Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat
Developer(s)Adobe
Initial releaseJune 15, 1993 (1993-06-15)[1]
Stable release(s) [±]
Windows OS, continuous track25.001.20672 / September 3, 2025 (2025-09-03)[2][3]
macOS, continuous track25.001.20668 / September 3, 2025 (2025-09-03)[2][3]
Windows OS, classic track (2024)24.001.30254 / June 10, 2025 (2025-06-10)[2][4]
macOS, classic track (2024)24.001.30254 / June 10, 2025 (2025-06-10)[2][4]
Windows OS, classic track (2020)20.005.30774 / March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)[2][5]
macOS, classic track (2020)20.005.30774 / June 10, 2025 (2025-06-10)[2][5]
Android25.8.1.40850 / September 18, 2025 (2025-09-18)[6]
iOS25.08.50 / September 2, 2025 (2025-09-02)[7]
Windows, UWP, PC24.005.20320 / February 13, 2024 (2024-02-13)[8]
Windows, UWP, mobile16.0.137027 / February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)[9]
Linux9.5.5 / May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14)[10][11]
Solaris9.4.1 / November 30, 2010 (2010-11-30)[12]
HP-UX, AIX7.0.9 / January 9, 2007 (2007-01-09)[13]
Preview release(s) [±]
Android (Beta)23.11.0.30448.Beta / November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)[14]
Operating system
Size
TypeDesktop publishing
LicenseProprietary (freeware or trialware)
Websiteacrobat.adobe.com

Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and web services developed by Adobe Inc. to view, create, manipulate, print and manage Portable Document Format (PDF) files.[18]

The family comprises Acrobat Reader (formerly Reader), Acrobat (formerly Exchange) and Acrobat.com. The basic Acrobat Reader, available for several desktop and mobile platforms, is freeware; it supports viewing, printing, scaling or resizing[19] and annotating of PDF files.[20] Additional, "Premium", services are available on paid subscription. The commercial proprietary Acrobat, available for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and mobile, can also create, edit, convert, digitally sign, encrypt, export and publish PDF files. Acrobat.com complements the family with a variety of enterprise content management and file hosting services.

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