Upon opening your first PDF file in Acrobat and unless you make a decision and click the “Do not show this message again” box, Acrobat DC will endeavor to make itself your default application for opening and working with PDF files, its follow up ads promoting subscriptions to the Adobe Acrobat DC platform to gain access to editing, markup, export, and security features for your documents. There’s also the ability to store and share files online, plus various PDF-related functions are available via the Android and iOS apps.Īnother bonus is that the subscription includes access to the Adobe Sign software, which can be used to allow others to put their digital signatures on documents you create.Adobe does have, however a pesky subscription request alert, regardless of which Acrobat DC app you use.

It works in a similar way to Microsoft’s Office365 in that everyone uses the most up-to-date version of the software, replete with the latest innovations that Adobe come up with. These are one-time purchases, but don’t include access to the feature updates, cloud services, or mobile apps that accompany the subscription-based packages. The Pro tier costs £583.20/$449 while the Standard package will set you back £308.40/$299. These are fully featured suites, but ones that also come with large price tags. If you really don’t want to go down the subscription route, then there is the option of buying AdobeĪcrobat Pro 2017 and Acrobat Standard 2017 outright. 7-day trial for the Pro version, so you can test out the various features listed below before signing up to anything.

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