1994


 * January 4: Macromedia announces Macromedia FreeHand 5 for Macintosh and Power Macintosh.
 * February 28: Macromedia Director 4.0 is announced for release on Macintosh on March 31.
 * July 5: Macromedia SoundEdit 16 is shipped for Macintosh and Windows; Macromedia Action! 3.0 is shipped for Windows.
 * August 1: MacroModel 1.5.3 is shipped for Power Macintosh.
 * August 15: Macromedia Director 4.0.3 is the first version to ship for Windows.
 * August 31: The acquisition of Aldus Corporation by Adobe Systems is completed.
 * September 26-28: The 5th annual Macromedia User Conference is held in San Francisco.
 * October 26: Macromedia announces an agreement to acquire Altsys Corporation.