Acrobat has come a long way in the last few years. Compare Acrobat DC to Acrobat XI and Acrobat X, and see for yourself.
| Acrobat X | Acrobat XI | Acrobat DC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interact with PDFs | |||
| NEW Send, track and confirm the delivery of important documents electronically | S | ||
| NEW Maintain a consistent user experience across all your devices | S | ||
| NEW Browse the Tool Center or use the search box to find tools quickly | X | ||
| NEW Instantly find the right tools through a task-based onscreen experience | X | ||
| NEW Work with touch-enabled devices | X | ||
| NEW Get instant access to recently viewed files with Mobile Link | X | ||
| NEW Select the Save Ink/Toner option to reduce costs when printing from Windows | X | ||
| Create PDFs | |||
| Create PDFs on the go in a browser or on a mobile device | S | S | |
| Merge multiple documents into one PDF in a browser | S | S | |
| Drag and drop to preview and arrange documents and pages before combining them in one PDF | X | X | |
| Create, protect and send PDFs directly from popular Office apps for Windows | o | X | X |
| NEW Create high-quality PDFs in Microsoft Word for Mac | X | ||
| Edit PDFs | |||
| Export PDFs to Office formats in a browser or on a mobile device | S | S | |
| NEW Turn scanned paper documents into instantly editable PDFs with fonts that match the original text | X | ||
| NEW Add or edit text—or rearrange pages—in a PDF on your iPad | S | ||
| Edit PDF files intuitively, clicking and dragging to reflow paragraphs | X | X | |
| NEW Reflow text across a page without having to adjust individual paragraphs | X | ||
| NEW Add new lines to existing bulleted or numbered lists without reformatting | X | ||
| NEW Run spell check on your entire document and correct typos | X | ||
| Find and replace text in a single step | X | X | |
| Convert some or all of a PDF to an editable Word, Excel, PowerPoint or RTF file | o | X | X |
| NEW Turn PDFs into editable Word, Excel or PowerPoint files with improved formatting accuracy | X | ||
| NEW Preview and correct suspected text recognition errors with a side-by-side view | o | o | X |
| NEW Clean up document photos to remove backgrounds and adjust perspective | X | ||
| Sign and collect | |||
| NEW Fill, sign and send forms from your computer or mobile device | X | ||
| NEW Fill forms faster with reusable text from your personal autofill collection | X | ||
| NEW Collect e-signatures from others and track responses in real time | S | S | |
| Accessibility | |||
| Create and validate PDFs based on WCAG 2.0 and PDF/UA accessibility standards | X | X | |
| NEW Read PDFs aloud with VoiceOver support on Mac OS X computers | X | ||
| NEW Read text more easily in high-contrast mode on your PC with dynamic background adjustment | X | ||
S Subscription only
o Contains a portion of the capability