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Adobe Acrobat vs Highlights: catalog facts
Adobe Acrobat	Highlights
Freemium Acrobat Reader is free to download and use without a subscription; text and image editing…	Freemium Free to use, with advanced features in a Pro subscription that has a free trial.
Windows, macOS, Web, Android, iOS	macOS, iOS
Free Reader for Windows 10/11, macOS 10.15+, iOS 16+ and Android 8+, plus an Acrobat web app in… Reader includes commenting, highlights, sticky notes, form filling and Fill & Sign at no cost	Exports annotations to Markdown and popular notes apps DOI lookup and citation metadata for papers
Editing text and images, creating and converting PDFs need an Acrobat Standard or Pro subscription Proprietary; Adobe logos may not be used without a license	Apple platforms only Advanced features require a subscription
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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