What’s new

Improved performance, stability

  • Numerous improvements to most frequently used tools in Fireworks that help increase your work efficiency

  • Faster overall performance

  • Greater control over pixel placement of design elements

  • Updated compound path tool

Pixel Precision

Enhanced pixel precision ensures that your designs look crisp and clean on any device. Quickly and easily correct design elements that do not appear on a whole pixel.

Adobe Device Central integration

Using Adobe Device Central, you can select profiles for mobile or other devices, then start an automated workflow to create a Fireworks project. The project has the screen size and resolution of the target device. After the design is complete, you can preview the design under various conditions using the emulation capabilities of Device Central. You can also create custom device profiles.

Improved mobile design workflows including emulation of interactive designs with integration with Adobe Device Central.

Supported workflows with Flash Catalyst and Flash Builder

Create advanced user interfaces and interactive content using new workflows between Fireworks and Flash Catalyst.Design in Fireworks and select objects, pages, or whole documents to export through FXG, a new XML-based graphics format for the Adobe Flash Platform tools. Export your designs efficiently to Flash Professional, Flash Catalyst and Flash Builder through a customizable extensible script.

Extensibility improvements

Experience greater control when working with other applications: Enhanced API supporting user-extensible export scripts, batch processing, and advanced control over the FXG file format.

Swatch sharing across the suite

Better control over color accuracy using the ability in Fireworks to conveniently share swatches across Creative Suite applications. The ability to share the ASE file format encourages unified color exchange among designers including those using Adobe Kuler.