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

[audrey2018]

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 🙂 

[JR Boulay]

1. Yes.

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

3. No.

[audreyd86782850]

That's the kind of answers I like. Nice and clear.

Thanks a lot.
(I wrote you an e-mail this morning about the possibilities in Acrobat Reader - sorry about the "double trouble").

[Thom Parker]

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. 

[Test Screen Name]

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?

[audreyd86782850]

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 ?

[Test Screen Name]

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

[audreyd86782850]

OK, thanks a lot for these clear and straightforward answers 🙂