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What makes Adobe Acrobat one of the best PDF tools?

Get the PDF tools you trust, now enhanced with AI. Generate fast insights and presentations from your files and create content all in one place.

Why choose Acrobat?

Trusted by millions of people worldwide

Built-in PDF security and compliance tools

Premium PDF tools including AI Assistant

Use Acrobat in Microsoft 365 and ChatGPT

How does Acrobat compare to other PDF tools?

With 70+ PDF tools and built-in AI features, Acrobat offers everything you need to edit, convert, summarise, e-sign and share your documents. Complete everyday PDF tasks in a fast and efficient way - whether you’re working from your desktop, web or mobile.

Discover how Acrobat compares to other PDF platforms and apps in the table below.

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The complete AI-powered PDF and design solution for business workflows

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Create AI-powered workspaces by combining up to 100 files and links
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Share AI workspaces with others to view, add files, comments and notes
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Chat with an AI Assistant (prebuilt or customised) about one document
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Generate AI-powered summaries for multiple documents in one step
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Listen to AI-generated, podcast-style summaries of documents
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Create presentations from multiple files with AI
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Rewrite and edit copy with AI
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Polish documents with built-in design tools
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Create new content from static files, including brand assets and marketing materials
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Translate any design in up to 46 languages and bulk translate 20 languages at one time in the same file
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Publish content to multiple social channels simultaneously
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Use professional templates
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Convert different file types to PDF

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Convert PDF to Word

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Convert PDF to Excel

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Convert PDF to PowerPoint

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Convert PDF to images

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Convert PDF to HTML
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Convert and validate PDFs for compliance with ISO standards like PDF/An and PDF/X and Print-ready

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Open, view, print and share PDFs

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Edit text and images directly within PDFs

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Insert, delete and organise PDF pages

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Merge multiple PDFs

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Merge different file types into one PDF
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Compress PDFs to reduce file size

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Convert scanned documents into searchable, editable PDFs (OCR)

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Comment on and annotate PDFs

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Share documents for real-time collaboration
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Password-protect PDF files

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Redact sensitive content

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Sign PDF forms

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Request and track signatures

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*This comparison is accurate as of April 2026 and includes paid versions of the featured applications and their native tools; third-party integrations are not included. Product features and pricing are subject to change as updates and enhancements are released.

How Acrobat transforms your PDF workflows.

Acrobat’s PDF tools are designed to boost productivity by bringing together connected workflows and AI-driven features. Simplify how you handle, share and collaborate on digital documents.

Generate AI insights

Use PDF Spaces to ask questions and generate quick summaries from multiple files at once, with precise citations.

Time-saving content creation

Fill gaps with AI-generated content and create polished documents in minutes.

Polish your documents

Transform PDFs into branded marketing materials in just a few clicks with Adobe Express.

Unified workflows

Streamline tasks from creation to signature in one single, trusted platform.

Seamless integration

Work effortlessly across Adobe, Microsoft and Google ecosystems.

Real-time collaboration

Share documents and gather feedback instantly across teams or clients.

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