<P> See Adobe Acrobat for full details on this product . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="5"> (hide) Adobe Acrobat and Reader Adobe Acrobat and Reader </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Version </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> OS </Th> <Th> Features </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 15 June 1993 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Acrobat Reader priced originally at $50 per user . </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Windows </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> September 1994 </Td> <Td> First version compatible with MacOS </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Acrobat Catalog, which creates searchable indexes for PDF files </Li> <Li> Adobe also released the first Acrobat Plug - ins SDK; allowing third party developers to create plug - in programs for the Acrobat Exchange application . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> November 1996 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> April 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> Support for PDF version 1.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> May 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> Support for PDF version 1.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6.0 </Td> <Td> July 2003 </Td> <Td> <P> Version 6 was criticized for its performance . Adobe Acrobat 6 is slow to load and use . The Acrobat 6 plug - ins for web browsers were also criticized for suffering from bad performance and potentially rendering one's web browser non-responsive . </P> </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Support for PDF version 1.5 </Li> <Li> Adobe Acrobat Reader was renamed Adobe Reader . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7.0 </Td> <Td> January 2005 </Td> <Td> <P> It was the first version to include a mandatory product activation . </P> </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> <P> It included: </P> <Ul> <Li> Support for PDF version 1.6 </Li> <Li> Support for Adobe Policy Server rights management </Li> <Li> Support for embedded 3D object information from the . u3d Universal 3D format </Li> </Ul> <P> Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional for Windows now included Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.0 . Adobe Elements 7.0 was also released which was still only sold by volume licensing outlets but decreased the minimum licenses limit to 100 licenses . Finally, another edition of Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat 3D, was added to the set . </P> <P> Adobe Acrobat 3D included all of the functionality of Acrobat Professional 7.0 as well as updated assistance for embedded 3D computer graphics, tools for capturing 3D content from OpenGL applications, and the Adobe Acrobat 3D Toolkit for converting CAD documents to PDF objects . Also included is a version of the capture tool for installation on Unix systems . </P> <P> Acrobat 7 ended support for Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows Me . However, Adobe released editions of Adobe Reader for Linux, Solaris (SPARC only), HP - UX and IBM AIX . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8.0 </Td> <Td> November 2006 </Td> <Td> * Support for PDF version 1.7 Adobe Reader 8 operating on Windows Vista <P> A later update 8.1 on June 2007 was released in order to be compatible with Microsoft Office 2007, Windows Vista, and 64 - bit Windows operating systems . Also during September 2007, Adobe Reader 8.1. 1 released for Linux and Solaris (SPARC) users . </P> <P> The Adobe Acrobat 8 set had a few changes . Acrobat 3D was now able to produce embedded PRC file format, a very compressed format for geometry and graphics which requires Reader 8.1 to display . It also supported Product Manufacturing Information and many different CAD formats . </P> <P> Acrobat Connect Professional (formerly Macromedia Breeze) was also added to the set . It allowed scalable interactive web conferencing and multiple personal meeting rooms for everyone part of an enterprise . </P> <P> The Mac OS X version of Adobe Acrobat Pro was improved significantly: Adobe Acrobat for Macintosh was made a Universal binary that operated on both PPC and Intel architectures . </P> <P> 8. x product support ended in November 2011 . </P> </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Support for PDF version 1.7 </Li> <Li> Acrobat 8 Elements, which was withdrawn before its expected release during mid-2007 </Li> <Li> Acrobat Connect (formerly Macromedia Breeze), a support application with online personal meeting rooms to collaborate in real time with as many as 15 participants </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.0 </Td> <Td> June 2, 2008 </Td> <Td> Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended showing the Wikipedia article for Adobe Acrobat in PDF format for Windows 7 <P> Adobe Acrobat 9.0 was released . Support for version 9 ended June 26, 2013, with the last available update being 9.5. 