Acrobat Release Notes

Last updated: Nov 4, 2025

  • Feb 19, 2026
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    Acrobat by Adobe

    What’s new in Adobe Acrobat on desktop

    Acrobat desktop rolls out phased AI driven updates: PDF Spaces for organizing combined files, multilingual slide generation from Acrobat via Express, AI Assistant for in doc answers, podcasts from PDFs, Word to PDF Space, macOS image edits, and enterprise tool actions.

    February 2026

    • Create PDF Spaces while combining files
      When you combine files, you can create a new PDF Space to organize related files and notes. The combined documents are added to the new PDF Space instead of being merged into a single PDF.
      Learn more about how to create PDF Spaces ›

    • Generate presentations in additional languages
      Create presentation slides using Adobe Express in German, Portuguese, or Spanish. In addition to English and French, you can enter a prompt and create presentation slides directly from Acrobat using these languages.
      Learn more about how to generate presentations ›

    • Try it in the app
      Use Acrobat AI Assistant to ask questions and get clear answers from your documents.
      Open Acrobat

    • Release notes
      Review a summary of the latest updates, new features, and fixed issues in recent Acrobat releases.

    Note
    We're rolling out some features in phases. They may not be available to everyone yet.

    January 2026

    • Generate a podcast for a PDF
      Convert any PDF into an audio playback, with options to hear a quick overview or complete narration. Podcasts improve accessibility, support multitasking, and help you stay informed without continuous reading.
      Learn more about podcasts in Adobe Acrobat ›

    • Listen to podcasts generated from your PDF Space
      Convert a PDF to audio playback or create brief audio summaries of long reports in a PDF Space. PDF Space presents your files in a conversational format and supports different playback modes for reviewing content.
      Learn more about how to create podcasts ›

    • Generate presentations directly from the prompt bar
      Create slide decks from the Generate presentation tab in the prompt bar. Available to subscribed Studio users, use natural-language prompts to create structured slide decks and customize content, audience, and length.
      Learn more about how to generate professional presentations in minutes ›

    • Create PDF Spaces directly from Microsoft Word on Windows
      Convert your open Word document to a PDF and organize it in a PDF Space. Select Create a PDF Space in Word to generate a PDF Space, which then opens automatically in Acrobat.
      Learn how to unlock AI-powered productivity with PDF Spaces ›

    • Smart Assistance available for free and Reader users
      Get step-by-step guidance for tool-based PDF tasks without leaving your document. Smart Assistance now supports Acrobat free and Reader users, in addition to existing Acrobat Pro and enterprise accounts.
      Learn how to get smart assistance for PDF tools ›

    December 2025

    • Organize and edit PDFs in ChatGPT
      Use natural language to work on PDFs directly in ChatGPT. Merge files, extract data from scans, compress documents, or edit content without switching apps, keeping your PDF workflows streamlined and efficient.
      Learn how to edit and organize PDFs in ChatGPT ›

    • Generate presentation available to all Acrobat users
      Create engaging slides in Adobe Express directly from Acrobat. The AI-powered Generate presentation capability is now available to Acrobat Pro, Standard, Trial, and free users, as well as Reader users, in addition to existing Studio accounts. Enterprise access requires the AI Assistant add-on.
      Learn more about how to generate professional presentations in minutes ›

    • Edit images with Adobe Express in Acrobat Reader on macOS
      Now you can edit your images in PDFs without leaving Acrobat Reader on macOS, just as on Windows. Use Adobe Express tools directly from Acrobat Reader to enhance images and improve your documents.
      Learn more about how to edit images in Adobe Express ›

    • Use AI Assistant for tool-based actions in enterprise workflows
      AI Assistant now supports tool-based actions for teams and enterprise users. Using natural language, ask the AI Assistant to complete actions in your PDFs, helping you work faster.
      Learn how to get smart assistance for PDF tools ›

