Adobe Acrobat is a family of computer programs developed by Adobe Systems, designed to view, create, manipulate and manage files in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF). Some software in the family is commercial, and some is freeware. Adobe Reader (formerly Acrobat Reader) is available as a no-charge download from Adobe's web site, and allows the viewing and printing of PDF files. Acrobat and Reader are widely used as a way to present information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication.


Adobe Acrobat 9.0 was announced officially in June 2008 for availability in July 2008:
* Product Family includes: Acrobat Standard 9, Acrobat Pro 9, Acrobat Pro Extended 9
* Extended Version includes Adobe Presenter and Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES
* Enable real-time collaboration of PDFs with synchronized document views and chat
* Improved Web Capture for capturing entire web pages or just some parts into PDF
* Integration with acrobat.com to enable storage and sharing of PDF files
* Users can put flash into PDF
* Personalize a PDF Portfolio with customizable templates for navigation and branding
* Compare and highlight the differences between two versions of a PDF document
* Insert FLV or H.264 video for direct playback in Adobe Acrobat® and Adobe Reader
* Convert a variety of video formats to FLV for playback in PDF
* Create PDF maps by importing geospatial files that retain metadata and coordinates
* Adobe Reader 9 drops support for Adobe Reader Extensions 5 and 6 which permit Adobe Reader client software to save changes to filled-in forms in PDFs. Adobe Reader Extensions 6.1 and newer are still supported. Legacy PDFs will still be viewable, however they will open with the warning "This document enables Reader capabilities that are no longer enabled in this Reader version."