| Scenario | Recommendation | | :--- | :--- | | | Yes, download it from official Adobe account. | | You have an old serial key but lost the disk | Yes, use Adobe's official legacy downloader. | | You have no license and use Windows 10/11 | No. Use Affinity Publisher or the free trial instead. | | You have an offline Windows 7 machine for testing | Proceed with extreme caution & antivirus scans. | | You are a student | No. Get the student discount for Creative Cloud ($19.99/mo for all apps). |