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    February 2026

    Feature updates

    • Acrobat provides an option to create a new PDF space when selecting All tools > Combine files.
    • Generate presentation supports German, Portuguese, and Spanish languages in addition to English and French.
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  • Jan 21, 2026
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    Acrobat by Adobe

    Work Smarter with Acrobat and Express: Turn your docs into presentations and podcasts — and edit your PDFs with AI

    Adobe launches an AI powered productivity suite in Acrobat and Express with Generate presentation, AI chat for PDFs, Generate podcast, and PDF Spaces collaboration. Create polished decks, edit PDFs via chat, and collaborate in Acrobat Studio for scalable workflows.

    Generate a standout presentation from your documents with AI in minutes

    With the new Generate presentation feature in Acrobat, you can now ask AI to generate an outline from the information in your files and then create a polished presentation — quickly and without being an expert in presentation design.

    Let's say you’re a small business owner who needs to land a new client. Bring your information — financial reports, product sheets, competitive intel and web pages — into PDF Spaces, an AI-powered knowledge hub within Acrobat that allows you to uncover actionable insights from files and links and collaborate easily with others. Ask AI Assistant to analyze the information and make a pitch deck that includes the client’s top pain points, and how your company can help.

    AI Assistant quickly creates an outline and asks if you’d like to generate a presentation. You can choose the length of your presentation and the tone of voice. Behind the scenes, Acrobat taps into the quick and easy tools of Adobe Express and surfaces a library of professional presentation designs to choose from. Select the design you want, and presto — Adobe Express generates a draft. Without leaving Acrobat, you can use the intuitive tools and AI in Express to make any edits you’d like — without needing to generate new slides. Swap out an image or add a video by generating a new one or choosing one from Adobe Stock. Easily change fonts, rewrite copy and even animate your final slide to really make the ending pop. Then invite your team to make final edits, apply your brand kit for a consistent look and feel — and you’re ready to close the deal. You can also create a presentation directly in Express. Learn more about Generate presentation here.

    Edit your PDFs with chat

    New, chat-based AI in Acrobat gives you a smarter, faster way to complete essential PDF tasks with simple, natural-language prompts. Using AI Assistant, you can remove pages, text, comments and images, find and replace words and phrases, add e-signatures and passwords and more. And the enhanced Help Panel offers clear, step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting support via chat.

    Do meeting prep from anywhere with personalized podcasts

    For anyone who struggles to digest the mountains of emails, attachments and links they receive, or catch up on the meetings they've missed, the new Generate podcast feature in Acrobat is for you. Simply pull your notes, transcripts and that 500+ page report your boss sent over into a PDF Space and ask AI Assistant to summarize the information into an engaging podcast-style summary you can use to prep for your big meeting from your desk, in your car or walking your dog.

    The Generate podcast feature in Acrobat can help you keep up and learn in your personal life, too. For example, turn educational guides into hand-free audio lessons about gardening. Keep up with local and world events with a daily news podcast designed just for you. Consolidate school newsletters, event calendars, and permission slips into a quick weekly audio update, to help keep your family organized while you’re on the go.

    Collaborate better together in Acrobat

    In addition to using PDF Spaces to organize materials and get insights for your own projects, you can also leverage PDF Spaces as a place to work smarter with your colleagues or clients. With new collaboration features in PDF Spaces, you can now invite others to add files, leave notes, or gather comments, helping accelerate understanding and ensuring every project drives fast, clear decisions.

    Elevate your work with productivity and creativity in Acrobat Studio

    These new features are available in Acrobat Studio, which brings the best of Adobe’s PDF tools, smart workspaces, personalized AI Assistants and standout content creation your professional, school and personal work. With Acrobat Studio:

    • Sales professionals can collaborate with account teams in PDF Spaces, create high-impact pitch decks and use podcast-style audio overviews for hands-free prep.
    • Marketing teams can organize market research data in PDF Spaces, transform insights into AI-powered presentations and create targeted marketing materials.
    • Legal Advisors can streamline contract work, create polished legal documents and use personalized podcasts to quickly understand complex updates.
    • Students can generate study guides, collaborate on group projects in PDF Spaces and create presentations for class assignments.
    • Parents can manage school schedules, travel plans, and holiday logistics in PDF Spaces, and create audio updates for family organization
    • And more...

