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kn-d
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February 27, 2019
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How do I install acrobat dc on my iPad Pro

I have a subscription to acrobat dc and would like to be able to use it on the road with my iPad Pro.  can’t figure out how to download it and don’t see it in the App Store. does anyone know?

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    Dov Isaacs
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    Legend
    February 27, 2019

    To be very specific, the only “Acrobat” application available for either iOS or Android is Adobe Acrobat Reader which is equivalent to the comparable application on Windows and MacOS with a few additional features that are accessible when you have either an Adobe Creative Cloud or Document Cloud subscription. It has nowhere near the functionality of Acrobat Pro DC. Such a product has not been released at this time.

              - Dov

    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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    R. Kyle Grooters
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    January 31, 2021

    Just release DC for iPad. It's So annoying to have to go to my laptop to fill out PDF forms to send for signature. And iPad should be able to fill out a PDF. Apps like dotloop are glitchy as hell. Just let me open a PDF with form fields and fill it out on iPad. 

    I have to imagine that there's some sort of difficulty or reason that it hasn't been released yet considering how stupid it would be to just assume none of us need this on the road ability. 

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      Bernd Alheit
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      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
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      January 31, 2021

      On the iPad you can fill PDF forms with Acrobat Reader.

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        Mickey me
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        October 25, 2020

        So the adobe app I am paying $120/yr for is worthless on the most sophisticated computer in 2020. Adobe is waste of money. Dumped the app. 

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          ls_rbls
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          ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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          October 25, 2020

          An iOS or Android OS mobile app is not designed nor compiled  to run in the most sophisticated computer(s).

           

          I would assume this is dependent on how each computer user would preconceive the idea of what the most sophisticated computers really are when compared to very powerful laptops or tablets with Advanced RISC-based machine architecture.

           

           

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          Jaytee3
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          March 25, 2020

          Given it's 2020 and Apple just released the new iPad Pro, is there any word on when Adobe will take Acrobat Pro DC and make it compatible with iPad OS. I really need to use the OCR and Bates stamping functions with Acrobat Pro DC. 

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            Legend
            March 25, 2020

            No, there is no word as to whether Adobe have any plans to do this. Anyone with inside information would have a secrecy agreement. Adobe have found that discussing their plans leads to nothing but trouble (and sometimes lawsuits).

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            tonya34743994
            tonya34743994
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            February 8, 2020

            Software Providers are gradually making advantage of the extra facilities of iPad Pro's. The frequent response that Acrobat Pro is only available via Desktop, may also be changed as further high-end options are realised in the more flexable settings of iPad Pro over Desktop/Laptop. Publishers + Writers/Authors may (soon?) have more hope to look forward to ... That's just looking into one niche industry. The sky is truly the limit, re: countless existing + introduced activities, through AI-ML-3D-Robotics-Drones-Space-SmartTechs-Unicycles...

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            ls_rbls
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            February 8, 2020

            Are we talking Linux too in  here? (drones, robotics, space force, military (AndroidOS = Linux kernel in ARM) architechture, smart watches, smart card readers for Android OS,  live USB bootable Linux OS distributions, penetration testing and forensic tools, etc??)  Open Source by the way, in the whole sense of  free to modify, free to redistribute, free to recompile, free to improve the original code, without breaking the law that is...

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            Legend
            April 24, 2019

            There is Windows and there is Mac. There are no Mac tablets. You could consider the Surface Pro, a Windows tablet.

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            joey005
            joey005
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            November 5, 2019

            Yeah, it shouldn't be discriminatory for just avaiable for windows use. I think one should be created for mac tablet, such as the iPad OS, which is now pretty much fully functional as a computer, just as good if not better than the surface. 

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            Legend
            November 5, 2019

            It may happen. Yesterday, Adobe released Photoshop for iPad, the first full powered conversion from Windows/Mac for the high end iPad Pro. They will be looking hard at the sales info to see if there is more money to be made.

             

            By the way there is NO SUCH THING as a Mac tablet. The Surface is a Windows tablet, but as you've found, the iPad is a very limited and controlled tablet, nothing at all like a Mac. 

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              darrylb48535091
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              April 24, 2019

              Is there a Tablet/OS you recommend for Acrobat PRO DC.  I typically do 99% of my business on iPhone & iPad, but now have a client who sends me documents in Acrobat PRO DC format, which is very difficult to work with on the iPad PRO!

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                Dov Isaacs
                Dov Isaacs
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                April 24, 2019

                There is no such thing as Acrobat PRO DC format. We assume you mean PDF! The question is then what you are trying to do with such PDF files on your iPad. If all you need to do is read, print, and/or annotate, the free Adobe Acrobat Reader for iOS should meet your needs. Otherwise, if you need to do extensive PDF file manipulation, you need the full Acrobat Pro product which installs and runs only on MacOS and Windows.

                If you are addicted to small devices, you can get either a very small MacBook (runs MacOS) or a very small Windows system, such as Microsoft's Surface Pro.

                          - Dov

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                  joey005
                  joey005
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                  November 5, 2019

                  Is there ever going to be a version for iPad OS? basically, I got rid of my Surface Pro because of all the bugs it has and moved to the iPad OS pro. however, i now noticed my PDFs I cant use on ipad, it says I need to use it on windows or Mac on the full version. I basically have a template of a PDF, which is fillable, has the drop down portions for Y/N for questions, etc. That's the PDF I am trying to use on the new iPad OS which is not available. Is there a version of adobe that can be pushed with this capability, like one for the surface, used on tablet mode? 

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                    Dov Isaacs
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                    Legend
                    February 27, 2019

                    To be very specific, the only “Acrobat” application available for either iOS or Android is Adobe Acrobat Reader which is equivalent to the comparable application on Windows and MacOS with a few additional features that are accessible when you have either an Adobe Creative Cloud or Document Cloud subscription. It has nowhere near the functionality of Acrobat Pro DC. Such a product has not been released at this time.

                              - Dov

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                    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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                      Legend
                      February 27, 2019

                      There is an Adobe Acrobat app in the app store. It isn't the same as Acrobat Pro, but it's all there is. For everything on iOS, what you see in the app store is all there is, there can be no other downloads, and you can't run Windows or Mac apps. Apple don't allow it.

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                      Bernd Alheit
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                      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
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                      February 27, 2019

                      Adobe Acrobat DC is not available for iOS.

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