Where can I download a trial version of Lightroom 6?

Question

I would like to evaluate the features of the software Adobe Lightroom 6. Especially the hardware acceleration and if it works with my dated computer¹.

I worked myself through the Adobe website to the download page, which states that I can click to download trial versions of the listed products.

I then click Lightroom CC and eventually I end up at the shopping basket, which allows me to add Lightroom 6 to it.

However, I can only add full versions or upgrades. How can I download a trial version?

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¹ I'm not interested in any data sheets or program specifications that state that my hardware should be supported. I want to see and try it myself.

Answer 1

You can't have a Lightroom 6 trial version, only a Lightroom CC trial version.

From Adobe itself (https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/lightroom-trial-ccm.html), you have to install the Creative Cloud desktop app when you are logged in with a free Membership account. Then, you should be able to download it.

You can download the Creative Cloud desktop app here : https://creative.adobe.com/products/creative-cloud

Once you have the Creative Cloud app with Lightroom installed, you should see something like it :

(instead of "Trial Expired", you will get "Trial version").

You can "transform" Lightroom CC into Lightroom 6 only after having bought a Lightroom 6 Serial Number (https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/serialize-lightroom-cc-trial-to-activate-as-lightroom-6.html).

By the way, after buying Lightroom CC, a badly configured DNS server might prevent Adobe from verifying that you have indeed bought the software and it is still considered as a "trial"... until you configure properly your DNS server :)