Acrobat for Windows on ARM

[devina86956525]

Adobe recently announced that Photoshop, Lightroom, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, and Adobe Acrobat are now available to run on ARM, however I can't seem to find the download for Acrobat. Is the ARM version just included in the 64-bit installer? What mode is it running in? ARM64EC or fully native? The latest support article is from 2021  and still shows it runs under emulation mode, which means a lot of features are not working (Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader ARM processor support on Windows) correctly. 

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[vanqtt]

I'm super curious about this too! Did you ever get a response from Adobe?

[devina86956525]

@vanqtt kind of - the only version that works on Windows ARM right now is the 32-bit version of Acrobat (which is kind of pathetic), and it's running emulation not ARM64EC or native. I've received no answer if/when a native version is coming 😞

[ravinderg62643219]

Hi,

Thanks for posting your concerns. 

Currently, Acrobat 32-bit version is supported on Windows ARM devices ( in emulation mode ). Native ARM support is not yet available on Windows.

[Scooter Bee]

This has gone on way too long.  I've been forced to uninstall Acrobat from my Surface Laptop and use a competitor's product.  I'm sure there are many like me.  If my annual subscription renewal rolls around and there isn't an ARM-native version, I'll become an ex-customer.

[michael248]

I've installed the latest x64 version and the emulation is working fine with that too. But yes, a native ARM version would be nice...

[Logan32092629need]

It is sooooo slow in emulation. I have the Surface Laptop 15" with 32gb of RAM and it still just crawls when using the x86 version.

[dan_5845]

This needs a fix ASAP. Just bought the latest Surface Laptop (gen 7) and no support for Adobe acrobat as it's running ARM64. So frustrating. 

ADOBE..... When can we expect a fix?

[elizaveta_4713]

I am also waiting for the ARM version of Acrobat

[Roger157F]

SIX MONTHS LATER, STILL WAITING FOR A FIX. I just purchased a Dell latest and greatest lap top (expensive) with Windows 11 ARM and my Adobe documents literally freak out on my desktop, like there is a user in the background fighting me. Can't even fill out a simple form. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE WHEN I AM PAYING $21.66 PER MONTH FOR ADOBE PRO!!!!

[massimol]

Acrobat 32 Bit version does not really work on ARM machines. I already installed it twice, because after a few days it stops working and does not even start. Now I have the same issue once again.

[Alberto23828621mx2b]

I'm completely miffed - it's been 5 years and Microsoft are still making ARM machines so I thought Adobe as a "partner" would just pony up with an ARM version already. Not having ARM compatibility for a key application like Acrobat is likely stunting Microsoft's ability to get other software makers to write ARM versions of their apps. This is the direction Microsoft would like to go - let's do this already please. There will be plenty of users.

[daniel_gr]

While I wholeheartedly agree that it'd be nice having a native (better performance, less battery use) version, we've been using Acrobat DC in emulation mode on a Surface Pro since past summer until now, on a daily basis, with zero issues.
I therefore suspect your issues are not platform related but perhaps specific to your device / Windows.

[Scottish Arts Trust]

Please tell me you can take a Palatino Linotype PDF and edit it on in Acrobat when using Windows 11 ARM system...because I absolutely cannot. If you are able to do this then maybe it is my computer at fault?

[Logan32092629need]

See it's been unbelievably slow for me running it via emulation on my Surface Laptop 15" with 32gb of RAM.

[Vociferocious]

Are you using the 32-bit or 64-bit version?

[Roger157F]

Looks like 32-bit. 

[Vociferocious]

I'm using 64-bit with no issues on my new Yoga 7X, which also uses a Snapdragon X Elite. I'm only using Acrobat Reader, so a much less robust app. But in Window Settings/System/About, I can confirm 64-bit under "System type." Assuming yours is too, maybe try the 64-bit version and see if that helps?

[Roger157F]

I just uninstalled 32-bit and installed 64-bit. I got a ton of error messages, fought my way through it, but seems to be working better. I swear you need a technology degree just to do basic things on personal computers nowadays. But thanks for the suggestion!!

[Scottish Arts Trust]

Using new ARM Surface  laptop Acrobat  is not allowing editing within the PDF.. A PDF in Palatino Lintotype that I tried to edit got a response that Palatino Lintotype was not supported (even though it appeared in the list of available typefaces) and Arial had been substituted but this didn't work either. Instead the edited text that was supposedly in Arial came out as a bunch of random symbols. 

[devina86956525]

It's been almost a year now and still zero communication about when/if a native ARM version is coming. This is not really a way to treat your paying customers, Adobe!