WARNING: you must uninstall older versions (see Q-2 in the FAQ to know how) before installing the new ones, otherwise WinPcap will not work properly.

IMPORTANT NOTE: sometimes, when uninstalling WinPcap version 2.02 or older from the control panel's network applet in Windows 9x, the file Windows\Packet.dll is not deleted. You must delete this file manually, otherwise newer versions will not work properly and could cause system crashes.

While Adobe Bridge is technically a digital asset manager, Adobe has tightly integrated its installation with the Creative Cloud ecosystem. For modern versions (Bridge 2024 and later), there is no official "standalone" installer that bypasses the Creative Cloud desktop app entirely.

However, you can still obtain it without a subscription or by using specific workarounds for a cleaner installation. 1. The Official "Free" Method (Requires Creative Cloud App)

This will trigger the installation of the Creative Cloud Desktop app . While you may want to avoid this, it is the official portal used to verify your free license.

Developer's pack download

Developer's pack

This ZIP compressed file contains the files needed to create new capture applications using the packet capture driver, packet.dll and libpcap for Windows. It contains the library and include files, the capture drivers and some examples.

download WPdpack.zip
uncompress it to the desired folder

Source code download

WinPcap source code

This ZIP compressed file contains the full WinPcap source code distribution. It includes the sources of libpcap, packet.dll and the NDIS packet capture driver for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT.

download WPcapSrc.zip
uncompress it to the desired folder

Adobe Bridge Download ((top)) Without - Creative Cloud

However, you can still obtain it without a subscription or by using specific workarounds for a cleaner installation. 1. The Official "Free" Method (Requires Creative Cloud App) adobe bridge download without creative cloud

This will trigger the installation of the Creative Cloud Desktop app . While you may want to avoid this, it is the official portal used to verify your free license. While Adobe Bridge is technically a digital asset

Source code download

WinPcap source code

This ZIP compressed file contains the full WinPcap source code distribution. It includes the sources of libpcap, packet.dll and the NDIS packet capture driver for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT.

download WPcapSrc.zip
uncompress it to the desired folder