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Freemium

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 Freemium

Acrobat Reader is free to download and use without a subscription; text and image editing…

Web Windows, macOS, Web, Android, iOS
  • Opens PDF, Word, PowerPoint, image and text files
  • Request and track electronic signatures
  • 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
  • Requires an account and an internet connection
  • Uploads are limited to 31 MB per document
  • 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
Web application Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

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