Acrobat Reader DC, designed by Adobe, is a leading office tool for reading, commenting, printing, and signing PDF documents. Rivaling Word stands out for its increased efficiency and connection to the Adobe Cloud. Free and useful, this software remains an essential choice to download without reservation, for Windows, Android, and iOS.
Reading and annotating documents
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on Windows offers an ergonomic, comprehensive interface translated into French. It allows you to open all types of PDF documents, view their content, and print them using the toolbar.
It also facilitates collaboration by allowing you to select text, add margin comments, and highlight, underline, or strikethrough text for better readability. Handwritten indications can also be added.
Document filling and signing
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC also stands out thanks to its electronic filing and signature tool. Available on Windows and via the web app, this functionality allows you to edit PDF files to add checkboxes and signature fields.
It also makes it easier to fill out forms, add signatures and/or initials, insert validation checkmarks, and annotate. The documents can then be shared with the relevant parties via a link or email.
Converting files to PDF
The Acrobat Reader web app can also convert Microsoft 365 files (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and images (JPG, PNG, TIFF, etc.) into PDF format, thus perfectly complementing your office tools. To use this tool, simply choose the file to convert and Acrobat Reader takes care of the rest. The conversion is fast and the converted file is available for download instantly.
Reverse conversion is also possible via the web app, although limited to Word files. The tool allows you to choose the document to convert, select the export format (Doc, Docx, or Rtf), and specify the language of the document. As with converting to PDF, the process is quick and the converted file is available immediately.
Compressing PDF files
The last tool offered is that of compressing large PDF files to facilitate their downloading and sharing, particularly via e-mail. To do this, the Adobe compressor automatically manages the optimization of the quality of images, fonts, and other content included in the PDF.
Editing a PDF file
The Acrobat Reader DC editing tool allows you to modify any PDF document, whether to change its text, correct errors, or add or replace images.
This comprehensive tool even offers the ability to change the formatting (for example, adding bulleted lists), rearrange pages, merge multiple documents into one, or split a PDF into multiple files. Thanks to the cloud, these modifications can be made at any time, on a computer or tablet.
Creating a PDF file
In its premium version, Acrobat Reader DC allows unlimited conversions of documents to PDF format. Whether Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, images in various formats, or even scanned paper documents, everything can be converted. Additionally, Acrobat Reader DC offers the conversion of HTML pages to PDF and the creation of PDF from the print function.
Collection of signatures and comments
Among its many features, Acrobat Reader DC offers a powerful electronic signature tool, available with unlimited access. As mentioned earlier, this tool allows you to edit PDF documents by inserting electronic signature fields and sending requests to future signers.