Which Adobe Acrobat DC product is right for you? Compare the editions and learn about the extra benefits you get when you subscribe.
| Acrobat Standard DC | Acrobat Pro DC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perpetual | Subscription | Perpetual | Subscription | |
| Interact with PDFs | ||||
| View, interact and comment on PDF content from your computer or mobile device | X | X | X | X |
| NEW Work on touch-enabled devices | X | X | X | X |
| NEW Store and share files online with instant access to recently viewed files | X | X | X | X |
| NEW Send, track and confirm delivery of important documents electronically | X | X | ||
| Create PDF files | ||||
| Create PDFs from any application that prints | X | X | X | X |
| Create, protect and send PDFs in popular Office apps for Windows | X | X | X | X |
| Combine multiple documents in one PDF file | X | X | X | X |
| Convert web pages to interactive PDFs, complete with links | X | X | X | X |
| Prevent others from copying or editing sensitive information in PDFs | X | X | X | X |
| Turn scanned documents into searchable PDFs with selectable text | X | X | X | X |
| NEW Recognize text in scans, and then preview and fix suspected errors with a side-by-side view | X | X | X | X |
| NEW Automatically fix document photos to remove backgrounds and adjust perspective | X | X | X | X |
| Create and export PDFs on your mobile device | X | X | ||
| NEW Create high-quality PDFs in Microsoft Word for Mac | X | X | ||
| Prepare PDFs consistently with guided Actions | X | X | ||
| Convert or validate PDFs for compliance with ISO standards like PDF/A or PDF/X | X | X | ||
| Create and validate PDFs to meet accessibility standards for people with disabilities | X | X | ||
| Edit PDFs | ||||
| NEW Edit text and images in a PDF with full-page paragraph reflow | X | X | X | X |
| NEW Turn PDFs into editable Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint files with improved formatting accuracy | X | X | X | X |
| Convert PDFs to JPEG, TIFF or PNG image formats | X | X | X | X |
| Insert, delete and organize pages in a PDF | X | X | X | X |
| Add bookmarks, headers, numbering or watermarks | X | X | X | X |
| NEW Edit text and organize pages in a PDF on your iPad | X | |||
| NEW Turn scanned paper documents into instantly editable PDFs | X | X | ||
| Automatically optimize PDFs to reduce file size, or customize settings first | X | X | ||
| Add audio, video and interactive objects to your PDFs | X | X | ||
| Redact to permanently remove sensitive information in PDFs | X | X | ||
| Preflight and prepare files for high-end print production | X | X | ||
| Add Bates numbering to legal documents | X | X | ||
| Sign and collect | ||||
| NEW Fill, sign and send forms fast from your computer or mobile device with smart autofill | X | X | X | X |
| NEW Collect e-signatures from others and track responses in real time | X | X | ||
| Turn paper or Word docs into fillable PDF forms | X | X | X | X |
| Add comments to PDFs with a highlighter, sticky notes and more | X | X | X | X |
| Collect comments from others in one PDF file | X | X | X | X |
| Mark PDFs with stamps, such as "approved" or "draft" | X | X | X | X |
| Work with certificate signatures | X | X | X | X |
| Compare two versions of a document to see what's changed | X | X | ||
| Deploy and manage across the organization | ||||
| Safeguard systems and data with application security and sandboxing technology | X | X | X | X |
| Customize features and settings with the Customization Wizard and Enterprise Toolkit | X | X | X | X |
| Deploy and update with Microsoft SCCM/SCUP and Apple Remote Desktop | X | X | X | X |
| Use virtualization tools, including Microsoft App-V* and UE-V, or Citrix XenApp | X | X | X | X |