Name: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Rating: 8.3 (256 reviews)
Author: Adobe

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Product Analytics

Service Mesh

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Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

Emissions Management

IP PBX

Knowledge Management

Enterprise

Accounting

Travel Management

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

Employee Scheduling

HR Management

HR Service Delivery

Payroll

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

Cloud Cost Management

Cloud Storage

Data Integration

Embedded Database

Ethernet Switches

Fraud Detection

Governance, Risk & Compliance

IP Address Management (IPAM)

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Low-Code Development

Managed DNS

Mobile Identity

Network Performance Monitoring

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

Privileged Access Management

Value Stream Management

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Account-Based Marketing (ABM)

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Audience Intelligence

Audio Editing

Click Fraud

Content Management

Data Cleansing

Digital Rewards

Email Marketing

Marketing Automation

Mobile Analytics

Social Media Management

Survey & Forms Building

Web Analytics

Marketing

Project Management

Video Conferencing

Writing and Proofreading Tools

Professional Services

Construction CRM

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Lead Management

Predictive Sales Analytics

Sales Engagement

Sales Incentive Compensation Management

Sales

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Acrobat Reader is a PDF viewer and converter, available as a free download from Adobe. Users can view, sign, collaborate on and annotate PDF files, or edit and convert PDFs into file formats like Excel and Word.

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Adobe Acrobat DC is the current version of the well-established document / PDF management solution, part of the Adobe Document Cloud (the other part being Adobe's eSign services based on technology acquired with EchoSign in 2011).

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Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. For more than two decades, Adobe has been at the heart of making engaging experiences happen, and we fuel the content creation and delivery ecosystem in a way no other technology company can.  

Whether it's a smartphone or tablet app, a game, a video, a digital magazine, a website, or an online experience, chances are that it was touched by Adobe technology. Our tools and services enable our customers to create groundbreaking digital content, deploy it across media and devices, and then continually measure and optimize it based on user data. By providing complete solutions that combine digital media creation with data-driven marketing, we help businesses improve their communications, strengthen their brands, and ultimately achieve greater business success.

Adobe's business is focused on  the opportunities in two key growth markets—Digital Media and Digital Marketing.

Digital Media
Adobe's content authoring solutions lead the industry, enabling our customers to more effectively produce, distribute, and monetize digital content. 

Digital Marketing
Adobe delivers the most innovative solutions for optimizing marketing campaigns and maximizing return on every marketing dollar.

PDF editors give users the tools and capabilities to manage and edit PDF documents.

Edit Text and Images

Users can edit and manipulate text and images within the PDF document.

Merge or Split PDFs

Allows users to combine multiple PDF files into one document or split a single PDF into separate files.

Add Annotations

Enables users to insert comments, highlights, shapes, and other annotations to provide feedback or mark up the document.

Text Recognition (OCR)

Supports Optical Character Recognition to convert scanned documents or images into editable text.

Page Management

Provides tools to add, delete, reorder, or rotate pages in the PDF document.

Form Creation and Editing

Allows users to create interactive forms within the PDF document or fill out existing form fields.

Secure PDFs

Offers options to password protect PDFs, apply digital signatures, redact sensitive information, or restrict permissions for viewing, editing, or printing.

Convert to Different Formats

Allows users to convert PDFs to popular formats like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or image files.

Comment and Review Tools

Facilitates collaboration by providing tools for commenting, highlighting, and tracking changes within the PDF document.

Undo and Redo Actions

Provides the ability to undo or redo previous actions to correct mistakes or backtrack changes made to the PDF document.

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We use Adobe Acrobat Reader DC for a variety of different reasons, including PDF document creation, security protocols (passwords and encryption), signature authorization, exporting to various formats (from PDF), and more. Adobe is the standard in the industry when it comes to graphic creation tools, and so we use the entire Adobe Suite. [Adobe Acrobat Reader] DC (being a part of that paid suite) has been instrumental in helping us create and organize our documents.

Creating PDF documents from scratch, including creating various field types
Enhancing a document's security with passwords and encryption
Exporting a PDF document into other file types, including Microsoft Word
Quickly and easily combining documents to create a single PDF

Accurately exporting all fields correctly (including UI design) of a PDF into various formats. There tend to be quirks with some exports.
Choosing the right encryption type. This can get a little tricky.
Getting picky with Acrobat custom fields when you're trying to do something out-of-the-box (during PDF creation).

PDF Creation, including custom fields
Basic E-Sign abilities
Exporting PDF documents into various file formats

Saves time managing PDFs with existing clients (since Adobe is the standard)
Allows us to quickly export to other file formats without too much hassle or quirks
Allows us to combine documents into a single PDF very quickly

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DaVita, a Fortune 200 company, uses Adobe Acrobat Reader DC across its enterprise. As a consultant to DaVita, I use this product on a daily basis to open and read PDF files. It is also used to reduce printing costs by printing documents to PDF files for electronic sharing instead of hard copy. I find it saves time when needing to send a document because I do not have to print a document, scan it, and then send it. It also enables me to send an essentially universal file format to others who may not have the applications needed to open other file formats, i.e., Visio drawings.

