Acrobat Release Notes

Last updated: Nov 4, 2025

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    What’s new in Adobe Acrobat on desktop

    Acrobat debuts AI powered enhancements for desktop users with ChatGPT PDF edits, quick generation of presentations, and multilingual collaboration in PDF Spaces. New image editing in Express on macOS, enterprise AI Assistant tool actions, and smarter display settings roll out in phases.

    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.
      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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    Release notes

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

    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 ›

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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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    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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    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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    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.

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    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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    Adobe Acrobat on desktop release notes

    Acrobat rolls out AI-driven enhancements including an AI Assistant prompts, auto-highlights and a new Studio home page prompt bar. PDF Spaces gains editable names, easier file sharing, real-time collaboration, and better file organization plus enhanced help search.

    Find out about the latest updates, new features, and bug fixes in recent Acrobat desktop releases.

    September 2025

    Feature updates

    • Acrobat shows a dot indicator and Your response is ready notification when you close the AI Assistant panel while it’s generating a response.
    • Acrobat prompts you to try suggested highlights. It auto-highlights key content based on reading behavior to support easier review and insight exploration with the AI Assistant.
    • The new prompt bar on the Acrobat Studio home page provides access to tools, file searching, and image generation. Ask for AI-powered answers and insights from your documents across Acrobat, Express, and PDF Spaces.
    • PDF Spaces names are now editable, with a visible border and a tooltip indicating the field is selectable.
    • Source files are displayed in a compact layout within the Files panel, which has an adjustable panel width for better control.
    • File uploads to PDF Spaces are supported during AI Assistant chats for real-time collaboration.
    • Entire folders from Adobe cloud storage can be added to a PDF Space collection without selecting files individually.
    • Individual files or notes in PDF Spaces can be shared, with comments providing focused feedback.
    • The SharePoint connector allows direct file additions to PDF Spaces without switching apps.

    August 2025

    Feature updates

    • Use PDF Spaces to organize, summarize, and share PDF content in a smarter way. Easily work with teammates or classmates on projects, sales pitches, or marketing stories using PDF Spaces.
    • Ask the AI Assistant to directly complete the key tasks in your document, like Rotate page left, Rotate page right, Delete pages, Extract pages, Convert to PDF, Scan & OCR, Print pages, Protect a PDF, Compress a PDF, Create a PDF, Fill & Sign, and Share. For other tools, you get step-by-step guidance with quick-access buttons.
    • Select content in your PDF and choose Image ideas from the context menu to view relevant visuals from Adobe Stock, powered by Adobe Express.
    • Select Read out loud from the global bar, choose a premium voice, and start listening. The premium online voices that sound more natural than system defaults.
    • Discover help easily in Acrobat. The search bar now shows the text Find tools, topics, or help, making it easier to search for help articles without leaving your document.
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    November 2025

    Feature updates

    • Screenshot capture is available from the Quick action toolbar for easy sharing.
    • Image editing using Adobe Express tools is available for Acrobat users in Reduced mode.

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    Use Acrobat AI Assistant to ask questions and get clear answers from your documents.

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    September 2025

    Adobe Express unveils a broad release with faster templates, brand kit linking, Amazon Ads integration, Wobble-LOOP animation, multilingual captions, semantic font search, printable hoodies, and educator tools plus improved social planning.

    Feature updates

    • Creating and organizing templates is now quicker. You can sort templates into folders by group, department, or initiative, view improved previews, and re-edit to ensure everything stays up to date. Learn more about creating templates. This feature is available for Teams and Enterprise plans.
    • Link a brand kit to any Project so teams can easily collaborate using the latest colors, logos, and fonts to ensure every design stays consistently on-brand. Learn more about linking brands.
    • With the Amazon ads add-on, you can build, check compliance, and publish Amazon ads directly within Adobe Express. Adobe Express provides direct access to Amazon ads creative assets, real-time policy checks, and streamlined workflows for creating Sponsored Brands videos, Online Videos, and Amazon display ads.
    • The new Wobble-LOOP animation preset keeps objects alive with continuous motion. While Wobble-In handles entrances and Wobble-Out manages exits, Wobble-Loop fills the space between organic loops.
    • Social media caption writer now supports any language, extending beyond English. You can now generate, rewrite, shorten, or extend captions in over 45 languages, with automatic language detection based on the input.
    • With the new semantic search in the font picker, you can search queries in natural language and get the most relevant results while discovering more of the Adobe Fonts library.
    • New printable products, hoodies, are now available to print and purchase directly within the app. Currently, this feature is limited to users in the US.
    • With Social modules on the Social media and ads category, you can now directly plan and schedule your social media post, generate a caption using generative AI, and track how your post is performing on social with the Metricool add-on. You can do all this on the Social media and ads category, without having to switch tabs.
    • The Dynamic Monthly Creative Challenge tile with the Automatic Assign link on the Edu K12 homepage makes it simple for educators to find Adobe’s latest monthly challenge and assign it to their students.
    • Subject subtopics are now live for K12 EDU. This enhancement is designed to enable teachers to easily find student activities (templates) that align with their subject topic areas so that they can use them in the classroom.
    • New add-ons added: Layer Manager, Paletify AI, Contourify, Amazon Ads, Type Curve, MockupHive, Diversifile, Repheasely, and QR Code Designer.
    • Filter support in the Dropbox Add-on and filter and sorting support in the OneDrive Add-on allow you to easily sort and filter assets, making it much simpler to locate specific files.

    System updates

    • Advanced corner radius customization for rectangular shapes, including aspect ratio and rounded rectangle options, along with unified corner radius control for composite shapes in Adobe Express. You can now individually adjust the corner radius of each corner for more design flexibility.
    • Minimizing canvas movement during text editing provides a more stable and intuitive experience by significantly reducing unnecessary canvas shifts when adding or editing text.
    • The Educator Resources tab's renaming and reordering in the K12 left navigation make it easier for K12 educators to discover Adobe Express content and activities they can use with their students.
    • Generate image in webpage (Available for Education plans) features a more sophisticated user interface along with enhanced capabilities, including smart prompt suggestions that help create better images.
    • With the Quick Assign button in the Templates tab (Available for Education plans), educators can start assignments directly from the template preview modal – jumping straight into the editor with assignment settings already selected.

    Try these new features

    Start exploring the latest updates and enhancements now.

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