Adobe eLearning Suite was a collection of applications made by Adobe Systems for learning professionals, instructional designers, training managers, content developers, and educators. The suite allowed users to author, manage, and publish interactive instructional information including

screencast A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture or a screen recording, often containing audio narration. The term ''screencast'' compares with the related term ''screenshot''; whereas screensho ...

demonstrations, simulations, and other interactive content. The Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver applications included in this Suite were special versions that contained additional features to improve the

workflow A workflow consists of an orchestrated and repeatable pattern of activity, enabled by the systematic organization of resources into processes that transform materials, provide services, or process information. It can be depicted as a sequence ...

and integration between the applications. These versions were available only as part of the suite and can not be purchased separately. Adobe eLearning Suite was the only way to legally get Adobe Creative Suite 6 applications (other than getting a boxed copy of Adobe Creative Suite 6) without Creative Cloud.

History

Prior to its acquisition by Adobe Systems,

Macromedia Macromedia, Inc., was an American graphics, multimedia, and web development software company (1992–2005) headquartered in San Francisco, California, that made products such as Flash and Dreamweaver. It was purchased by its rival Adobe System ...

had a product bundle known as eLearning Suite 2004, which included Flash MX 2004, Dreamweaver MX 2004, and Authorware 7.Authorware FAQ
The following list shows the different details of the various Adobe eLearning Suite versions: *eLearning Suite 1 was released in January 2009 containing

Captivate Adobe Captivate is an authoring tool that is used for creating eLearning content such as software demonstrations, software simulations, branched scenarios, and randomized quizzes in Shockwave Flash ( .swf, a.k.a. ‘Small Web Format’) and HTML ...

Flash Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional aliases * Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed: ** Flash (Barry Allen) ** Flash (Jay Garrick) ** Wally West, the first Kid F ...

CS4 Professional,

Dreamweaver Adobe Dreamweaver is a proprietary web development tool from Adobe Inc. It was created by Macromedia in 1997 and developed by them until Macromedia was acquired by Adobe Systems in 2005. Adobe Dreamweaver is available for the macOS and Wind ...

CS4, Presenter 7, Acrobat 9 Pro,

Photoshop Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Inc. for Windows and macOS. It was originally created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll. Since then, the software has become the industry standard not only in ras ...

CS4 Extended, Soundbooth CS4, Device Central CS4,

Bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

CS4, and

SCORM Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based electronic educational technology (also called e-learning). It defines communications between client side content and a host system (cal ...

Packager. *eLearning Suite 2 was released in May 2010 containing

Professional CS5,

CS5, Presenter 7 (only for the windows version), Acrobat 9 Pro,

CS5 Extended, and Soundbooth CS5. eLearning Suite 2 was the first versions to be available for both Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X platforms. Version 1 had only been available for Microsoft Windows. *eLearning Suite 2.5 was released in May 2011 containing

5.5,

Professional CS5.5,

CS5.5,

CS5.1 Extended, Acrobat X Pro, Audition CS5.5 (replacing Soundbooth, which had been included in eLS 2), Bridge CS5, Device Central CS5.5, and Presenter 7 (only for the Windows version). *eLearning Suite 6 was released in July 2012 containing

Professional CS6,

CS6,

CS6 Extended, Acrobat XI Pro,

Audition An audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performer. It typically involves the performer displaying their talent through a previously memorized and rehearsed solo piece or by performing a work or piece ...

CS 6,

CS6 and Presenter 8 (only for the Windows version).

Applications

The following table shows the different details of the core applications in the various Adobe eLearning Suite versions. Each version may come with all these apps included or only a subset.

Versions

*eLearning Suite 1 (January 2009), containing