Adobe Reader 9

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  5.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.0 stars (out of 834 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  42,740,618

• Requirements:

  Windows 2000/XP/Vista

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  July 01, 2008

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Adobe Reader 9.0 Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Adobe Reader 8.1.1 Adobe Reader 8.1 Adobe Reader 8.0.1 Adobe Reader 8.0.0 Adobe Reader 7.0.8 Adobe Reader 7.0.7 Adobe Reader 7.0.5 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.3 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.2 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.0 Adobe Reader 7.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.3 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 5.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5.452 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 5.0.5 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 5.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.1.329 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 4.05c Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 4.05b Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 4.05 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 4.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 4.0 prerelease Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 3.01 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 3.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader 32-bit (OLD) 3.0 beta

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Publisher's description of Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader allows more securely view, print, search, sign, verify, and collaborate on PDF documents, online as well as offline, from your home or office. Reader has a completely redesigned interface, new tools, and new options for viewing information more efficiently. Access to an online, real-time meeting in seconds.

Reader is integrated with Adobe Connect software, which enables users to instantly communicate and accelerate approvals with virtually anyone, anywhere, at any time. Add more security to your documents, forms, and drawings with digital signatures. Leverage Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server and the new Adobe Online Services Document Center to enforce access rights at the document level.

Version 9 includes compatibility with Acrobat.com for enhanced web-based collaboration and other features, built-in multimedia support, a streamlined interface, support for searching all PDFs on a drive, and more.

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Editor's review of Adobe Reader

• 5.0 stars

• "A must-have"

This free software lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. As the open standard for worldwide electronic document distribution, Adobe PDF files preserve all the formatting, the graphics and the colors of the original document, so Acrobat users know they're delivering the exact same presentation to everyone.

Adobe Reader offers several display options at different zoom levels depending on the documents need for exacting details. A full-screen mode lets you view documents without distraction. You can also complete and submit PDF forms online, a feature that will become more useful as companies adopt the technology.

The collaborative and search tools in version 9 are exceptional, and another welcome addition is Acrobat Reader's integration with Adobe Connect, which lets users instantly comment and collaborate on projects with online presentations and live online meetings. The integration with FedEx Kinko's for remote printing is nice, if you need that kind of thing, but it's subject to third-party fees. We noticed that Acrobat Reader uses a significant chunk of memory in our processes list, but with the way Acrobat Reader is commonly used, memory issues probably won't be a problem for most users.

Overall, Adobe Reader provides users with the ability to view PDF files efficiently, with an interface and tools to make viewing both simple and painless. Though there are other PDF readers available that may take up less space or work at slightly faster speeds, none offer as much of a toolset as Adobe Reader does nor seamless integration with other useful Adobe tools.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 3.2 stars out of 834 votes
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• 4 stars

  9 out of 19 people found this review helpful

  Version: Adobe Reader 9

  "This time, I have to agree with the editors review."

  by Charles K on July 2, 2008

  Pros: I've used Adobe Reader for so long I can't remember when I didn't. This new version, like the older is big @ 202 MB installed but it's well worth it if you have the space. It loads faster & the new flash support makes it stand out above the other free ones in this class. It also seems to be very good on my Vista Ultimate system. No matter how many free alternatives I try, I always come back to Adobe Reader.

  Cons: I'd like to see a toolbar for IE, like with Acrobat. Other then that & it's 202 MB size, I have no complaints. It does what I need a PDF Reader program to do better then other free options & I've tried many..

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• 1 stars

  6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

  Version: Adobe Reader 9

  "Why Bother, way too slow with too many Mega Bites."

  by stately on July 8, 2008

  Pros: I use Adobe Reader 6 for a long time from Windows 98 to my now Windows XP. I didn't really try to search to see if there was anything else. Adobe is fine if you like a extremely slow upload the fact that it will eat up your memory with way too many mega bites. Adobe Reader 6 has 99.52 mb. Adobe 9 says 33.5 mb but you'll probably have three times as much on your computer.

  Cons: I found something better after reading W Macaulay's comment on Foxit Reader. I downloaded Foxit Reader 2.3. So far so good it performs fast just like this person commented on say it performs. Thanks so much.

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• 1 stars

  4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

  Version: Adobe Reader 9

  "Does not allow me to download the prodyct from the .exe Cannot download from the file.Says I have an old version"

  by Jacobowicz on July 27, 2008

  Pros: Wouldn't know. Until Adobe allows me to download this, I shall stick with Adobe Reader 8.1

  Cons: Wouldn't know. Until Adobe allows me to download this, I shall stick with Adobe Reader 8.1

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• 1 stars

  2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  Version: Adobe Reader 9

  "No Good"

  by Rick61 on July 10, 2008

  Pros: I wish it would work.

  Cons: It won't install I keep getting error invalid drive f and I don't have an f drive?

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• 2 stars

  7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

  Version: Adobe Reader 9

  "Adobe Reader: bloatware"

  by W Macaulay on July 4, 2008

  Pros: Adobe Reader has all the bells and whistles for those who make use of _all_ of full-blown Acrobat's authoring capabilities.

  Cons: Adobe Reader has mushroomed into a beast of a program, with plug-ins and extensions without end. Loading is slow, and viewing is slower than it used to be. Foxit Reader is a much smaller PDF viewer with tabbed browsing and faster display performance. I would highly recommend it over Reader.

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