# Page 45 | Adobe Acrobat Reader Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 45 - Is Adobe Acrobat Reader the right PDF solution for you? Explore 10525 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/reviews --- Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.6 (10525) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 45 - Reviews of Adobe Acrobat Reader ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1101-1125 of 10525 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use FELIPE M. ingeniero civil Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It is a useful reader of PDF files for viewing, printing and sharing information from other formats." May 10, 2018 5.0 It has security that can be configured by the user to protect the integrity of the document. The format is compatible with most of the existing operating systems. It is easy to use. Pros This program allows me to read the information of PDF files. You can view documents from other formats such as scanned images, plans from autocad, Word files, Power Point, Excell, among others. I can change the Zoom and see from small details or zoom out and see the document or full plan. It is compatible with operating systems such as Windows, Mac (appel) and Linux. I can annotate the document, copy the information, highlight it and use it in other programs such as Word, Excell and Power Point. This software has the function that I can track the documents sent over the internet (Adobe Send & Track). Cons If you have an old version installed, it will not let you open the file and you must install the new version, which can take hours if you do not have a good internet connection Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Document Management Tool" May 8, 2019 4.0 Pros 1\. Security features like password protecting documents and digital signature to ensure integrity. 2. PDF or portable document format used by acrobat is easily readable on most user systems and even by web browser like chrome. The format is also very efficient in terms of space. 3. High quality documents can be created with features like bookmark highlighting and neat-looking scrolling features. 4. One of the most popular use of a PDF document is that it cannot be edited by any other software except for Acrobat reader. Cons 1\. Not a free software and uses need to pay licensing fee. Review Source Shavon F. Adjunct Faculty Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Acrobat Reader DC" August 25, 2018 5.0 Pros What I appreciate most about the Acrobat Reader DC are the tools.I utilize the tools that I have a subscription for as much as possible. Especially the converter. There are many tools that I haven't used yet, but I am anxious to use them. Cons My least like is that not all of the tools are part of the subscription. In order to use certain things you must purchase them. It feels like being nickel and dimed. Maybe there is a bundle, and I just haven't seen it, but I'm sure the cost of that is more that I may be willing to spend. I wish the tools were just a part of Acrobat Reader DC. Review Source CM Cynthia M. Managing Director Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review of Adobe Acrobat Reader." September 9, 2023 4.0 I enjoy using Adobe Acrobat Reader because it makes my work lot easier and because its a Pros I can access it on my android. Also editing document. Cons I am not sure because I enjoy using this product. Review Source Ebony T. Brand and Website Strategist Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Solid Staple for PDF" February 12, 2020 5.0 Overall, it's been consistent for many years opening documents with ease. When it comes to advanced features such as editing documents and signing it could improve in that department without hiding some behind a paywall. Pros Adobe has been the flagship brand for viewing documents for many years and this has provided security and brand loyalty. The ease of using Adobe Reader has consistently been the best feature Adobe has to offer. Cons There are a few basic features like editing a PDF that are stuck behind paywalls. I understand that premium upgrades are expected but at this point I believe that should be seen as a free, basic feature. Review Source Divyang S. Web Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Most Used PDF Editor" July 20, 2020 4.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader tops among its competitors as not only it is fast to open but it also gives nore feature in compact version. We use often use the tool for opening and editing the pdf files that we encountered almost everyday. We also use this in our organisation for training new developers. Pros Along with viewing pdf documents Adobe Acrobat Reader allows to highlight certain portion to let you access that part easily. Paid versio also lets you convert pdf to word or other format. Although many online tools are available for the same but results of this version is far better than those tools. One can also add notes at certain place which is excellent feature allowing anyone to understand that particular part better. Cons It does not have Text Detection which could be better for hand written document. Some times not able to select text from pdf is frustrating. It does not save status from where the document was closed. This feature could be handy if one is reading a book in pdf format. Review Source Ana Karina G. Dirección Técnica de Proyectos Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Adobe Reader DC: PDF file viewing program that can open all PDF documents and interact with them." February 14, 2018 5.0 Pros You can highlight sections of the document, add text, sticky notes, it is also available for all major operating systems. Your files are very easy to send and receive because they are very light and also inviolable. One of the advantages of using Adobe PDF files is that PDF readers are available for all major operating systems, including Windows, Linux and Mac OS. It is Possible to View These Documents Within Many Web Browsers Cons Requires execution of a Plu-gin and Requires the latest versions of the reader also the program must be kept up-to-date because if there are no errors. Review Source Sachin K. Group Lead Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Most reliable and awesome tool" February 7, 2019 5.0 I make use of this daily. To make product requirements and changes for customer in pdf files. To send project details to team, managers and owners. I recommend this to everyone. Pros This is the most needed software in everyone's life these days. It makes reading pdf files so easy. Easy to install and handle. Not required so much experience to use this software. One can use all its great features. Very useful and reliable tool for reading/ editing pdf files. Cons Sometimes it is very difficult to edit some pdf files. There should be improvement in case of editing. But in most of the case, you can use it without any problem. