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February 6, 2025
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invalid plugin detected. Adobe Acrobat Reader will quit

  • February 6, 2025
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Hi,

I am new to Adobe SDK and I am trying out the BasicPlugin.api in my Adobe Acrobat (24.005.20320) version. I have done the following:

1) Download the  sample plugins code: https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/library/samples/Samples_Plug_in.html#basicplugin

2) build the solution using VS 2022.

3) Copied the BasicPlugin.api to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins

Now after I launched Adobe Acrobat, for the 1st time I saw an alert message indicating the basicplugin has loaded. Immediately I saw an error "Invalid plugin detected. Adobe Acrobat Reader will quit". 

Am I missing any steps to consume the plugin in my setup.

Thanks,

Rahul

3 replies

Thom Parker
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 6, 2025

The mostly likely possibility is that you are not signed in to your Adobe Account, or that you do not have a subscription to Acrobat. 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
Thom Parker
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 6, 2025

Creating plug-ins for Reader takes some special sauce.  You can read about it in the SDK Reference.

https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/library/plugin/Plugins_ReaderPlug.html#50618405_11144

 

For your first plug-in you should start with Acrobat Professional. 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 6, 2025

Do you use Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader?