Adobe Acrobat Professional Version History
Adobe Acrobat 3D included all of the functionality of Acrobat Professional 7.0 as well as updated assistance for embedded 3D computer graphics, tools for capturing 3D content from OpenGL applications, and the Adobe Acrobat 3D Toolkit for converting CAD documents to PDF objects. Also included is a version of the capture tool for installation on. One of the most frequent upgrade questions we’re seeing out there is what’s new, what’s different, what’s changed between Adobe Acrobat X (Acrobat 10) and previous versions? Or more simply put, what are the major new features in Acrobat X (Pro or Standard), versus Acrobat 9, 8, or even 7.
Security and improved functionality. Updates safeguard your system against malicious attacks through PDF files.
If you've gotten multiple update messages, make sure the last update is fully installed. Some browsers download to a separate update window. In these browsers, double-click the Reader or Acrobat file to complete the installation.
Which Acrobat DC/Acrobat Reader DC track should I install - Continuous or Classic?
For information on how to choose the right track for your needs, visit here.
Yes. Only new, major versions of Acrobat must be purchased.
How do I change the update frequency or disable updates?
Go to Preferences > Categories > Updater and set a Check For Updates option. For more information, see this technote.
How do admins and enterprise IT get more information?
Please visit the Enterprise Toolkit for Acrobat Products for more information.
Acrobat DC and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous Track release notes
Date | Release | Focus | |
Aug 22, 2019 | DC Aug 2019 (19.012.20040) | Optional Update | Latest Release: This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 13, 2019 | DC Aug 2019 (19.012.20036) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes |
Jun 13, 2019 | DC Jun 2019 (19.012.20035) | Optional Update | [Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 14, 2019 | DC May 2019 (19.012.20034) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes |
Apr 16, 2019 | DC Apr 2019 (19.010.20100) | Optional Update | [Win Acrobat Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Apr 09, 2019 | DC Apr 2019 (19.010.20099) | Continuous | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Feb 21, 2019 | DC Feb 2019 (19.010.20098) | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Feb 12, 2019 | DC Feb 2019 (19.010.20091) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jan 03, 2019 | DC Jan 2019 (19.010.20069) | OOC | This patch fixes specificsecurity issues. |
Dec 11, 2018 | DC Dec 2018 (19.010.20064) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Nov 13, 2018 | DC Nov 2018 (19.008.20081) | Continuous | This patch fixes specificsecurity issues. |
Oct 22, 2018 | DC Oct 2018 (19.008.20080) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 08, 2018 | DC Oct 2018 (19.008.20074) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 02, 2018 | DC Oct 2018 (19.008.20071) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Sep 19, 2018 | DC Sep 2018 (18.011.20063) | OOC | This patch fixes specificsecurity issues. |
Aug 14, 2018 | DC Aug 2018 (18.011.20058) | Continuous | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
July 10, 2018 | DC July 2018 (18.011.20055) | Continuous | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 14, 2018 | DC May 2018 (18.011.20040) | Continuous | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 23, 2018 | DC Feb 2018 (18.011.20038) | OOC | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 13, 2018 | DC Feb 2018 (18.011.2003x) | Continuous | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Nov 29, 2017 | DC Nov 2017 (18.009.20050) | OOC | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Nov 14, 2017 | DC Nov 2017 (18.009.20044) | Continuous | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 29, 2017 | DC Aug 2017 (17.012.20098) | OOC | This patch fixes specific functionality issues |
Aug 11, 2017 | DC Aug 2017 (17.012.20095) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 8, 2017 | DC Aug 2017 (17.012.20093) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
July 11, 2017 | DC July 2017 (17.009.20058) | OOC | This release puts in place the infrastructure for simplifying the sign-in process within Acrobat & Reader. This enhancement will be rolled out for Acrobat and Reader users in |
April 11, 2017 | DC April 2017 (17.009.20044) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Feb 21, 2017 | DC February 2017 (15.023.20070) | Optional Update | [Win only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jan 19, 2017 | DC January 2017 (15.023.20056) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jan 10, 2017 | DC January 2017 (15.023.20053) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Nov 03, 2016 | DC November 2016 (15.020.20042) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 11, 2016 | DC October 2016 (15.020.20039) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
August 02, 2016 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. | |
July 12, 2016 | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. | |
June 02, 2016 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. | |
May 19, 2016 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. | |
May 10, 2016 | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. | |
