![]() On the other hand, despite the change in look it fundamentally operates the same as before. The aesthetic of the new Acrobat interface. Unfortunately, much of the interface looks grayed out - there's black, light gray and lighter gray for the options, and it's easy to assume that some features are unavailable. I'll state up front that I'm not a big fan of the one-size-fits-all interfaces that span from phones to desktop displays. ![]() One of Adobe's goals with the revision of Acrobat was to make it easier to use and surface tools that people couldn't find. Acrobat DC will not run on Windows XP ( about 17 percent of Windows users) or OS X versions below 10.9 ( 27 percent as of December 2014). With this update, Adobe also cuts some ties with the past. You don't have to use eSign for digital signatures, though when I opened an Acrobat-converted print form in DocuSign it came through inverted. I've seen lots of complaints about EchoSign's robustness, and eSign won't really work until the system is live and it has the relevant Web support, so I'll revisit eSign after it's all live. There's no reason to subscribe unless you're entrenched in Adobe's ecosystem or really want the convenience of syncing.ĮSign, which used to be EchoSign, also requires a subscription. Adobe's Mobile Link will sync files, settings and signatures across devices, but not everyone will think that's worth the cost. The thing about Acrobat DC is that there are plenty of far less expensive apps that deliver most of the same capabilities, and it's really worth trying them first. The export engine is much lower power than the desktop version, so unless it's a pretty basic document you'll want to save conversions for the computer. You can also export PDFs to a Word, Excel or PowerPoint document or send it to Fill & Sign. You can also edit PDFs - rearrange pages, edit text, move or delete blocks.įill & Sign on Android phones can be a little cramped, but it's fine for shorter forms. It sends it up to the cloud for processing, saves it there, and notifies you when its done. Upgrade features include creating PDFs from other document types. With the exception of the new cross-platform user interface, it's pretty much the same as it ever was.Īcrobat DC for the and is a scaled-down version of the desktop apps, and lets you access capabilities depending upon your subscription level. The new version of Reader is basically stripped-down Acrobat DC that only lets you view and comment unless you're a subscriber, though it never ceases to taunt you with the capabilities you don't have access to. It's also quite tedious to fill long forms this way, especially on a phone. You can't simply straighten anything, and there's no page recognition, so you have to crop it manually. My one gripe about filling print forms is that the autoenhance, despite drawing on Photoshop technology, isn't very good. When you take a picture, it processes the image and gives you the option to autoenhance as well as continue taking photos for multipage forms. ![]() When you launch the app, you're presented with a big icon that prompts you select a form to fill out your choices are from a file, from the Web, from camera roll or take a picture. With this app, available on and you can take a picture of a print form or open existing PDF forms. To me, Fill & Sign is the most generally interesting part of the system, in part because it's useful without requiring a subscription. I'll provide UK and Australian pricing once it's available, though you'll be able to find it here for Australia and here for the UK. It's on the roadmap, though.Įnterprise licenses are described in an unclear grid of options that you are welcome to wade through. Each subscription level comes with 20GB of storage like Creative Cloud, there's currently no storage upgrade option. Full Creative Cloud subscribers get Document Cloud gratis.īased on the pricing, I'd say Adobe really, really, ( really!) wants you to commit to a year.Acrobat DC Standard perpetual: $300 ($140 upgrade).Acrobat DC Pro perpetual: $450 ($200 upgrade).Acrobat DC Standard subscription: $156 annually (which works out to $13/month) or $23/month.Acrobat DC Pro subscription: $180 annually (which comes out to $15/month) or $25/month.
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