What is Web Premium?
Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Web Premium software provides everything you need to design, develop, and deliver standards-based websites and immersive digital experiences for desktops, smartphones, and tablets.
What's new in Web Premium?
Create and deliver standards-based websites and immersive digital experiences across desktops, smartphones, tablets, and televisions with Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Web Premium software. Author content with HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery Mobile.
- Multiscreen Preview panel
View website designs as they would appear across screens of different sizes and resolutions within a single, easy-to-use panel in Adobe Dreamweaver® CS5.5. Handle custom media queries and efficiently manage multiple CSS files. - Robust jQuery Mobile support
Build rich content for devices with support for the jQuery Mobile framework in Dreamweaver CS5.5. Take advantage of mobile templates, contextual code hinting, and the ability to quickly insert objects into a design. - Expanded platform and device support
Use Flash Professional to create content optimized for delivery to multiple screens and reach audiences on the latest Flash Player and Adobe AIR® runtimes, as well as on Android™, BlackBerry®, iOS, webOS, and Adobe Digital Home devices. - Efficient workflows for multiple screens
Manage FLA files that target different devices with Flash Professional. Consider mobile first, and share assets across documents and device targets to efficiently create, test, package, and deploy content across multiple screens. - Powerful mobile application development
Build standalone applications targeted at multiple platforms using the new mobile support for ActionScript® and Flex projects in Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 Premium Edition. Leverage mobile-ready components optimized for performance and touch input. - Full designer-developer workflow
Work collaboratively and confidently on shared Flex based projects with a new bidirectional workflow that allows designers who use Adobe Flash® Catalyst® CS5.5 to work in parallel with developers who use Adobe Flash Builder™ 4.5. - Support for Flash Player 10.2
Target an expanded set of devices with Adobe Device Central CS5.5, including those that support the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, which is optimized for mobile devices. - HTML5 emulation and debugging
Use Adobe Device Central CS5.5 to emulate HTML5 content on supported devices, and take advantage of the latest version of Webkit to profile media queries, video, canvas, and SVG. Enable/disable JavaScript and get real-size previews. - Enhanced code snippets handling
Utilize over 20 new code snippets in Flash Professional CS5.5, including ones for creating mobile and AIR applications, use of the accelerometer, and multitouch gestures. Use the new pick whip to visually add interactivity with ease. - Enhanced creative freedom on the go
Take your creativity beyond the desktop. Use mobile devices like the iPad with Adobe Ideas sketching software and additional companion apps as they become available for Photoshop CS5 Extended
Design with industry-leading authoring tools
Optimize your projects in Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Web Premium software by thinking about mobile first. Develop websites and applications with efficient tools in Adobe Dreamweaver® CS5.5, Flash® Professional CS5.5, Photoshop® CS5 Extended, and Illustrator® CS5.
- Efficient desktop and mobile workflows
Efficiently create websites and applications that display across desktops, smartphones, and tablet devices. Use the Multiscreen Preview panel, along with HTML5, CSS3, and helpful jQuery Mobile framework starter templates in Adobe Dreamweaver® CS5.5. - Robust jQuery Mobile support
Build rich content for devices with support for the jQuery Mobile framework in Dreamweaver CS5.5. Take advantage of mobile templates, contextual code hinting, and the ability to quickly insert objects into a design. - Advanced text support
Create print-quality typography using the Text Layout Framework in Flash Professional CS5.5. Work with columns and bidirectional text, and maintain layout and formatting with greater fidelity when importing from other Adobe products. - CSS inspection
Use Dreamweaver CS5.5 to visually display the CSS box model in detail without reading code or requiring separate utilities. Move your cursor over block-level elements in Live View to see their cascade and context instead of using the Tag Selector. - Crisp graphics for web and mobile devices
Deliver clean, sharp, pixel-aligned raster artwork with enhanced anti-aliasing features in Adobe Illustrator® CS5. Avoid fuzzy graphics by automatically aligning artwork to the pixel grid, and control the appearance of individual text objects. - Enhanced code snippets handling
Utilize over 20 new code snippets in Flash Professional CS5.5, including ones for creating mobile and AIR applications, use of the accelerometer, and multitouch gestures. Use the new pick whip to visually add interactivity with ease. - Full designer-developer workflow
Work collaboratively and confidently on shared Flex based projects with a new bidirectional workflow that allows designers who use Adobe Flash® Catalyst® CS5.5 to work in parallel with developers who use Adobe Flash Builder™ 4.5. - Easy 3D extrusions with Adobe Repouss
Quickly create stunning 3D artwork and apply rich material textures with Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended. Take your designs even further by leveraging the Adobe 3D Forge engine for advanced editing of your 3D models. - Approachable interaction design
