Acrobat - 2023 Changes Are Beyond Awful... Or Is It Just Me?

I too am having a LOT of trouble with Adobe Acrobat Pro.  I have been using it for years to combine multiple pdf files into 1 document, and it has always recognized its own bookmarks.  Now it leaves out at least 2 files every time I try combining multiple files into 1 document, it only recognizes the top level bookmark of the second document merged and leaves out all of the other bookmarks, and it is randomly inserting blank pages throughout my merged document.  I am currently looking for other programs, as I work 12 to 16 hour days, and I don't have time for all this mess.

I have been so annoyed by the updates. I hate having to complete forms now and add text and that's a simple task.  I literally am so frustrated I had to google to see if I'm alone.  It's awful now.  Going back to the old Adobe. 

Yep it is truly awful to use. I have tried for last few months to give it a go and I absolutely hate it. It is not intuive to use whatsoever. Total fail and have cost me hours of lost prouctivity. Thanks Adobe.

I am extremely disappointed with the latest Adobe Acrobat update. The constant crashing is unbearable, and the OCR functionality has deteriorated compared to previous versions. I am urgently seeking guidance on how to revert to an earlier version, as I've resorted to using Acrobat on an older machine due to the poor performance of the current version. The user interface is a major step backward – it's cumbersome and requires excessive clicks to accomplish simple tasks. The beauty of simplicity seems to have been completely overlooked. The updates seem to degrade the software rather than improve it, which is baffling. Another serious issue is with scanning; frequently, my scans vanish or pages go blank during OCR processing. This makes the software unreliable and a risk to use. I find myself having to backup every document before using OCR, as it's unpredictable what the outcome will be. Additionally, the 'enhance PDF' feature is malfunctioning, often duplicating the letters in words unexpectedly. I'm astonished that Adobe would release such a flawed update and hope these issues are addressed promptly. At least, allow us to go back to the previous version.

Adobe has just become completely unuseable.  Even a small file now causes my 64bit version to just hang. I've never been so frustrated. Seriously? What have you developers done, to something that used to be useable? 

There aren't very many folks that have said they LIKE the new interface. And thousands that HATE it!

If you want to disable the new interface (which Adobe calls the "modern" interface) and revert to the "classic" one that works, follow the instructions in this related, detailed post.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/acrobat-2023-how-to-revert-to-classic-gui-user-interface/td-p/14052807

Also let Adobe know your thoughts at https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/47082691-ditch-the-2023-user-interface-in-acrobat

Can I down vote?

100% agree!!! It's got to the point, that I'm only using Acrobat for header & footers or when I absolutely HAVE to. Every time I open it up, it hangs, crashes, churns, it no longer recognizes changes so I have to insert a text letter and then it'll recognize a change has been made and save everything, it's nearly unuseable I'm itching to unistall it and fully go to another product (which I am using without trouble, for all the markups and free-hand technical drawings I do). Nothing is intuitive. You used to be able to select tools  from anywhere - not anymore. It's just plain unusable.

+1 for everyone complaining on here.

I reckon the new version has crashed and frozen on me more times since installation then in the previous ten years combined.

My requirements for PDF editing and creation are pretty straightforward, so now you've made it harder to achieve what I need to and made the product more unstable, why would I continue to use Acrobat Pro ?

These changes were unasked for, and literally make no sense, as they will just drive users to your competitors.


 

Oh my goodness... I agree. This is absolutely awful! I do not understand why companies feel the need to completely revamp an app or software and leave their longtime customers hanging in the dust, expecting them to deal with all the changes. This new layout is awful, nothing makes sense, and easy features are hidden or gone all together.  What happened to all the great buttons that were so easy to find and easy to understand? Seriously, this layout is absolutely horrible. Why move everything to the other side? Yesterday, I tried to improve the quality of the PDF and gave up after 10 minutes of searching where that feature went, because I could not find it. Like David said, who has time to completely relearn a new software? I was extremely upset when I updated the app to find this new version.  Luckily, I found a way to re-install the old version. With that said, how about doing market research what your customers would like? How about gratually updating an app by integrating new features in steps over a period of time, instead of redoing everything at once? Anyway, I am glad that I am not the only one who feels this way.  Please be considerate of customer needs.