Acrobat X Suite / Buying guide
Which Adobe® Acrobat® X product is right for you? Compare Acrobat X products and find out about upgrade eligibility for Acrobat X Suite software.
Compare Acrobat X productsSee what Acrobat X software can do for you. |
Adobe Reader X
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Acrobat X Standard
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Acrobat X Suite
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| Read, search, and share PDF files | ||||
| View, search, and print PDF files |
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| More securely open PDF files in a sandboxed environment |
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| Store and share documents using services at Acrobat.com |
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| Convert to PDF | ||||
| Create PDF documents from any application that prints |
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| Convert Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Access files to PDF with one-button ease¹ |
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| Scan paper documents into PDF and automatically recognize text with optical character recognition (OCR) |
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| Capture web pages as interactive PDF files for review and archiving from Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox with one-button ease¹ |
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| Archive emails or email folders from Microsoft Outlook or IBM Lotus Notes¹ |
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| Create PDF documents with one-button ease from Autodesk® AutoCAD®, Microsoft Visio, or Microsoft Project¹ |
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| Export and edit PDF files | ||||
| Save PDF files as Microsoft Word or Excel files, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables |
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| Quickly and easily edit PDF files by making simple changes to text |
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| Preview, preflight, correct, and prepare PDF files for high-end print production and digital publishing |
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| Add rich media to PDF files | ||||
| Insert audio, Adobe Flash® Player compatible video, and interactive media for direct playback in Adobe Reader®² |
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| Convert a wide variety of video formats for seamless playback in PDF with Adobe Media Encoder CS5 |
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| Edit and enhance photos to add to your PDF communications with Adobe Photoshop® CS5, the industry standard for image editing |
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| Quickly transform static PowerPoint slides into compelling, interactive PDF presentations with Adobe Presenter 7 |
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| Rapidly combine screen recordings, narration, video, slides, and more into a rich media experience with Adobe Captivate® 5 |
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| Combine files from multiple applications | ||||
| Combine content from multiple sources — including documents, spreadsheets, and emails — into a single PDF file |
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| Assemble a wide range of content types into a polished, organized PDF Portfolio |
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| Easily customize PDF Portfolios with included layouts, visual themes, and color palettes |
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| Increase productivity and process consistency | ||||
| Easily access the tools you use most with the customizable My Tools area |
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| Integrate with Microsoft SharePoint to open, edit, and save PDF files¹ |
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| Automate multistep tasks and share with others using the new Action Wizard |
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| Compare and highlight the differences between two versions of a PDF document |
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| Streamline document reviews | ||||
| Comment on PDF files with highlighter and sticky note tools |
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| Sort and filter comments by author, date, page, or type and quickly identify unread comments |
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| Review documents with a complete set of commenting tools such as sticky notes, highlighting, lines, shapes, and stamps |
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| Manage and track shared document reviews that allow review participants to see one another’s comments² |
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| Export comments into Word as markups that can be accepted or rejected with the Track Changes tool¹ |
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| Enable Reader users to participate in shared reviews with complete commenting and markup tools |
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| Collect data with fillable PDF forms | ||||
| Easily create fillable PDF forms from paper or existing files using the Form Wizard |
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| Distribute PDF forms to collect information and track their status³ |
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| Enable Reader users to fill in and save forms |
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| Export form data to a spreadsheet for reporting and analysis |
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| Create professional forms from templates or design them from scratch with included Adobe LiveCycle® Designer Enterprise Suite 2¹ |
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| Protect PDF files and content | ||||
| Digitally sign PDF documents or add document timestamps |
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| Apply passwords and permissions to PDF documents to limit access or restrict printing, copying, or altering content |
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| Remove hidden information, including metadata, annotations, attachments, form fields, layers, and bookmarks, with one click |
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| Add certified digital signatures to enable recipients to validate document authenticity and integrity |
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| Permanently delete sensitive information, including specific text or illustrations, with redaction tools |
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| Enable Reader users to digitally sign PDF documents and forms |
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| Comply with PDF and accessibility standards | ||||
| Create and validate documents that conform to ISO standards PDF/X, PDF/E, and PDF/A, and fix those that do not |
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| Comply with PDF digital signature standards, including ETSI PAdES Parts 2, 3, and 4 |
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| Check and adjust documents to help ensure they are accessible to people with disabilities |
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When enabled by Acrobat X
¹ Microsoft® Windows® only.
² Adobe Reader 9 or later required.
³ For ad hoc form distribution and data collection for up to 500 people.