    For more information about how to do your best work in Acrobat Studio, visit here.

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    January 2026

    Feature updates

    • Acrobat adds podcast generation for PDFs with quick highlights or deep dives. Access podcasts from the All tools pane or the Read aloud dropdown menu.

    • Smart Assistance now supports Acrobat free and Reader users.

    • Prompt bar introduces a Generate presentation tab for creating slide decks from natural-language prompts.

    • PDF Spaces allows direct creation from Microsoft Word for faster collaboration.

    • AI summary generation shows a three-dot animation and a checkmark when complete.

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    December 2025

    Acrobat expands with image editing in PDFs on macOS via Adobe Express, plus in‑chat PDF editing with natural language. Generate presentation now works for all plans and in Home view, while AI Assistant enables tool‑based actions for teams; PDFMaker exports Word PDFs without tracked changes by default.

    Feature updates

    • Acrobat Reader supports image editing in PDFs on macOS using Adobe Express.
    • Acrobat allows PDF organization and editing directly in ChatGPT using natural language commands.
    • The Generate presentation capability is extended to Acrobat Pro, Standard, Trial, free, and Reader users.
    • Generate presentation is also available in Home view, All tools, or Tool Center under the Create section.
    • AI Assistant now performs tool-based actions for teams and enterprise workflows in managed environments.
    • PDFMaker now exports PDFs from Microsoft Word without tracked changes or comments by default. If needed, you can include markup in exported PDFs.
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  • Nov 28, 2025
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    What’s new in Adobe Acrobat on desktop

    Acrobat’s latest desktop release adds AI Assistant prompts, generate-from-PDFs, multilingual PDF Spaces, adaptive viewing, and a smart prompt bar for quick tools. Also improved highlights, image edits from View mode, and stock visuals to boost productivity.

    October 2025

    • Explore PDFs with suggested questions and prompt ideas
      View suggested questions in the AI Assistant panel while your PDF is being processed. Once it’s ready, check the refreshed questions. Explore the prompt ideas to find insights without writing your own queries.
      Learn how to get AI-generated overview and summaries ›

    • Generate Presentations from PDFs
      Use AI capabilities to generate ready-to-use presentations in minutes. Available to subscribed Studio users, you can use prompts and turn ideas or documents into structured presentations.
      Get answers to frequently asked questions about generating a presentation ›

    • Collaborate in more languages with PDF Spaces
      Create PDF Spaces in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese to collaborate with global teams. Access content in your preferred language, and work effectively with files and links.
      Learn about the languages supported in PDF Spaces ›

    • Set your preferred display size for better viewing
      Choose your ideal view in Acrobat. Acrobat now automatically adjusts to your system’s scale settings and remembers your choice, giving you a consistent experience across all your screens.
      Learn about viewing PDFs and viewing preferences ›

    • Try it in the app
      Use Acrobat AI Assistant to ask questions and get clear answers from your documents.
      Open Acrobat

    Release notes

    Review a summary of the latest updates, new features, and fixed issues in recent Acrobat releases.

    September 2025

    • Discover tools instantly with the new prompt bar
      Use the smart prompt bar to quickly access tools, search files, generate images, browse templates, and get AI-powered answers, all from the Acrobat Studio home page.
      Get answers to frequently asked questions about the prompt bar ›

    • Manage content better with PDF Spaces enhancements
      Organize and share content more efficiently with new PDF Spaces capabilities: rename spaces, view compact source files, upload during AI chats, add folders from Adobe cloud storage, and connect to SharePoint.
      Learn how to unlock AI-powered productivity with PDF Spaces ›

    • Stay informed with AI Assistant notifications
      View a notification when your AI Assistant response is ready, even if you’ve closed the AI Assistant panel or switched files.
      Learn how to get smart assistance for PDF tools ›

    • Spot key information with suggested highlights
      Find your most important content instantly with AI-powered highlights. Acrobat learns from your reading behavior and automatically highlights key information to help you review faster and extract insights more efficiently.