Use Flash Catalyst CS5.5 to create expressive interfaces and interactive content with writing code. Define behaviors and sophisticated interactions using simple menu-based commands. - XML-based FLA source files
Manage and modify projects using source control systems and collaborate on files more easily in Flash Professional CS5.5. An XML-based nonbinary implementation of the FLA format allows projects and associated assets to function as items in a directory or folder. - Enhanced ActionScript editors
Increase development speed in Flash Professional CS5.5 with an improved ActionScript editor, including custom class code hinting and code completion. Use Flash Builder as your primary ActionScript editor for Flash Professional projects. - Integrated CMS support
Enjoy authoring and testing support for content management systems like WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal right in Dreamweaver CS5.5. Dynamically Related Files provides direct access to a page's related files, and Live View Navigation offers accurate previews of dynamic applications. - Creative Suite integration
Enhance productivity and workflows when using Photoshop CS5 Extended, Illustrator CS5, and Flash Professional CS5.5. Leverage the FXG graphics file format and integration with Adobe Mini Bridge for digital asset management. - Enhanced creative freedom on the go
Take your creativity beyond the desktop. Use mobile devices like the iPad with Adobe Ideas sketching software and additional companion apps as they become available for Photoshop CS5 Extended.3
Develop apps for virtually any mobile device
Create rich applications targeted at multiple platforms. Reach audiences on the latest Flash Player and Adobe AIR® runtimes, and on Android™, BlackBerry®, iOS, webOS, and Adobe Digital Home devices.
- Expanded platform and device support
Use Flash Professional to create content optimized for delivery to multiple screens and reach audiences on the latest Flash Player and Adobe AIR® runtimes, as well as on Android™, BlackBerry®, iOS, webOS, and Adobe Digital Home devices. - Website and mobile application development
Build standalone applications targeted at multiple platforms using the new mobile support for ActionScript projects and Flex projects in Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 Premium Edition. Leverage mobile-ready components optimized for performance and touch input. - Support for Flash Player 10.2
Target an expanded set of devices with Adobe Device Central CS5.5, including those that support the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, which is optimized for mobile devices. - Native Android and iOS apps with PhoneGap
Build and package native apps for Android™ and iOS with new PhoneGap functionality. Convert your existing HTML to a mobile phone application within Dreamweaver using the open source PhoneGap framework. - Mobile apps for Android, iOS, and BlackBerry Tablet OS
Benefit from new support for mobile application development and testing, enabling the use of a common codebase to build apps for Android™, iOS, and BlackBerry Tablet OS while sharing code from web applications.
Ensure design integrity across the web
Feel confident about your audience's experience. Test websites for reliable, consistent performance across desktop computers, laptops, and smartphones in Dreamweaver CS5.5. Emulate HTML5 content on different devices with Adobe Device Central CS5.5.
- Integration with Adobe BrowserLab
Ensure the integrity of your designs across browsers and screens using Adobe BrowserLab, part of Adobe CS Live online services1, 2. Easily highlight layout differences and active links, and integrate with the Firebug Firefox extension. - HTML5 emulation and debugging
Use Adobe Device Central CS5.5 to emulate HTML5 content on supported devices, and take advantage of the latest version of Webkit to profile media queries, video, canvas, and SVG. Enable/disable JavaScript and get real-size previews. - Multiscreen Preview panel
View website designs as they would appear across screens of different sizes and resolutions within a single, easy-to-use panel in Adobe Dreamweaver® CS5.5. Handle custom media queries and efficiently manage multiple CSS files.
System requirements
Windows
- Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 2; or Windows 7
- 1GB of RAM or more recommended
- 9.1GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
- 1280x800 display (1280x1024 recommended) with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM
- Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
- Some features in Adobe Bridge rely on a DirectX 9capable graphics card with at least 64MB of VRAM
- DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
- Java™ Runtime Environment 1.6 (included)
- Eclipse™ 3.6 required for plug-in installation
- QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features
- Adobe® Flash® Player 10 software required to export SWF files
- Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis
Mac OS
- Multicore Intel processor
- Mac OS X v10.5.8 or v10.6; Mac OS X v10.6 required for Adobe Flash® Builder™ 4.5 Premium and Flash Builder integration with Flash Catalyst and Flash Professional
- 1GB of RAM or more recommended
- 11.2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
- 1280x800 display (1280x1024 recommended) with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM
- Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
- DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
- Java Runtime Environment 1.6
- Eclipse 3.6 Cocoa version required for plug-in installation
- QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features
- Adobe Flash Player 10 software required to export SWF files
- Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis