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Adobe Acrobat Reader has broken-down hardware and software platforms to enable the viewing and printing of Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) files. This version, Adobe Reader for Mac, is easy to use and, despite its long list of great features, the application's clean and professional interface achieves its goals: you have all the primary features just a click away.
Acrobat Reader for Mac excels at what it is supposed to do: help you read PDF files, as well as print and e-mail them. However, it doesn't stop there. As the popularity of PDF files increased, Adobe complied with its users' needs, and now Adobe Reader for Mac includes options such as submitting forms created with fillable form fields created in other Adobe products like Acrobat Professional or Adobe Form Designer. If you read e-books or PDF documents, you'll love how Adobe Reader for Mac performs. During our testing, it handled large files with high-quality images just as easily as small files. A couple of our favorite features, Add Text and Place Signature, let you add your thoughts to a closed document, even without another Adobe product. And, if you choose to subscribe with your Adobe ID, you can send files without ever leaving the application. It's that simple, although subscription fees may apply, depending on the amount of data you want to send.
We found no issues with Adobe Reader for Mac, and as the popularity of PDF files continues to grow, this is a must-have application for every user.
Adobe Reader - Open, edit, and print PDF files - Download Video Previews:Publisher's Description
From Adobe Systems:
Adobe Reader is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on a variety of hardware and operating system platforms. This new version of the familiar Adobe Acrobat Reader provides a host of rich features that enable you to:
- Submit Adobe PDF forms that are created with fillable form fields in such applications as Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe Form Designer
- Play back a variety of embedded multimedia content, such as QuickTime and MP3 files
- Read and organize high-fidelity eBooks
- Activate search and accessibility capabilities built into your PDF files
- Display Adobe Photoshop? Album slide shows and electronic cards and export images for online photo processing (online photo services vary regionally)
Download for previous versions or older systems: http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
What's new in this version: This patch fixes specific security issues.
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2.7 starsout of 55 votes
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"No stars from me except min. reqd. to post this review:"
Version: Adobe Reader 11.0.02
Pros
No comment.
Cons
Just noticed that this is the first review for this version (v. 11.0.02). I was shocked to find that this update was taking an inordinate amount of time to install, and the time indicator just kept climbing...
when it reached more than an hour and thirty-nine minutes, I decided to abort the install process. I use the old ver. infrequently enough to realize I don't need A-R.Summary
Why does Cnet post reviews of past versions when most readers find only the current ver. is germane? Goodbye Adobe.
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"does not work consistent across mac and windows"
Version: Adobe Reader 10.1.4
Pros
generally works
Cons
bloat, program is way to big, forms filled in on MAC don't display correctly on Windows and vice versa
Summary
Needs good competition, Reader has turned into bloat that does not really work well.
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"Does not work with Firefox under OS X"
Version: Adobe Reader 10.1.3
Pros
Runs fine as a stand alone.
Cons
Can not open inside browser.
Plugin for Firefox does not work.Summary
If you use Firefox on a Mac running OS X, disable the plugin until it is fixed. You can still view PDFs in Adobe Reader external to Firefox; it's a pain, but better than crashing.
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"Not what it use to be!"
Version: Adobe Reader 10.1.2
Pros
I liked the older verisons, can't get the new ones to work!
Cons
Have been trying to get adobe reader to work on my new windows 7 machine. Downloads okay, will read files already on machine.
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"Bloat-tastic!"
Version: Adobe Reader 10.1.2
Pros
If you dislike free space on your hard drive, this is the solution for you!!!
Cons
>400MB!?!?!? To view a pdf... Although that is with the plug-in. It is ~225MB for the actual application... sooo ~200MB for a plug-in!?!?!? What in gods name do they put in there?
Summary
If you are using a Mac, and you don't need 3D pdf support... move along. This is just more horrible free proprietary software from Adobe. It is unfortunate that 99.9% of people think they need this and Flash.
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"Could be better"
Version: Adobe Reader 10.1.1
Pros
good features
Cons
all good feautures work slowly/ maybe the reason in a big size
Summary
nice reader, but if it won't be so slow - could be much better
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"bloated adn slow"
Version: Adobe Reader 10.1
Pros
up to date, google chrome does not nagg every 5 seconds to upgrade as it does with version 9 for example (i like version 9 better)
Cons
way too slow. i don't want software to dominate my PC, i just want it to do what I want
Summary
downgraded to 9, try to keep it that way...
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"a fast PDF reader"
Version: Adobe Reader 10.1
Pros
allows simple mark ups to be added
Cons
can't delete or add pages to a PDF
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"big n buggy"
Version: Adobe Reader 10.0.2
Pros
The usual fully featured reader
Cons
Big. If I close the screen the hand tool stops working
Summary
Not too bad but I'm trying to go back to acrobat 9
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"Why is this 485MB?!?!?!"
Version: Adobe Reader 10.0.1
Pros
it works, I guess
Cons
Enormous file size. Why do I need this when OS X Preview displays PDFs much faster & more simply?
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