Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and Web services developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print, and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF).
The family consists of Acrobat Reader (formerly Readers), Acrobat (formerly Exchange) and Acrobat.com. Basic Acrobat Reader, available for multiple desktop and mobile platforms, is freeware; it supports display, printing and annotation of PDF files. Additional, "Premium", the service is available for paid subscription readers. Commercial acrobats, available only for Microsoft Windows and macOS, can also create, edit, convert, digitally sign, encrypt, export, and publish PDF files. Acrobat.com equips families with a variety of corporate content management and file hosting services.
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History
Since the early 90's Acrobat products have had several competitors, some of which use their own document format, such as:
- AnyView from Binar Graphics company
- Common Ground from No Hands Software company
- Envoy from WordPerfect Corporation
- Folio of the NextPage company
- Replication of Netopia (formerly Farallon Computing)
- WorldView from Interleaf company
- DjVu from AT & amp; T Laboratories
Adobe also allows third parties to develop the Acrobat plug-in, which can add additional functionality to the Acrobat program.
Product name
Adobe has changed the Acrobat product names multiple times, also sharing, merging, or stopping the product. Originally, the name "Acrobat" was used as the parent name of a product set that included Acrobat Reader, Acrobat Exchange, and Acrobat Distiller. Over time, Acrobat Reader becomes Reader; and Acrobat Exchange name is simplified to Acrobat. Between versions 3 and 5, Standard and Professional versions are one product known only as Acrobat.
In April 2015, Adobe introduced Adobe's "Document Cloud," along with the first of several apps with "DC" at the end of the name. One of the main goals is to have all PDF users available on one of the user's devices, such as editing a PDF on the iPad and then picking it up on the PC. As of October 2015, "Document Cloud" also includes integration with Dropbox and includes electronic signature improvements, although at least some features require subscriptions.
Starting April 2015, the main members of the Acrobat family include:
Desktop app:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (for Mac OS X v10.6.4 and higher, and Windows 7 and above.) X reader is the last supported version for Windows Vista).
- Adobe Acrobat Standard DC
- Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
Mobile app with Cloud Document (DC) launch:
- Adobe Acrobat DC (mobile app on iOS and Android)
- Fill in the
sign app - The e-Sign manager
Acrobat.com (Online service):
- CreatePDF
- ExportPDF
- List (Previous EchoSign)
- FormsCentral
- Personal Storage
- Submit
- Workspace
Unlike most other Adobe products, such as Adobe Creative Suite family members, Acrobat products do not have icons that display two letters on a colored rectangle.
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Version history
UI has major changes with the introduction of Acrobat DC in 2015, which supports Windows 7 and later, and OS X 10.9 and later. The version number is now identified by the last two digits of the major release year, and the month and year specified; the previous version is 12, but the example of the DC product family version of Acrobat DC (Document Cloud) is DC June 2016, version 15.016.20045, released June 2, 2016 and DC Classic January 2016, version 15.006.30119, released January 12, 2016. From DC 2015 family Acrobat is available in two tracks, the original track, now named Classic, and the Continuous track. Updates for Classic songs are released every three months, and do not include new features, while updates for Continuous tracks are issued more frequently, and are applied secretly and automatically.
The last pre-DC version, Acrobat XI, was updated to version 11.0.23 (and this is the last release) on November 14, 2017, support for which ends on October 15, 2017.
Internationalization and localization
Availability of language
Adobe Acrobat is available in the following languages: Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, , Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and Ukraine. Arabic and Hebrew versions are available from WinSoft International, Adobe Systems internationalization and localization partner.
Features specific to Arabic and Hebrew
Arabic and Hebrew versions were developed specifically for these languages, usually written from right to left. This version includes a special TouchUp property for managing digits, ligatures options and paragraph directions in right-to-left Middle East scripts like Arabic, Hebrew and Persian, as well as standard left-to-right Indian scripts such as Devanagari and Gujarati. Web Capture feature can convert one web page or entire website into PDF file, while retaining the original content text encoding. Acrobat can also copy Arabic and Hebrew texts to the system clipboard in its original encoding; if the target application is also compatible with text encoding, then the text will appear in the correct script.
Security
A complete list of security bulletins for most Adobe products and related versions is published on their Security and advocacy bulletins page and elsewhere. Specifically, a detailed security update history for all versions of Adobe Acrobat has been published.
From Version 3.02 onwards, Acrobat Reader has included support for JavaScript. This functionality allows PDF document creators to enter code that executes when a document is read. Malicious PDF files that attempt to attack security vulnerabilities can be attached to links on web pages or distributed as email attachments. While JavaScript is designed without direct access to the file system to make it "safe", vulnerabilities have been reported for abuse such as distributing malicious code by the Acrobat program. Adobe applications have been targeted by clients-the most popular software for attackers during the last quarter of 2009. McAfee estimates that Adobe software, especially Reader and Flash, will be the main target for software attacks in 2010.
September 2006 anniversary
On September 13, 2006, David Kierznowski gave an example of a PDF file depicting JavaScript's vulnerability. Because at least version 6, JavaScript can be disabled using the preferences menu and embedded URLs that are launched are intercepted by the security warning dialog box to allow or block websites from enabling.
February 2009 anniversary
On February 19, 2009, Adobe released Security Bulletin announcing JavaScript vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9 and earlier. As a solution to this problem, US-CERT recommends disabling JavaScript in affected Adobe products, undo integration with Windows shell and web browsers (while performing a de-integration renewal version for Internet Explorer), disabling the Adobe indexing service and avoiding all PDF Files from sources external.
February 2013 anniversary
Adobe has identified a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI (11.0.01 and earlier) for Windows and Macintosh, 9.5.3 and earlier versions 9.x. This vulnerability could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to control the affected system. There are reports about this vulnerability being exploited to trick Windows users into clicking on malicious PDF files that are sent in email messages. Adobe recommendation users update their product installation.
Warning January 2016
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and Macintosh. This update overcomes critical vulnerabilities that potentially allow an attacker to control the affected system.
See also
- Creative Cloud
- List of PDF software
References
External links
- Official website
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