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What Is Adobe Acrobat Reader?

Acrobat Reader is a free PDF viewer software that lets users view, print, share, comment on, and annotate PDF files. Key features include viewing PDFs on small screens, editing PDF text and images, comparing PDFs, redacting sensitive information, sending PDFs for e-signature, converting PDFs to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, adding password protection, and integrating with Microsoft 365. The software works on Windows, Mac, and mobile devices.

Who Uses Adobe Acrobat Reader?

Cloud-based is a PDF solution that enables businesses of all sizes to view, sign, comment, edit, export, and share documents with annotations and online storage.

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Reviews of Adobe Acrobat Reader

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.5
Customer Service
4.3
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.4

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Karun
Karun
Co founder and CEO in Australia
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Adobe Reader - A must for professionals

5.0 last month New

Comments: Overall very satisfied with the product , usability, simplicity and versatility of this product.

Pros:

Very versatile document which I can use to get e-signature, send authenticated document

Cons:

It is very expensive. Sometime the e-signature feature does not work

prajakta
Education Printing in India
Consumer Goods, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Madhav's Printing

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: After using this app very thankful to this App because with the good clarity we can take unlimited printouts for single page if it is in this pdf format and exactly acrobat reader is helping for this..

Pros:

I am very happy by using this app beacause of whenever print is needed in urgency it helps to take in mobile and take the print out easily. These are really useful for a Store where everyone is using it. and it's not critical for anyone who just want's their resume, textbook. documents in a PDF format so it always prints to one page.

Cons:

Reader allows users to fill out forms in PDFs, but it can't be change any existing text or formatting. It means editing is not possible and large size file taking time to open.

Lewis
Systems and Network technician in UK
Hospital & Health Care, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Good product but with some drawbacks

3.0 last month New

Pros:

Its still one of the best PDF readers out there. It has advanced editing tools, security features & easy to use OCR technology.

Cons:

Too many updates released even for just minor things. The cost of the pro version has sky rocketed over the last few years

Jennifer
Billing Department in US
Financial Services Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
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Adobe the “PDF” master

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Love adobe it is my go to PDF transform/docs signing program . I not only
Use for work but also for my small business and personal use

Pros:

Essy to work through docs , PDF transformation is easy , signatures all in one place .

Cons:

Editing docs is a little more difficult and can easily become a mess

Kaitlin
Payroll processor in US
Human Resources, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
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Adobe User

4.0 last month New

Pros:

Extremely convenient and easy to use every day.

Cons:

Sometimes the highlighting part doesn’t work