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How do I install acrobat dc on my iPad Pro

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February 27, 2019
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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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Correct answer Dov Isaacs

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.

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R. Kyle Grooters

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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.

Bernd Alheit

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

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Mickey me

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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.

ls_rbls

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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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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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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).

tonya34743994

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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...

ls_rbls

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

joey005

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That is what I had before the iPad. It literally, lasted me less than 3 years before it went to s**t. keeps freezing, crashing, even the adobe app crashes and just takes forever to start up. It's like it got tired and doesnt want to work anymore. I wiped it clean and gave it a fresh start, but still did not help. That's why I went back to mac. They just last me much longer. let's. just hope adobe releases something soon.. otherwise, no point in keeping the subscription.

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But you didn't go to Mac (from what I understand), you went to iPad. Like I said, not a Mac and not a substitute for one. Nice kit, certainly. Lasts longer than 3 years? Maybe, but it will feel obsolete in 2 years so you'll get a new one anyway. Apple are good at that.

Your subscription unlocks some editing features in the iPad app, but it isn't going to let you fill in XFA forms, and frankly this isn't likely to ever happen, as these forms are on the way out. Adobe's decision not to support XFA on mobile has always baffled me, but it's a bit late in the way for them to remedy it...

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darrylb48535091

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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!

Dov Isaacs

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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.

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- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)

joey005

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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?

Dov IsaacsCorrect answer

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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.

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- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)

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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.

Bernd Alheit

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Adobe Acrobat DC is not available for iOS.

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