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I think the goal isn't actually selling you Photoshop, they care but not much.
The goal is stopping a photographer or other professional in the middle of their very busy workflow, when they absolutely can't be interrupted, to make sure they get so annoyed they just pay to make it never happen again.
Idk, I'm stuck with a portable version of CS6 which miraculously works on Linux. That said, I still don't use it, I have no need for it
That is the most piracy thing I've ever heard. I have TONS of programs that I don't use or have use for, but I do have them!
Yeah Pirating stuff is a hobby, lmao. It's fun to download all the free shit you can
"Neat, it runs!" moves on to next thing
Unless I'm missing something, the only reason Adobe even could disable your pirated Photoshop is if you haven't blocked the application from accessing the internet in your firewall. C'mon, that's basic stuff. =)
Sadly, they do license key checking via a DNS lookup, and not all application-level firewalls block DNS.
Yeah I haven't been bothering recently, I gotta be honest. The m0nkrus releases are just too easy haha.
Is the hosts file hack still worth doing, or just go into Windows Firewall and take away its internet access?
Just create an outbound firewall rule for the Photoshop exe that blocks internet access. That way it can't phone home.
I also blocked "%ProgramFiles% (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Adobe Update Helper.exe" just in case that had anything to do with it also, not sure if it matters or not, just was fed up wtih reinstalling.
They check the license key hasn't been revoked via a DNS lookup, but not at install time, so often the user installs, uses, then miraculously finds it disabled a few weeks later; then runs to find a new copy/keygen and the whole situation starts again.
(e: they also route the DNS lookup via bonjour if it's running, so you have to keep bonjour segregated from the internet too, which can cause other problems)
If you are not a heavy user, then https://photopea.com is a great free alternative
I have a licenced copy of Photoshop (work pays) and I still frequently use PhotoPea. It's just faster for quick jobs.
If you get tired of that, you can get Photoshop + Lightroom for about $2/month if you're "in" Turkey. That will also get you access to the generative AI features.
Oh, that's interesting... guess I might be "moving to Turkey" haha... π
Is it only a matter of signing up via VPN or is there more to it?
Did you give Gimp a try? After initial struggles to adapt I don't miss anything.
you could use GIMP, or even PhotoGIMP if you're too used to photoshop's behaviour and keybindings
Still using the adobe suite version I pirated in 2014. Should probably look for a newer one, it's been almost 10 years
I donβt know, I upgraded and I very much miss my old version. Donβt really use any of the newer features
What version do you use ? I left out after CS6 and the subscription move. Is the latest version easily cracked?
I'm now on 24.5.0. I've DMed you.
It is very easy. Use the monkarus version for hassle free download and install OR the GenP version for a slightly more complicated install but the install is directly from Creative Cloud official. Edit: https://w14.monkrus.ws/ -- use this link for the monkarus version. The site is in Russian but has a US flag/UK flag on the right bar to translate the site
Does the new generative fill work with cracked versions?
What about GIMP?
I haven't touched an image editor that isn't gimp in years. It does everything I could ever want and more. Installing it is as easy as typing sudo apt install gimp. No torrents, no cracks, no viruses. I really don't understand why the vendetta against gimp is so strong. I do game modding for fun and actually have a use for "photoshop like" features and gimp delivers all this in a bullshit free package.
Also, gimp is faster and starts up faster than photoshop.