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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### 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. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 10545 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Adobe - **Founded**: 1982 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $1.95 - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Acrobat Reader DC is available for free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Annotations - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Convert to PDF - Delete Pages - Digital Signature Software - Document Management Software - Document Review - Electronic Signature - Encryption Software - Forms Management - Optical Character Recognition - Rearrange Pages - Text Editing - Watermarking ## Integrations (6 total) - Box - Dropbox - Google Drive - Microsoft SharePoint - Microsoft Word - OneDrive ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [PDF Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/31122/pdf/software) ## Related Categories - [PDF Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/31122/pdf/software) - [PDF Editor Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/32779/pdf-editor/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[DocHub](https://www.capterra.ae/software/209856/dochub) — 4.8/5 (263 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Adobe acrobat reader review" — 5.0/5 > **Bassil** | *1 September 2025* | Business Supplies & Equipment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Good pdf reader its create accessible PDFs, check documents for compliance with accessibility standards and automatically generate reports containing the results of your check. > > **Cons**: the most significant disadvantage in adobe is the need for regular repair and some maintenance to prevent it from becoming unstable ----- ### "One of the best and good addition to our business" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *21 March 2024* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The tool makes our daily work more easier > > **Cons**: Converting different forms PDF reader as well > > Very good and supportive tool Makes work easier ----- ### "Essential PDF Tool for Healthcare Documentation and Daily Use" — 5.0/5 > **Manpreet** | *2 July 2026* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Adobe Acrobat Reader has been an essential tool in both my professional and personal life. As a physiotherapist working in Canada, I deal with a large number of patient documents, referral forms, reports, and consent files in PDF format. This software makes it extremely easy to open, read, and manage all of them in one place without any compatibility issues. One of the things I appreciate most is how smooth and reliable it is. PDFs open quickly, and I can easily navigate even large documents without lag. The highlight and comment features are also very useful for reviewing reports and marking important information during patient documentation. I also find it very helpful that I can access my files across devices. Whether I am at work or checking something quickly on my phone, everything stays synced and easy to access. This has made my workflow much more efficient and organized. Even in my personal life, I use Acrobat Reader frequently for bank documents, official forms, and medical paperwork. It keeps everything structured in one place and reduces the need for printing or physical storage. > > **Cons**: The main limitation is that advanced features like editing text, converting files, or modifying documents require a paid subscription. While the free version is excellent for viewing and basic annotation, sometimes I wish more editing features were included. Additionally, the app can feel slightly heavy on older devices when opening very large files. > > Overall, my experience with Adobe Acrobat Reader has been very positive. It is a reliable, stable, and easy-to-use application that I depend on daily for both professional healthcare documentation and personal paperwork. It simplifies how I handle PDFs and ensures I can access and review important information anytime. I would definitely recommend it to professionals, students, and anyone who regularly works with digital documents. ----- ### "Mostly great, sometimes a challenge..." — 4.0/5 > **Ann** | *23 February 2026* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Used across all kinds of fields for all purposes. Most people versed on its use, comfortable with accessing. > > **Cons**: I currently dislike the feature of opening photos as a PDF, which requires me to use my Adobe subscription to export the created PDF as a jpeg file when it started out as an image file. Can't find a setting to change it. > > Fairly user friendly, but seems like features frequently have glitches or difficulty in determining how to go about making the edits I would like. ----- ### "Adobe Acrobat Reader, sometimes upgrades just add bloat" — 3.0/5 > **Danielle** | *15 August 2026* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: Adobe Acrobat Reader is an universal oriented program. It opens almost every PDF, big or small, across several devices, OS, and computers. > > **Cons**: Adobe Acrobat Reader has this many (big) pop-ups/prompts and ads. Almost an agressive way to push you to upgrade to the Pro/paid version. > > While I was satisfied because of the fast and smooth opening of my project, about 140 pages, I didn't enjoy the chaotic feeling I got because of the many many tools and icons to chose from. Due to the high cognitive overload I lost the big picture. To me it looks like the loading of the pages etc. is substantially slower than before. The user journey is effected by those problems and this will cause a higher bounce%. The possibility to synchronise documents and reading progress when using Adobe's Cloud Storage, was a nice surprise. An useful new feature that I like. Because Adobe Acrobat Reader can feel slow and heavy, and some important usefull tools aren't present in the free version, I would choose a tool that is lighter, smoother and with less friction. ----- Page: 1 / 423\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/170833/acrobat-reader-dc?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ae/software/170833/acrobat-reader-dc) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data