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Fenbeast
Fenbeast
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September 13, 2026
Question

Disable Edit PDF popup in Acrobat Pro for MacOS

  • September 13, 2026
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Running macOS Sequoia 15.7.9 and Acrobat Pro v. 2026.002.21901

I am proofreading chapters of a book and absolutely, positively DO NOT want to edit the PDF. Yet Acrobat keeps throwing “Edit PDF?” pop-ups at me that I dismiss, only to see them reappear a few minutes later. It’s distracting and annoying. How do I shut them off entirely?

It irks me that Adobe assumes its users (in Pro? seriously?) don’t know what they want to do. If I wanted to edit the PDF, I’d be editing the PDF. Show it once? That I understand. Repeatedly? NO. Trust your customer to know what they intend to do.

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    Amal Jaiswal
    Community Manager
    Amal JaiswalCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    September 15, 2026

    Hello @Fenbeast

    I hope you are doing well, and thanks for flagging this. Sorry for the trouble it's causing while you're trying to proofread.

    Here are a few steps that you may try and see if that works:

    • Menu > Preferences > General, uncheck "Show quick actions on text selection." This prevents a floating suggestion toolbar from repeatedly appearing while selecting or scrolling through text.

    • On the same General preferences screen, also uncheck "Show messages when I launch Adobe Acrobat."

    • If neither helps, try Menu > Preferences > Accessibility and uncheck "Enable assistive technology support," and see if that helps.

    Could you confirm a couple of things so we can narrow this down further:

    • Does the pop-up appear specifically when you select or highlight text, or at random intervals, regardless of what you're doing?

    • Is this a scanned PDF or a native text PDF?

    Let us know how it goes.

    Regards,
    Amal

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