Acrobat Reader
Universal version latest seen at v26.001.21563 · Reported by 420 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (20+):
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Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free PDF viewer and document management application used by millions worldwide to open, view, print, and annotate PDF files. It's the standard software for reading PDFs and includes features like form filling, digital signatures, commenting tools, and basic editing capabilities. Students, professionals, and general users rely on it for everything from reading academic papers and contracts to filling out forms and reviewing documents. While Adobe also offers Acrobat Pro with advanced editing features, Acrobat Reader serves the vast majority of users' PDF viewing and basic manipulation needs.
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1 suggestionGood news! Adobe has released a native Apple Silicon version of Acrobat Reader. Our community has confirmed version 26.001.21431 running natively on Apple Silicon Macs as a Universal Binary. Adobe officially added native Apple Silicon support starting with version 21.007.20091, and you can now run Acrobat Reader in native mode without Rosetta translation. Update to the latest version (26.001.21431) from Adobe's website to get the native Apple Silicon support. The app will automatically run in native mode on M1/M2/M3 Macs, providing better performance and efficiency compared to running through Rosetta.
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