ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
 
                                   EXHIBIT 23
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders 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, No.
33-63851, No. 333-28195, No. 333-28203, and No. 333-28207) on FORM S-8 of Adobe
Systems Incorporated of our report dated December 16, 1997, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Adobe Systems Incorporated and subsidiaries as of
November 28, 1997 and November 29, 1996, and the related consolidated statements
of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended November 28, 1997, and related schedule appearing on
page 42 of this FORM 10-K.
 
                                          KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
 
San Jose, California
February 17, 1998