    • Edit images directly from View mode
      Quickly enhance images without switching modes. Just right-click an image in your PDF to open it directly in Adobe Express for fast, intuitive editing.
      Learn more about how to edit images in Adobe Express ›

    August 2025

    • Work smarter with PDF Spaces
      Turn complex PDFs into clear, usable insights with PDF Spaces. Chat with an AI Assistant, get source-linked answers, and collaborate in one place.
      Learn how to unlock AI-powered productivity with PDF Spaces ›

    • Use AI Assistant to perform tool-based actions
      Using natural language, ask the AI Assistant to complete actions for you or guide you with quick-access buttons, helping you work faster and with fewer steps.
      Learn how to get smart assistance for PDF tools ›

    • Get image ideas from Adobe Stock
      Discover relevant visuals from Adobe Stock, powered by Adobe Express, to quickly enhance your PDFs for designing, presenting, or sharing.
      Learn more about how to design PDFs using Adobe Express ›

    • Hear text read aloud with natural voices
      Use Read out loud with premium online voices for a more natural listening experience. It helps you stay focused while reviewing content.
      Learn about reading PDFs with reflow and accessibility features ›

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    Generate presentation FAQs

    Acrobat Studio launches Generate presentation, an AI powered tool that turns content into presentations with just a prompt. The FAQ covers availability, file types, prompts, AI edits, image sources, and copyright implications.

    Get answers to frequently asked questions about Generate presentation, the new AI-powered presentation builder in Acrobat Studio.

    What is Generate presentation in Acrobat?

    Is Generate presentation available in my subscription, language, or region?

    How can I turn my content into a presentation?

    What type of files can I upload to make a presentation?

    Can I generate a presentation just from a prompt?

    Where do the images in my presentation come from?

    What kind of presentations can I make?

    What types of AI edits or refinements can I make to my presentation?

    What are the copyright implications of using generative AI features in Acrobat?

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    Technical requirements for Acrobat Studio, Acrobat Pro, and Acrobat Standard

    Adobe Acrobat family updates: end of 32-bit OS support and detailed system requirements for Windows and macOS, plus supported languages. This marks a product-wide compatibility shift and sets new install baselines.

    Alert

    Starting January 2023, Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader no longer support 32-bit operating systems, including product and security updates. Check End of Support on 32-bit operating systems for more information.

    For older versions of Acrobat, please refer to:

    • System requirements for Acrobat 2020
    • System requirements for Acrobat Pro 2024

    Windows

    Key requirements to install Acrobat Studio, Acrobat Pro, and Acrobat Standard on Windows:

    Component Requirement Processor Intel or AMD processor (1.5GHz or faster) Operating system Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit) v1809 or later, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019 (64-bit), Windows Server 2016 (64-bit) RAM 2GB of RAM Hard disk space 4.5GB of available hard-disk space Monitor resolution 1024x768 screen resolution Graphics card Video hardware acceleration (optional)

    macOS

    Key requirements to install Acrobat Studio, Acrobat Pro, and Acrobat Standard on macOS:

    Component Requirement Processor Intel processor; M1, M2 Apple Silicon processor Operating system macOS v12, macOS v13, macOS v14 (Sonoma), or macOS v15 (Sequoia) RAM 2GB of RAM Hard disk space 2.75GB of available hard-disk space Monitor resolution 1024x768 screen resolution

    Supported languages

    Acrobat on desktop is available in the following languages:
    English, Danish, Turkish, French, Finnish, Hungarian, German, Norwegian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Slovak*, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Slovenian*, Spanish, Korean, North African French#, Dutch, Czech, Middle Eastern Hebrew§, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Middle Eastern Arabic, Swedish, Russian

      • Available on Windows only.
    • The North African French (Français) version is a French application user interface with Arabic/Hebrew right-to-left language support enabled by default.

