Adobe Acrobat End of Life

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The 2020 versions of Acrobat Reader, Standard, and Pro is are going end of life on the 30th of November 2025. This marks the end of perpetual licensing for Acrobat, in favor of an automatically updated subsciption-based model. Adobe Acrobat has long been the leading tool for creating, editing, and managing PDFs. If you still have any installs of the 2020 version, make sure to switch to a licensed version. We have added a new report to your library to help you find them.

What is Adobe Acrobat?

Adobe Acrobat is a popular and powerful suite of PDF tools that lets users create, edit, share, and secure digital documents with ease.

The free version, Acrobat Reader, allows users to view, print, share, and comment on PDFs. For more advanced needs, Acrobat Standard adds capabilities like editing text and images, signing, converting documents to and from PDF, and protecting documents with passwords. Acrobat Pro takes it even further with professional-grade features such as editable, searchable PDFs, redaction tools, creating webforms, and more. Together, these editions make Adobe Acrobat the industry standard for managing PDFs efficiently and securely. Acrobat Studio has all of this, plus an AI Assistant.

Adobe Acrobat Lifecycle

Acrobat has recently moved away from perpetual licenses in favor of subscription-based services. Earlier versions, such as Acrobat 2017 and 2020, were sold as one-time purchases, now known as the Classic Track, and received only limited updates and support for a set number of years. These perpetual editions will soon reach end of support, meaning no further security or feature updates are provided. One non-subscription version of Acrobat remains in Acrobat Pro 2024 desktop software, which offers a one-time, upfront purchase that provides three years of access to Acrobat desktop.

The new subscription versions, known as Acrobat “DC” (Document Cloud) operate on a Continuous Track, meaning they receive updates, new features, and security patches automatically on a regular basis. This ensures that users always have the latest tools without needing to repurchase the software.

Acrobat Reader, Standard and Pro 2020 End of Life

The 2020 version of Adoce Acrobat Reader, Standard, and Pro will all reach their end-of-life on the 30th of November, 2025. In order to keep receiving support and updates, make sure to swap any installations you have to the subscription model. No more perpetual licensing models are available for Acrobat at this time.

If you would like a non-subscription version of Acrobat, you can still opt for Acrobat Pro 2024 desktop software. However, keep in mind that this version does not include Acrobat feature enhancements or access to Acrobat online services

Adobe Acrobat Audit Report

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