I wanted to add menu to existing Adobe reader Application in macOS. Any heads are much appreciated. It would be more helpful if anyone can point to documentation, and any plugin sample. Which language or tools can be used to develop macos plugins. Thanks in advance
Before even starting with it you need to apply for a special license from Adobe to do so. Without this license you can't do anything, and it's not easy to get it. So start with that, and when you get it, start working on your code, or you'll be potentially wasting your time.
The other thing is that you will need the current paid-for Acrobat app. You must use Scrobat to create and test the plugins first, then enable in Reader. So you have the cost of Acrobat and the variable cost of the plugin license.
Also... plugins are written in C++, or Objective C on Mac. You need Xcode on Mac of course. To make plugins for Catalina, they must be notarized and you will need a paid-for Apple developer license certified for your company.
What is Scrobat, Even for testing plugins should i need licence and Pro account. I have got some documents https://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/acrobat_dc_sdk/2015/HTMLHelp/#t=Acro12_MasterBook%2FPlugins_Cre.... But those are supporting OS10.8. Where can i get latest adobe SDK which has samples that support catalina. Please guide me as i am new in this plugin developement. Your help is very much appreciated. I have Apple Developer license and i will aslo work on getting adobe license
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is free right , cant i just use it for developing a sample plugin. if at all i need to get Pro for Adobe reader which one should i get , will it still support free version. Is there a way that i can get call scheduled with acrobat technical support to get all info
Acrobat Reader plug-ins are just Acrobat plug-ins, with a special key. You will only get the key later, so you will need Acrobat to develop and debug it, and to pay close attention to the plug-in limits for Reader, as described in the large amount of documentation. Please read it, you will need it. There is no quick path to this knowledge. Adobe tech support know nothing about programming. There is supposed to be developer support. The last I heard it as $200 to raise a single case. Nobody will explain a summary, there are hundreds of pages of crucial info.
Sorry to ask you so much but which Acrobat software should i purchase to develop plugins for Adobe reader. I will be patient enough and read all the documentation and summarise things needed for my development.
i was just overwhelmed seeing an ocean of documentation
It is kind of overwhelming. This is high level stuff, aimed at people already familiar with developing in C/C++, because it explains nothing you need to know about that. If you are not a C++ programmer, you have a very big learning curve, as much in how to use the tools as the coding language. You will need the developer tools, which Apple makes available for free. The SDK was written for an older release of XCode but you need XCode 10 to notarize. This can lead to lots of awkward and frustrating adapting of details, even changes to Adobe's header files. Yes, big project.
I am trying to develop a plugin with same functionality on both windows and Mac. We have already integration key we got from adobe for windows , can i reuse it for Mac. Thanks
Can you use your key in Mac? It depends on Adobe, I think. To get the reader key you will have made a detailed proposal to Adobe - what did they approve?
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