5 . </P> <P> Adobe Reader 9 ends compatibility with Adobe Reader Extensions 5 and 6 which permit Adobe Reader client software to save changes to filled - in forms in PDFs . Adobe Reader Extensions 6.1 and newer are still usable . Legacy PDFs will still be viewable, however they will open with the warning "This document enables Reader capabilities that are no longer enabled in this Reader version ." </P> <P> The Adobe Acrobat 9 set also omitted the multiple document interface . Previous versions of Adobe Acrobat activated multiple PDF files in the same window (except for version 8 where MDI was only an alternative option and the default mode SDI). Acrobat 9 however, only uses the single document interface scheme, wherein each PDF file is activated in an instance of Adobe Acrobat . </P> </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Support for PDF version 1.7 </Li> <Li> Support for Adobe extensions for PDF 1.7 </Li> <Li> The ability to create Acrobat forms was in Acrobat Standard, which was previously only available with Acrobat Professional 6, 7 and 8 </Li> <Li> Support for real - time collaboration on PDF files with synchronized document views and chat </Li> <Li> Improved Web Capture for copying entire web pages or just some parts into PDF </Li> <Li> Integration with Acrobat.com to enable storage and sharing of PDF files </Li> <Li> Support for comparing and highlighting the differences between two versions of a PDF document </Li> <Li> Support for playback of Flash Video or H. 264 video in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader </Li> <Li> Support for conversion of a variety of video formats to Flash Video for playback inside PDF </Li> <Li> Support for creating PDF maps by importing geospatial files that retain metadata and coordinates </Li> <Li> Support for Optical character recognition (OCR) on PDF files using ClearScan . Adobe ClearScan technology creates and embeds custom Type1 - CID fonts to match the visual appearance of a scanned document after optical character recognition . ClearScan uses these newly created custom fonts instead of system fonts or Type1 - MM </Li> </Ul> <P> The Adobe Acrobat 9 set includes a new program: Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended for Microsoft Windows . This product includes Adobe Presenter as well as the features of Acrobat 3D . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10.0 </Td> <Td> November 15, 2010 . </Td> <Td> <P> Support by Adobe ended November 15, 2015 . Version 10 introduced Protected Mode, a sandbox that employed features and techniques previously in use by Google Chrome and Microsoft Office 2010 to help mitigate or prevent potentially malicious content from affecting users' files or settings in Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 . In Windows Vista and later versions, Protected Mode is implemented as a low integrity process to further restrict the sandbox, and User Interface Privilege Isolation is used to thwart keystroke logging processes that operate at a higher integrity level . Compatibility was ended for Windows 2000 and Power PC based Apple Macintosh computers . </P> <P> Adobe Reader X is available for Windows, Mac OS, Android, and iOS . Compatibility with Linux is not planned . </P> </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11.0 </Td> <Td> October 15, 2012 . </Td> <Td> <P> Support by Adobe ended October 15, 2017 . The graphical user interface for desktop systems is carried over from version 10 . Adobe Acrobat XI is available for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8, but not Windows Vista albeit unofficially installable and runnable . It is also available for Mac OS X Snow Leopard or later . </P> </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> <P> Some new features include a completely redesigned PDF editing experience, exporting PDF files to Microsoft PowerPoint, touch - friendly capabilities for mobile devices, and integrated cloud services . LiveCycle Designer is no longer bundled (but remains a standalone product). Acrobat XI was released to the market on October 15, 2012 . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DC (2015.0) </Td> <Td> April 6, 2015 . </Td> <Td> <P> The UI in this version has changed dramatically since version XI . Adobe Acrobat DC is available for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 or later, but not Windows XP or Windows Vista . It is also available for Mac OS X 10.9 and 10.10 or later . Beginning in this version, version numbers are now labeled by year of release, not by the number of the release . As such, this has version number "15" instead of "12". Also, Adobe Acrobat DC is split into two tracks, continuous and classic . The classic track has updates released quarterly and does not provide new features in updates, whereas the continuous track has updates issued more frequently with updates performed silently and automatically . </P> </Td> <Td> Windows / Mac </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Reader returns to the "Adobe Acrobat Reader" name . </Li> <Li> There is a heavy focus on the Adobe Document Cloud feature . "DC" is now appended to the product name for both tracks (notwithstanding the classic track's default installation folder being Acrobat 2015 with only the continuous track's being Acrobat DC). </Li> <Li> The multiple document interface is added back (with release 2015.009 of the continuous track), but with a tabbed interface instead of the original windowed interface . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="5"> (hide) Adobe Acrobat and Reader Adobe Acrobat and Reader </Th> </Tr>

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