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Personal Banker Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Acrobat Reader DC Review" November 21, 2018 5.0 I love using Acrobat because of the ease and simplicity. Pros What I like most about Acrobat is the ease and simplicity of it. It lets me save my documents in a universal format which I could send to my clients without having to worry if it will open on their end. No matter where in the world. It also let me save my reports in a clean, uniform and professional manner. Cons What I liked the least about Acrobat was not all the tools are there yet. There are some tools I would like to see implemented such as group and live time editing. Acrobat is about as close as you will get to a perfect product. Review Source Dilith V. Security Analyst Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "All the functionalities to view PDFs" January 27, 2019 4.0 If you read PDF frequently Acrobat Reader DC provides most of your needs rather than any PDF viewer out there, Pros This is my favorite PDF viewer. It gives all the important features to work with PDFs. I like Home functionality which gives recently viewed PDFs. Toolbar is also provide very useful shortcuts such as Hand tool, select tool. One thing I mostly like about Acrobat Reader is the highlight feature which is very helpful in studying purposes. And also tabbed view. Cons I don't like the side bar which is appearing right side. It is annoying and blocking the view. I have to manually click and hide it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Customer Service Representative Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The PDF reader that sets the standard for all others" October 26, 2018 3.0 Pros Acrobat Reader is easy to use and has an intuitive interface that even a novice user can take full advantage of with little to no training in the software. The ability to highlight text and leave comments within makes it an invaluable tool for editors reviewing other people's documents and files. Cons Acrobat Reader is technically the little brother to the more impressive (and expensive) Acrobat Pro. The latter of these two does a lot more, and at no time is that more evident than when a user needs to edit a PDF document directly (as opposed to just leaving comments within it). Review Source Sachin Ganesh U. Student Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and free best PDF reader app " December 23, 2019 5.0 I use the reader every day to open pdf documents and also edit and organize them. The editing options allow easy editing and thereby no need to create a separate word document. Pros 1\. Easy to use and has all basic functionalities 2. Has many tools for pdf editing 3. Allows embedded animations and videos also to be viewed in the pdf 4. Has text recognition to edit pdf documents containing texts and images. Cons 1\. The PDF editor cannot edit photos and needs to open the paint app every time to edit photos 2. Creating pdfs and organizing is difficult since no margins are available. Also, line spacing options are not available. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Information security Intern Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Pioneer of readers" November 14, 2018 5.0 I have been using Adobe Acrobat Reader since 2015 and I must say that I never needed any other similar product installed on my laptop. I did everthing I wanted using this software. I recommend Adobe Acrobat Reader to anyone who wants to edit their pdf documents without going through endless troubles. Pros Adobe Acrobat Reader allows users to edit any size of a pdf document without crashing. Most of the time when you read a big pdf document reader gets crashed. Acrobat reader loads everything perfectly on the screen. Cons It is a must to have Adobe reader installed on the device. Therefore, users cannot have other alternatives to read their pdf files. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Orderfiller (DC) Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best PDF editor and reader out there" July 25, 2018 5.0 Pros This is the industry standard for a reason, it's packed full of features and is very robust. I still am finding features and options I didn't know about, and I've been using Acrobat for years. It's dead simple to create and edit PDFs and it's compatible with anything I can throw at it. Cons When working with large files (500+ page image-heavy textbooks, for example), it can slow down, and sometimes freeze. Compression settings, specifically for image or graphics-heavy files feels a bit lacking, the competition can compress to a smaller file size while retaining the same quality. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer PhD Student Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A complete, but heavy PDF reader" March 26, 2018 3.0 Pros Acrobat Reader is maybe the only truly complete implementation of Adobe's PDF format. Therefore, it is often a required install when someone needs to fill PDF forms, or use advanced features of the format. It also comes with a trove of features to fill and annotate documents, which are quite useful for revisions (e.g. when asking someone to proofread a document). Although I've never used it, there's also an authenticated digital signature feature. Cons This completeness comes at the cost of being heavy and slow. What is achieved seemingly effortlessly by macOS's Preview app requires a lot more resources when attempted through Adobe Reader. The recent versions include a deep "document cloud" integration, which in my opinion is completely useless in a PDF reader. This corresponds to a larger trend of software companies forcibly integrating "services" into their software, making it harder to use as a basic tool. Review Source Nathalia C. HR Director Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Plans could use some altering" April 22, 2020 5.0 It makes an excel file easier to ready and maybe other documents into a nice finalized document. Pros I love the search/find taskbar! I can always look thru a large document without having to read the entire thing. I also like that I can convert a pdf back into a word document and vice versa. Cons The free program lacks the option to edit a PDF with text, signature, and/or check marks. I think at this point in technology, something like that should be provided as a free option. Many other apps do it. I think Adobe has a hundred percent capability to add this, which would make them above their competitors. Review Source Ali Qammar R. T24 Technical Analyst Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Convert your pictures and other documents to pdf documents easily." July 5, 2021 5.0 Overall experience is good. Its easy to use and handles pretty much every document file type including picture files. Pros File formats that you can choose to convert pretty much covers every type of document file there is. Converting pdf file, reading and even editing pdf files are easy. We use Adobe Acrobat Reader DC to convert all our documents from word to pdf. Cons The software is a bit expensive and uses a lot of computer resources. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Dy. Manager Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fully loaded with features for any PDF job" February 7, 2020 4.0 Acrobat Reader is a must have tool for any PDF related work - commenting, marking, digital signatures, embedding objects,etc. It might be heavy on the system resources and pocket, but worthy if you are a heavy user too. Pros It covers a multitude of features required for any PDF document. Have used it extensively for commenting, markup and digital signature (the certificate ones). Compatibility is never an issue and the amount of time it has been operational tells you the amount of people who can use it intuitively. Cons As features are added, the software went on becoming bloated. The file size increased immensely, the CPU power required also has increased and finally the response time- loading a document. Now it has a good lot of competitors, so the price needs to be re-evaluated. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer President & CEO Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Overall a good product" February 4, 2021 5.0 Pros I like how easy it is or organize pages and combining 2 files. Cons There are other features available in higher priced version of the product that I wish were available in my version. Alternatives considered [CutePDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/210712/CutePDF/) Reason for choosing Adobe Acrobat Reader Easier to use Review Source MA Mohammed A. Engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Adobe acrobat reader review " October 13, 2022 5.0 Sometimes i need to finish some reports and send it to the company with signature so i put my signature digitally by my phone its great option Pros Its a very useful and Popular in dealing with PDF files its easy and have a great options i use it from long time ☺️ Cons I like the feature which makes you put your signature on the document and also that it can make changes in the contents of the data . Review Source MK Mason K. IT Professional Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Best PDF Viewer Available" December 29, 2020 5.0 It opens pdf's. It is easy to use. There isn't really much more to say. It's probably the best free pdf viewer around. I see no reason to use any others unless this one glitches for you like happened to a couple users I support. Pros It has a nice clean, easy to use interface, it is free, and it's pretty fast. I can't think of anything bad about it, other than you can't edit pdf's with it. Of course that is reserved for the paid versions of Adobe. Cons I have had a couple of issues where the software said it needed an update, so the user did, but then it wouldn't actually update. So we tried uninstalling and reinstalling but it wouldn't even reinstall. There was nothing we could do but switch to a different PDF viewer until that issue got fixed. Alternatives considered [Foxit PDF Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/175376/ConnectedPDF/) Reason for choosing Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe is just more recognizable and has a simpler looking interface. Review Source Bojan G. Business Development Manager Outsourcing/Offshoring Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best PDF reader for work and study" March 8, 2019 5.0 Pros In my personal opinion, definitely the best PDF reader out there. I used quite a few and always turned back to Acrobat Reader DC. I have used it both for work and studies during my MBA. It lets you highlight important part of the text and put notes which are useful both for work and study, some readers don-t even have those options. If you wish to get the pro or pay version you can turn PDF into word and other types of files, for easier integration of the text into your documents. Definitely a life saver. Cons No problems with the software. It is just the go to for PDF files. Review Source RK Robert K. Owner Law Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "No lawyer should leave without it. " November 27, 2019 5.0 Positive. I rely on it so routinely, that it has become a habit, rather than a conscious decision to use. Pros Ease of use, power to come up with precisely the end result PDF I want, intuitive process. It makes my life easier, especially with mandatory E-filing in Illinois (requiring PDFs) Cons At first, all the choices seemed intimidating. When I started to play around with it, the app became extremely welcome, especially for a sole practitioner. But the initial curve seemed steep. For about one day. Reason for choosing Adobe Acrobat Reader Researching the history of PDFs, I learned of the many different versions and how the proper tool can make the most of PDF usage. Acrobat seemed most likely to be able to read old, somewhat old, and the most modern versions. Review Source LC Lester C. Seguridad Security and Investigations Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Observacion" October 2, 2022 2.0 Adaptacion a la perfeccion en la edicion de imagenes y videos para su mejor resolucion de problemas Pros Es muy facil su utilizacion, su economia es su mayor atractivo, su desempeño en computador y equipos moviles es muy alto, todas sus caracteristicas son muy innovadoras. Cons No le cambiaria nada, pero si pondria nuevas funciones o haria mejoras en la edicion Review Source Burak C. Accounts Payable Analyst Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Slowest and Freezing" November 3, 2020 3.0 Pros The father of PDFs, has lots of forums that you can get the support from. Cons Gets updates every single day and nothing changes, nothing improves. Most of the time it gets frozen, some old version are much worse on that. When you open a single document, you wait 5-6 seconds until you can view it. Continuously making itself the default program and the menu on the right which you never need to use keeps opening every time even though you close it. If you need to print a large word document (about 100 pages, no pictures) into a PDF, you need to wait minutes to get this done... Review Source Similar Products Featured