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How can I turn off permanently the bookmarks panel in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2021

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June 8, 2022
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How can I turn off permanently the bookmarks panel in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2021?

I cannot find any solution that work for this newest version on google.

Thank you for your help.

Correct answer J34538704dm2b

Thanks a TON, Steve! The multiple new windows have been micro-annoyances for years.

Bonus: How to remove the right hand UI "tools" window pane
1 Bring up preferences with CTLR-K
2 choose Documents
3 Check the box: "Remember curent state of Tools Pane"
4 OK

5 Next time you open a doc and then close the right hand Tools pane, it should come up closed in future docs.

Thanks, again, Steve!

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detailed_fun123d

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Method: Windows Registry Edit

Because Adobe Acrobat lacks a direct global preference toggle to suppress bookmarks for every document, adding a command-line parameter via the registry forces it closed. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter to open the Windows Registry Editor.

Back up your registry by right-clicking Computer or the specific key below and selecting Export. [1, 2]

Navigate to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Acrobat.Document.DC\shell\Open\command [1, 2]

Double-click the Default value in the right pane. [1]

Modify the string data to add /A "navpanes=0" right before the %1 argument. It should look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe" /A "navpanes=0" "%1" (verify your specific path matches) [1, 2]

Click OK and close the registry. [1]

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Mrskarenjordan

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This does NOT work. Bookmarks continue to open every time even on the same file.

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hannah_9859

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I think I may have found a solution for this. Using a lot of the advice here, this is what worked for me:

Disable the new acrobat by going to Menu > Disable new Acrobat

I was then able to go into File > Properties > Initial View and set it to Page Only.

I then went to View > Enable New Acrobat

My bookmarks tab does not open up at all now! It seems like that setting stuck somehow. I hope this works for others!

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NikolayAtanasov

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This is still an issue in 2025. Adobe simply sucks.

Ranametalera

Participating Frequently

I found the real solution to this... INSTALLED SUMATRAPDF!

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Tom31960282iyhz

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I had originally asked about bookmarks in AutoCAD, a friend helped me with the plotting config. by using ADOBE PDF printer settings, the bookmarks and many notes driven by Fonts are left off.

I had been using the AutoCAD settings thinking that they were better and clearer (they are) but killing off unessary info cleans up the plot and makes life easier for everybody.

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yuriy_1357

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I found a solution that worked for me on the latest MacOS.

Go to View in the top menu bar and click "Disable new Acrobat Reader".

It will revert to an older UI design, which honestly I prefer and it wont open the bookmarks any longer

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yuriy_1357

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Actually, disregard my last message. It is not 100% accurate. Adding more info

It still does open bookmarks, but since it's about 60% smaller than in the new UI I didn't even notice. Also, it's on the left side of the new UI. Still highly recommend this as it doesn't cover the document if the window size is smaller like it does on the new UI

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VladNJ

Participating Frequently

@SMU67 printing a document without bookmarks, is unessary duplication.

Just because a document has bookmarks, it does not mean I want to see them when a document is being opened. It should be user's decision and there should be an on/off switch....
This product is missing this functionality and the Product owner needs to review it.

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SMU67

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Bookmarks only open if they are stored in the document. To get rid of them, right click the file in your file browser > Open with > Google Chrome. In Chrome, click 'print' and then 'Save as PDF'. This saves it as a plain PDF without bookmarks.

try67

Community Expert

That is a very convoluted way to get rid of bookmarks if you have Acrobat. Just open the Bookmarks panel, select all, click Delete.

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sun2sirius

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Sorry, none of the "correct answers" are correct. The way it works is that I open a document that has no bookmakrs, but the empty bookmarks window pops up and takes 1/3 of my screen. I need to click on it to close for every document I open. What a shame!

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Michael32005506vsc6

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Agree 100% that this needs an option to turn off at the user level. So annoying.

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gusmuh

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I added an 'Idea'/feature request for this, if y'all would like to upvote it. Maybe that will work to have this remedied?

Turn off the bookmark tab permanently - Adobe Community - 14932954

jane-e

Community Expert

I added an 'Idea'/feature request for this
By @gusmuh

The Acrobat developers use another site called UserVoice for Ideas and Bugs. Can you post there and put the link back in this thread so it can be upvoted?

https://acrobat.uservoice.com/

Jane