How to develop plugins for Adobe reader in macOS

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April 29, 2020
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I wanted to add menu to existing Adobe reader Application in macOS. Any heads are much appreciated. It would be more helpful if anyone can point to documentation, and any plugin sample. Which language or tools can be used to develop macos plugins. Thanks in advance

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Bernd Alheit

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What kind of menus want you add?

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SyamalaAuthor

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A custom memu to save PDF in to my remote drive. I will add logic accordingly after adding menu.

try67

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You can do that with a script and add your button to the File menu. It's
much simpler and much cheaper than using a plugin.

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The other thing is that you will need the current paid-for Acrobat app. You must use Scrobat to create and test the plugins first, then enable in Reader. So you have the cost of Acrobat and the variable cost of the plugin license.

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Also... plugins are written in C++, or Objective C on Mac. You need Xcode on Mac of course. To make plugins for Catalina, they must be notarized and you will need a paid-for Apple developer license certified for your company.

try67

Community Expert

Before even starting with it you need to apply for a special license from Adobe to do so. Without this license you can't do anything, and it's not easy to get it. So start with that, and when you get it, start working on your code, or you'll be potentially wasting your time.