Mar 8, 2016 | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. | |
Feb 16, 2016 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. | |
Jan 12, 2016 | Continuous | This update provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. | |
Nov 25, 2015 | Optional Update | Windows-only. This patch fixes specific functionality issues. | |
Oct 29, 2015 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. | |
Oct 14, 2015 | Optional Update | Windows-only. This patch fixes | |
Oct 13, 2015 | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. | |
July 14, 2015 | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. | |
Apr 6, 2015 | Major | This is the base, major release for all Document Cloud products. |
Acrobat 2017 and Acrobat Reader 2017 (Classic Track) release notes
Date | Release Notes | Release Type* | Focus |
Aug 22, 2019 | 17.011.30148 | Optional Update | Latest Release: This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 13, 2019 | 17.011.30144 | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jun 13, 2019 | 17.011.30143 | Optional Update | [Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 14, 2019 | 17.011.30142 | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Apr 16, 2019 | 17.011.30140 | Optional Update | [Win Acrobat Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Apr 09, 2019 | 17.011.30138 | Q | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Feb 21, 2019 | 17.011.30127 | OOC | [Win Only] This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Feb 12, 2019 | 17.011.30120 | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jan 03, 2019 | 17.011.30113 | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Dec 11, 2018 | 17.011.30110 | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Nov 13, 2018 | 17.011.30106 | Q | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Oct 02, 2018 | 17.011.30105 | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Sep 19, 2018 | 17.011.30102 | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Aug 14, 2018 | 17.011.30099 | Q | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
July 10, 2018 | 17.011.30096 | Q | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 14, 2018 | 17.011.30080 | Q | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 23, 2018 | 17.011.30079 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 13, 2018 | 17.011.30078 | Q | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Dec 1, 2017 | 17.011.30070 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Nov 14, 2017 | 17.011.30068 | Q | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 29, 2017 | 17.011.30066 | OOC | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 11, 2017 | 17.011.30065 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 8, 2017 | 17.011.30059 | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
June 6, 2017 | Acrobat 2017 base | Major | This is the base, major release for Classic Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. |
Acrobat DC and Acrobat Reader DC Classic Track (2015 Release) release notes
Date | Release Notes | Release Type* | Focus |
Aug 22, 2019 | DC Classic Aug 2019 (15.006.30503) | Optional Update | Latest Release: This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 13, 2019 | DC Classic Aug 2019 (15.006.30499) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jun 13, 2019 | DC Classic Jun 2019 (15.006.30498) | Optional Update | [Win only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 14, 2019 | DC Classic May 2019 (15.006.30497) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Apr 16, 2019 | DC Classic Apr 2019 (15.006.30495) | Optional Update | [Win Acrobat only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Apr 09, 2019 | DC Classic Apr 2019 (15.006.30493) | Q | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Feb 21, 2019 | DC Classic Feb 2019 (15.006.30482) | OOC | [Win only] This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Feb 12, 2019 | DC Classic Feb 2019 (15.006.30475) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes |
Jan 03, 2019 | DC Classic Jan 2019 (15.006.30464) | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Dec 11, 2018 | DC Classic Dec 2018 (15.006.30461) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes |
Nov 13, 2018 | DC Classic Nov 2018 (15.006.30457) | Q | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Oct 02, 2018 | DC Classic Oct 2018 (15.006.30456) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes |
Sep 19, 2018 | DC Classic Sep 2018 (15.006.30452) | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Aug 14, 2018 | DC Classic Aug 2018 (15.006.30448) | Q | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
July 10, 2018 | DC Classic July 2018 (15.006.30434) | Q | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 8, 2018 | DC Classic May 2018 (15.006.30418) | Q | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 23, 2018 | DC Classic Feb 2018 (15.006.30417) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 13, 2018 | DC Classic Feb 2018(Win-15.006.30413, Mac- 15.006.30416) | Q | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Dec 1, 2017 | DC Classic Nov 2017 (15.006.30394) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Nov 14, 2017 | DC Classic Nov 2017 (15.006.30392) | Q | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 29, 2017 | DC Classic Aug 2017 (15.006.30355) | OOC | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 11, 2017 | DC Classic Aug 2017 (15.006.30354) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 8, 2017 | DC classic Aug 2017 (15.006.30352) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