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC will easily convert other file formats to PDF for general distribution. For example, if I need to send a Visio diagram to a person who does not have Visio software, I simply "print" the drawing to a PDF using Adobe Acrobat DC.
Acrobat is a good tool for document collaboration. PDF files can be shared, edited, merged and signed all within the application.
Visual presentation of PDF files is quite versatile. For example, if the initial display is too small for one's eyes, one can zoom out the display to make details more easily seen. Other options include pagination, thumbnails of pages, and so on. In short, it is very robust in offering display options.

I'm not a fan of needing to connect to Adobe in order to work with PDF files. While Adobe claims its systems are secure, there is always a doubt in my mind about exposing documents with sensitive data in them to another potential source of vulnerabilities.
The licensing for DC is not something I care for. I don't like the transition from buy it once and own it, to paying an annual licensing fee. Seriously, I really don't like that aspect of Adobe's approach to licensing their software.
I have experienced sporadic issues with form field drop-down menus after resizing forms for display. This problem has been around for a while, and I have yet to see a solution for it. For example, I may have a drop-down with four options, but when I resize the display for the entire page, I may be able to see only one and a half options.

If used properly, there is a potential for cost savings by avoiding the need to print hard copies. Files can be easily shared electronically.
I prize Acrobat Reader's ability to convert file formats to PDF. For example, I create a lot of infrastructure diagrams using Visio, and not everyone in my IT world has Visio. Simple solution: open my Visio diagram and "print" it to a PDF file.
Display options are important to me, and this is one area that Adobe Acrobat Reader DC shines. Make it bigger, smaller, single page, double page, scrolling, etc. Acrobat Reader handles them all, and does so admirably.

I've mentioned a couple of times in this review how Adobe Acrobat can potentially save a considerable amount of money by reducing or eliminating the need to printing to paper. Many have no idea how much money is spent not only on paper and toner, but on the cost of the printers themselves - especially when there are fees for the number of pages printed. Print to PDF is a huge cost savings.
On the other hand, in a very large enterprise the licensing of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC can become quite large in a hurry. If you have four or five people using the software, the cost can be easily justified. On the other hand, if you have 2,000 - 3,000+ seats using it, then licensing can become quite cost prohibitive -- annually.

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Printing electronically
Document collaboration
e-signing

Working with interactive PDF forms
Managing document workflows, particularly with IT "run books"

We constantly use Adobe. Many forms are sent in PDF, so Adobe is our go-to program. We keep many files in PDF format and Adobe is the way we view, sign and add notes to documents in this format. Plus, Adobe works hand in hand with our payroll software. I would highly recommend Adobe to any business.

Signing documents in pdf format
Some editing, as in adding notes on pdf's.
Usually converts well to Word Doc format.

Doesn’t always function if I’m not the administrator
Many features are not available without upgrading to more expensive versions - especially the lack of more editing available in this version.
Frequent spam notifications on updates and other Adobe-affiliated products can get quite persistent and annoying.

Signing Docs
Adding notes and/or editing Docs
Converting to Word.

Higher ups do not want to pay for the upgrade, not cost effective.
Able to store many docs, small amt of space
Able to open and read most pdf's sent to us.

I usually use it as a default reader to read documents, books; to make print-ready documents, to sign documents and so on.

reading documents
sign and fill up documents to sign
print to pdf
scan

There is a room for improvement in filling documents and signature
There is a room for improvement in self updating
There is a room for improvement related to computer resource management

Reading documentation
Scanning and printing documentation and forms
Filling up forms and signing documentation

Default reading software
Default scanning and printing software
Free

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC forms part of the standard installation policy and you can find it ever PC and Macbooks in the company. Every department uses it as the go-to PDF reader since it's light and integrates well with the Google Chrome browser. It is also extensively used to sign documents digitally and avoid unnecessary printing and scanning.

Reads any kind of PDF document
Sign documents digitally with your own signature
Protect filled-in and completed documents from further editing or tampering after signing

For a while the browser integration was not stable and crashed periodically (this issue has been fixed in the latest updates)
Basic PDF editing functionality is missing and could be very advantageous. Just add a few watered-down editing features of Acrobat Pro.

Ability to read and display any PDF document
Ability to password protect documents
Ability to digitally complete and sign documents

It's available for free, so there is no excuse to not install
Contains features that you would normally have to pay for in competitor software, so it has a positive impact on ROI
Reduces the amount of printing
Decreases the amount of time spent on regulatory and governance documentation

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Adobe Acrobat Reader

Overview

What is Adobe Acrobat Reader?