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audrey2018
audrey2018
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January 17, 2023
Question

Am I free to sell a plugin I made for Acrobat?

  • January 17, 2023
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Hi, 

I'm planning on creating a plugin for Adobe Acrobat, and I'd like to know :

- if I will be free to sell it on my own website,

- if I need to have it validated by Adobe,

- and if I have to pay anything to be allowed to sell this plugin.

Thanks for your help 🙂 

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T
Test Screen Name
Legend
January 18, 2023

Audrey, make sure you understand the difference between Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. Our answer only applied to Acrobat, not Reader.

JR, so far as I know it is impossible for a third party plug-in to be "certified". Did I miss something?

A
audreyd86782850
Participant
January 18, 2023

Hm... I understand that Reader is the free version of Acrobat pro and standard. Am I right ?
What would be the differences between making a plugin for Acrobat and making a plugin for Acrobat Reader ?

T
Test Screen Name
Legend
January 18, 2023

To make a plug-in for Reader differences

- smaller API eg no editing

- special build process (you still, as a developer, need Acrobat)

- needs a license , price by negotiation but up to $25000 per year for some types

- can only be made if Adobe agree and approve eg they won't allow a plug-in to help users avoid buying Acrobat

    JR Boulay
    Community Expert
    JR BoulayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 18, 2023

    1. Yes.

    2. No, but it should be easier for end users if your plugin is "Certified" (see capture).

    3. No.

     

    Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
      Thom Parker
      Community Expert
      Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 18, 2023
      quote

      2. No, but it should be easier for end users if your plugin is "Certified" (see capture).

      By @JR Boulay

       

      Ha ha, that's hilarious. Only Adobe can make certified plug-ins. It is a door that is closed to the rest of us. 

       

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