    • § For Arabic and Hebrew, the application user interface is in English, and Arabic/Hebrew right-to-left language support is enabled by default.

    Language availability varies when working with features supported by Acrobat apps and services. Learn more about Acrobat language tiers.

    Note

    Adobe online services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms and the Adobe Privacy Policy. Online services are not available in all countries or languages, may require user registration, and may be discontinued or modified in whole or in part without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply.

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    PDF Spaces FAQ

    Acrobat introduces PDF Spaces, an AI powered workspace that helps you answer questions from multiple PDFs, share work, and stay productive across devices. The FAQ covers availability, pricing, sharing, training by AI, copyright, and how to provide feedback.

    Get answers to frequently asked questions about PDF Spaces, the new AI-powered workspace in Acrobat.

    Try it in the app

    Quickly gain insights from multiple information files.

    • What is PDF Spaces in Acrobat?
    • Is there an extra charge or usage limit for PDF Spaces in Acrobat?
    • Where is PDF Spaces available?
    • What are curated PDF Spaces and what can we do with them?
    • How does sharing work in PDF Spaces?
    • Does Adobe use my content to train its generative AI models?
    • What are the copyright implications of using generative AI in Acrobat?
    • How can we share feedback or report inappropriate content?

    Work smarter with Acrobat on your desktop

    Create, edit, and organize PDFs with powerful tools that help you stay productive anywhere.

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    Unlock AI-powered productivity with PDF Spaces

    Acrobat introduces PDF Spaces, an AI powered knowledge hub to organize files, chat with documents for insights and citations, and save notes. It also brings personalized AI assistants and shareable spaces for collaborative work across Desktop, Web, and Mobile.

    Explore how Acrobat PDF Spaces helps you organize documents, get insights, and collaborate with an AI-powered knowledge hub.

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    Quickly gain insights from multiple information files.

    About PDF Spaces

    PDF Spaces is an AI-powered knowledge hub within Acrobat that allows you to uncover actionable insights from files and links, and collaborate easily with others.

    Top benefits

    Primary use cases

    Key capabilities

    UNLOCK INSIGHTS FROM YOUR FILES

    Bring files and links together into a conversational knowledge hub. Chat with documents for faster insights with precise citations. Save notes to capture key takeaways.

    • Watch how to create a PDF Space | Duration: 1 minute 08 seconds
    • Read how to create a PDF Space | Reading time: 1 minute 30 seconds

    GET SMARTER, PERSONALIZED ASSISTANCE

    Chat with a prebuilt AI Assistant, such as Analyst, Instructor, or Entertainer, for tailored insights. Or create a personalized AI Assistant for specific needs.

    • Watch how to create a personalized AI assistant | Duration: 49 seconds
    • Read how to create a personalized AI Assistant | Reading time: 1 minute 40 seconds

    COLLABORATE ON SHARED PDF SPACES

    Share your PDF Space, including all files, notes, and a personalized AI Assistant. This keeps everyone aligned with shared access to files, insights, and notes.

    • Watch how to share a PDF Space | Duration: 25 seconds
    • Read how to share a PDF Space | Reading time: 1 minute 45 seconds

    Help resources

    PDF Spaces help topics

    • Create a PDF Space: Desktop | Web | Mobile
    • Create a personalized AI Assistant: Desktop | Web | Mobile
    • Share a PDF Space: Desktop | Web | Mobile
    • Supported file formats and limitations
    • View citations in AI responses
    • Common questions
    • PDF Spaces FAQ
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