No dictionaries were found...

[jone5753251]

Whenever I type a character (whether in Edit PDF or comment), I get a popup error saying "No dictionaries were found. your installation might be corrupted." When I close the popup, the rest of the session runs fine, and I don't get the error message until the next time I start a session and try to type something. I have run the repair tool from the installation software, and it didn't fix this error.

Any idea how to fix this?

[kimberly5E31 · Accepted solution]

This worked for me on windows 11  * 10-26-2021

 Go to Edit  :  Click Preferences 

                    :  Click Security ( Enhanced ) 

                    :   In sandbox Protected mode at startup (preview) " UNCLICK  "

                    :   Restart Adobe 

                    : Then Check, Edit ,Prefrences , check Spelling to See if works   

IF works     : Turn back on in sandbox protected mode at startup " CLICK ON "

                    :   Restart Adobe  

Should be golden 🙂 

[PJTurner1964]

That worked for me Kimberly. Thanks 🙂

[Patty22245533zkuk]

This worked!  Thanks!

[BrinerBuilding]

This worked for me!! Thank you!! 

[JD22022692pi0a]

Thank you Kimberly.

This worked for me.

[yvesbouchard007]

Thanks Kimberly. It worked !! You're a wizard 🙂

[BaSmithCCLaw]

This worked for me as well!  Thank you!!!!

[default99rplfpeybtp]

I tried lots of different suggestions found in a Google search. Even uninstalled and reinstalled. Nothing worked and I was very frustrated. The steps recommended by kimberlySE31 actually solved the problem. I thought the steps sounded confusing when I first read them. Then as I was actually doing the steps in Adobe, they made perfect sense. I'm surprised the solution is this easy. Thank you!!!

[Flashfox_Prime]

Did not work for me (sigh)

There is no dictionaly available

[Liveshots]

Worked for me (Win 10), thanks clever-clogs!

[michaelf63424191]

This does work. Thank you!   

BUT, it's not a permanent fix-- the problem is back the next day. There's a bug in the Acrobat DC program that makes it unable to load or recognize it's own dictionaries. If you get the "No dictionalies found.." error message, go to Preferences> Spelling, youll notice there is no dictionary listed, and the buggy program will not let you add a dictionary either. nice. Wonder if they'll fix this bug?  they usually make us solve their problems

[Guest]

Same here, Michael. It works as long as I had DC open but the issue was back again. 
It is time to get this fixed... It has been SIX YEARS since the original post.

[j_8301]

FYI, it's 2025. I just installed DC with an update, nonetheless. The "No Dictionaries" error still exists. Guess that's not on Adobe's to-do list yet. 😞 

[AnandSri]

Hello!

I hope you are doing well, and we apologize for the trouble and delayed response.

Did you try the security settings preference? If not, please uncheck "Run in AppContainer" from Menu > Security > Preferences and restart the app and the machine. Please ensure you have the latest version of Acrobat installed on the machine: 25.001.2043x Optional update, Mar 19, 2025. Check for any pending updates from the Menu > help > check for updates, install the updates, restart the app and the machine, and check. For more information, see this: https://adobe.ly/3Ya2jUX

Let us know if you experience any issues.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.

[Marni22594542h9cl]

Didn't work for me. 

I opened up Acrobat today and starting working as normally but everything is changed. I guess they made changes to the interface. Now I can't add or edit text. This fix did not work for me and I'm stuck.

[Marni22594542h9cl]

cancel, wrong thread

[Ruben Leonhardt]

This worked for me too! Thanks!

[wdburgdorf]

For me all is good while "Run in AppContainer" is off. Makes half sense, because dictionaries are probably not in that container. Protected Mode can stay on. 

[LABO]

Amazing! This worked well.

[John38527248eh4m]

Unchecking The AppContainer after the steps worked! 

[DSG0120]

This work for me, but when I go back and reclick the protected mode and restart, I lose the dictionary again. 

[kimber.kim]

At LAST, a solution that works! Thank you so much, this has been annoying me for months!!

[Smoothguitar]

If all else fails, try "run as administrator." This workaround worked for me.

[Marni22594542h9cl]

This did not work for me. Still not able to edit or add text. Ran updates but all is already updated.

[Marni22594542h9cl]

Cancel, wrong thread