific: Windows only or Mac only.

The Creative Cloud is multi-platform. The same license works on Windows and/or Mac.

ccccccory wrote:

Do I need to uninstall it for Windows when I switch to Mac?

If you buy a new full Mac version (most expensive route) then no. You will then have a Windows only license and a Mac only license.

If you choose to "crossgrade" (swap the Windows only license for a Mac only license) then your Windows version will no longer be licensed so you'd uninstall that.

ccccccory wrote:

Do I need to purchase a completely different license?

Yes if you want to switch your Windows only CS6 to a Mac only CS6 - known as a "crossgrade".

See http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/order-product-platform-language-swap.html