Adobe is an American software company . Usually all of the programs they make are for creative uses , such as Adobe Flash , Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop . ; Desktop software Adobe Photoshop , Adobe InDesign , Adobe Illustrator , Adobe Fireworks , and Adobe Soundbooth ; Server software Adobe ColdFusion , Adobe Content Server and Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite ; Formats Portable Document Format ( PDF ) , PDF 's predecessor PostScript , ActionScript , Shockwave Flash ( SWF ) and Flash Video ( FLV ) ; Web-hosted services Adobe Kuler , Photoshop Express , and Acrobat.com ; Web design programs Adobe Dreamweaver , Adobe Contribute and Adobe Flash ; Video editing and visual effects Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects ; eLearning software Adobe Captivate