Adobe groups its most popular software programs in Creative Suite. Three collections bundle software applications in web design, graphic design and video production, and a master collection contains all the programs. Creative Suite offers users the benefit of software integration. For example, if a picture you are using in Premiere video editing software needs a touchup, right clicking that picture would take you directly to Photoshop.
- The Design collection of Adobe CS is for people who need graphic applications for printing, web design, photo editing and publishing. Popular programs include Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.
- With the Web Design suite you can build and publish websites with Flash, Dreamweaver and Contribute and add all your own photos, graphics, and sound using Photoshop, Illustrator and Soundbooth.
- The Production Suite caters to video and film professionals and features industry leader Adobe After Effects. Also included are Premiere Pro for video editing, Encore for DVD Authoring, Photoshop, Soundbooth, Illustrator, Flash and OnLocation, a video clip recording and management tool.
- Most of the Adobe creative applications are included in the Master Collection. This large suite of software would be used by advertising agencies, video production companies or television stations that need tools for web design, graphics and video production.
- Adobe offers their most popular products in easier to use and cheaper consumer versions. Photoshop Elements for picture editing and Premiere Elements for video editing are substantially less expensive than the professional versions but include most essential features.
- Adobe bought the first Creative Suite to market in 2003 and released three more versions by 2008: CS2, CS3 and CS4.