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MIke.RC
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Acrobat XI for Mac

  • June 22, 2021
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I have a license for Acrobat XI Pro for Windows. I am now using a Mac. Any advise on how I can use my acrobat license on Mac?

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Correct answer try67

You can't. Acrobat XI was not cross-platform and Adobe doesn't sell this version any longer so you can't switch to the Mac version. Even if you could you would need to run it on a very old version of the Mac OS. Unlike in Windows, where almost all OS versions are backwards-compatible to some extent or another, Apple OS versions are not. You can't run old applications on them. You must get updated versions.

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try67Correct answer
Community Expert
June 22, 2021

You can't. Acrobat XI was not cross-platform and Adobe doesn't sell this version any longer so you can't switch to the Mac version. Even if you could you would need to run it on a very old version of the Mac OS. Unlike in Windows, where almost all OS versions are backwards-compatible to some extent or another, Apple OS versions are not. You can't run old applications on them. You must get updated versions.

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    MIke.RCAuthor
    New Participant
    June 22, 2021
    Thank you for the information and suggestion.
    Amal.
    Community Manager
    Amal.Community Manager
    Community Manager
    June 22, 2021

    Hi Mike

     

    Hope you are doing well and sorry for the trouble. As described you want to install Acrobat Xi on your new Mac machine.

     

    If you have the installer disk and the serial number ready, please try the steps below and see if that works for you:

     

    1. On your old computer open Acrobat, click Help > Deactivate

    2. On your new computer, install acrobat XI  using the installation files /installer disk and activate with your serial number.

     

    Note: Adobe Acrobat XI is an old and EOL application it may or may not work with the latest Mac configuration

     

    Regards

    Amal

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      MIke.RCAuthor
      New Participant
      June 22, 2021
      Thanks, Amal. It's no longer active in any computer. I want to install on a
      Mac but my license is for Windows. Support/platform exchange for the
      version has already stopped.
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