EXHIBIT 23

                           ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Adobe Systems Incorporated:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No.
33-10753,  No. 33-18986, No. 33-23171, No. 33-30976, No. 33-36501, No. 33-38387,
No. 33-48210,  No.  33-63518, No.  33-78506,  No. 33-83030,  No.  33-83502,  No.
33-83504,  No.  33-84396 ,  No.  33-86482, No.  33-59335,  No. 33-63849  and No.
33-63851) on Form S-8 of Adobe Systems Incorporated of our report dated December
19,  1995,  relating  to  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Adobe  Systems
Incorporated  and subsidiaries as of December 1, 1995 and November 25, 1994, and
the related consolidated  statements of income,  shareholders' equity, and  cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 1, 1995, and
related  schedule for each of the years  in the three-year period ended December
1, 1995, appearing on page 42 of this Form 10-K. As indicated in our report,  we
did  not audit  the consolidated Financial  statements of  Aldus Corporation and
subsidiaries  or  Frame  Technology  Corporation  and  subsidiaries,   companies
acquired by Adobe Systems Incorporated in business combinations accounted for as
poolings  of interests.  Those statements were  audited by  other auditors whose
reports have been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the
amounts included  for Aldus  Corporation and  Frame Technology  Corporation,  is
based solely on the reports of the other auditors.

                                          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

San Jose, California
February 16, 1996