Adobe Acrobat Reader: PDF Viewer, Maker & Converter for iOS

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJune 5, 2026

Adobe Acrobat Reader for iOS enables you to view, annotate, and sign PDFs from your phone. Subscribe for a free Adobe Document Cloud account, or connect to another online storage account like Dropbox, and work across all your devices.

Pros

Annotate, fill, sign, and send PDFs: Adobe Acrobat Reader for iOS provides all these tools for free. You'll have to pay for premium features like converting PDFs to Word or Excel, unlimited conversions from mobile, exporting PDFs to Word or Excel, or editing and reorganizing PDF pages. But most users will not need these.

Access PDFs across devices: Connect Adobe Acrobat Reader to Adobe Document Cloud or Dropbox and access files from anywhere.

Scan to PDF: Capture anything from a Word document, whiteboard, or receipt with your camera and easily convert it to a PDF.

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Easy to navigate: All the tools you need are in a single menu. Just press the Home button to open.

Cons

Costly extras: Adobe Acrobat Reader for iOS performs most functions you need for free. But power users may find advanced functions cost prohibitive. An Adobe Acrobat DC subscription, for example, costs $24.99 per month. What's more, Preview and Foxit PDF offer some of these tools for free.

Bottom Line

Adobe Acrobat Reader for iOS should be your go-to app for reading and doing much more with PDFs.

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NEW:• Effortlessly read PDFs on phones and iPads without having to pinch and zoom with Liquid Mode.• Maximize reading comfort by adjusting the default font size, character spacing, and line spacing in Liquid Mode.• Connect your OneDrive account to easily access and work on your files.• View two pages at once on your iPad like a real book.IMPROVED:• Performance and stability.Have feedback? Contact us at https://www.adobe.com/go/acrobatmobilesupport

Adobe Acrobat Reader: PDF Viewer, Maker & Converter for iOS

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: November 4, 2020

Latest update: June 5, 2026

Version: 26.04.61

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: iOS

Operating System: iOS 16.4

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 25,861

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

4/5

1 User Votes

Only opens files with "Opens In" function
recyclistOctober 17, 2011
Pros
This app has a beautiful interface and runs in continuous-page, landscape display, which seems to be the only practical way to read letter-size (8.5 x 11") documents on the Touch. I haven't figured how to do this in the iTouch's native iBooks application.
Cons
Bizarrely, the only way to transfer files from your PC is to email them to yourself, then click on the attachment in iOS Mail, click the "Open..." icon, then select "Open In ...", and then specify Reader. Seems *WAY* more cumbersome than necessary. iTunes will let you transfer PDFs by Syncing in the Books tab, but I don't see how to make Reader see these PDFs.
Summary
This app is worth getting, but Apple's vaunted ease of use could be made easier. PS: Thank you, download.com, for your excellent service on many occasions. It's way easier to find iTouch apps on your site than Apple's.

Developer’s Description

By Adobe Systems

View, edit, sign, annotate, and store PDFs with reliable global standard document management system.

Adobe Acrobat Reader is the free, trusted leader for reliably viewing, signing, and commenting on PDF documents by working directly on the text.VIEW PDFs

Quickly open PDF documents from email, the web or any app that supports "Share."
Search, scroll and zoom in and out.
Choose Single Page, Continuous scroll or Reading mode.

ANNOTATE AND REVIEW PDFs

Make comments on PDFs using sticky notes and drawing tools.
Highlight and mark up text with annotation tools.
View and respond to annotations in the comments list.
Use Apple Pencil with iPad Pro for exceptional commenting precision.

WORK WITH OTHERS AND SHARE PDFs

Quickly access documents shared for viewing, review, or signature.
Collaborate with others by adding your comments to PDFs sent to you for review.
Receive activity notifications for files you've shared for viewing and review.
Track pending actions on documents shared with you.
Easily share PDFs with others by creating links you can send by email.

WORK WITH SCANNED DOCUMENTS

Easily access scanned PDFs that you've captured using the free Adobe Scan app.
Open your scans in Acrobat Reader to fill in, sign, review, and share.

FILL AND SIGN FORMS

Quickly fill out PDF forms by typing text into fields.
Use your finger or Apple Pencil to e-sign any PDF document.

STORE, ACCESS, AND PRINT FILES

Sign in to your free Adobe Document Cloud account to store and access files across devices.
Star files to keep important documents at your fingertips.
Connect to your Dropbox account and access other storage providers including iCloud Drive, Box, Microsoft OneDrive, and Google Drive.
Print documents from your device.

DARK MODE

Switch to dark mode in iOS 13 and change the background color of the app window. This is not only easy on the eye in low light, but may also prolong the battery life of your device.

CONNECT TO GOOGLE DRIVE

Access PDFs and other files stored on your Google Drive with ease.
Create, view, edit, combine, compress, export, share, and star Google Drive files directly in Acrobat Reader.

IN-APP PURCHASESubscribe for even more PDF power. Subscriptions work across mobile and web.

Organize and edit PDFs.
Create PDF files from documents or images.
Export PDFs to Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
Compress PDFs to reduce file size.
Combine files into one PDF.