April 11, 2017 | DC classic April 2017 (15.006.30306) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes |
Jan 19, 2017 | DC classic January 2017 (15.006.30280) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jan 10, 2017 | DC classic January 2017 (15.006.30279) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Nov 03, 2016 | DC classic November 2016 (15.006.30244) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 11, 2016 | DC classic October 2016 (15.006.30243) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
August 02, 2016 | DC classic August 2016 (15.006.30201) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
July 12, 2016 | DC classic July 2016 (15.006.30198) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
June 02, 2016 | DC classic June 2016 (15.006.30174) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 19, 2016 | DC classic May 2016 (15.006.30173) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 10, 2016 | DC classic May 2016 (15.006.30172) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Mar 8, 2016 | DC classic March 2016 (15.006.30121) | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Jan 12, 2016 | DC classic January 2016 (15.006.30119) | Q | This update provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Nov 25, 2015 | DC classic November 2015 (15.006.30097) | Optional Update | Windows Only. This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 29, 2015 | DC classic October 2015 (15.006.30096) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 13, 2015 | DC classic October 2015 (15.006.30094) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
July 14, 2015 | DC classic July 2015 (15.006.30060) | Q | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Apr 6, 2015 | DC classic base | Major | This is the base, major release for all Document Cloud products. |
Date | Release Notes | Release Type* | Focus |
Nov 14, 2017 | 11.0.23 | Q | Latest Release: This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 22, 2017 | 11.0.22 | OOC | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 8, 2017 | 11.0.21 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
April 11, 2017 | 11.0.20 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jan 10, 2017 | 11.0.19 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Oct 11, 2016 | 11.0.18 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
July 12, 2016 | 11.0.17 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
May 10, 2016 | 11.0.16 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Mar 8, 2016 | 11.0.15 | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Jan 12, 2016 | 11.0.14 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Oct 13, 2015 | 11.0.13 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
July 14, 2015 | 11.0.12 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
May 12, 2015 | 11.0.11 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Dec. 9, 2014 | 11.0.10 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Sept 16, 2014 | 11.0.09 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Aug 12, 2014 | 11.0.08 | OOC | Windows-only. This patch fixes specific security issues. |
May 13, 2014 | 11.0.07 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jan 14, 2014 | 11.0.06 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Oct 8, 2013 | 11.0.05 | OOC | Windows-only. This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Sept 10, 2013 | 11.0.04 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
May 14, 2013 | 11.0.03 | Q | This is a regular quarterly update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Feb 20, 2013 | 11.0.02 | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Jan 8, 2013 | 11.0.01 | Q | This is a regular planned update that provides security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Oct 15, 2012 | 11.0.0 | Major | An all new base release for all products. |
Major release: A major, functional release with many new and improved features developed on an 18 month release cycle.
Continuous release (C): A functional release with some new and improved features along with new security updates, bug fixes for existing features, and previously released out-of-cycle patch updates.
Quarterly update (Q): A scheduled update that includes functional improvements, new security updates, and previously released out-of-cycle patch updates. For Reader, these updates are sometimes available as full installers.
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Out-of-cycle patch (OOC): An update targeted at security fixes. These noncumulative patch files may contain few functional updates with the intention to limit impact.
Optional Update: An update targeted at a narrow set of functional fixes with limited impact. Adobe recommends that you apply these patches if you are seeing an impact by one of more of the functional fixes being delivered.
Note: Continuous releases, quarterly updates, out-of-cycle patches and optional updates can provide security enhancements. Adobe recommends that all updates and patches be applied when available.
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