Release Notes | Acrobat, Reader

Common questions about updates

Why should I update?

Security and improved functionality. Updates safeguard your system against malicious attacks through PDF files.

If you've gotten multiple update messages, make sure the last update is fully installed. Some browsers download to a separate update window. In these browsers, double-click the Reader or Acrobat file to complete the installation.

Which Acrobat/Acrobat Reader track should I install - Continuous or Classic?

For information on how to choose the right track for your needs, see Acrobat product tracks.

Are updates free?

Yes. Only new, major versions of Acrobat must be purchased.

How long is the installation time?

Updates take only a few minutes to install.

How do I change the update frequency or disable updates?

In Acrobat or Acrobat Reader, go to Edit > Preferences > Categories > Updater and set a Check For Updates option. For more information, see Automatic updates.

How do admins and enterprise IT get more information?

Visit Enterprise Toolkit for Acrobat Products for more information.

Acrobat and Acrobat Reader Continuous Track release notes

Date

Release
Notes

Release Type*

Focus

Nov 06, 2024
DC Oct 2024 (24.004.20243)
Optional Update
Latest Release: This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Oct 28, 2024
DC Oct 2024 (24.004.202xx)¡̐
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Oct 03, 2024
DC Oct 2024 (24.003.20180)
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, bug fixes and support for WPP on windows.
Sep 16, 2024
DC Sep 2024 (24.003.20121)
Optional Update
[Mac Only] This update provides the support for MacOS Sequoia.
Sep 10, 2024
DC Sep 2024 (24.003.20112)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Aug 26, 2024
DC Aug 2024 (24.003.20054)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Aug 13, 2024
DC Aug 2024 (24.002.21005)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Aug 05, 2024
DC Jul 2024 (24.002.20991)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Jul 24, 2024
DC Jul 2024 (24.002.2096x)¡̐
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Jul 15, 2024
DC Jul 2024 (24.002.20933)
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
June 28, 2024
DC June 2024 (24.002.2089x)¡̐
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
June 15, 2024
DC June 2024 (24.002.20857)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
June 14, 2024
DC June 2024 (24.002.20854)
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
May 14, 2024
DC May 2024 (24.002.20759)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
May 05, 2024
DC Apr 2024 (24.002.20736)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Apr 12, 2024
DC Apr 2024 (24.002.20687)
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Apr 02, 2024
DC Mar 2024 (24.001.20643)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Mar 28, 2024
DC Mar 2024 (24.001.206xx)¡̐
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Mar 20, 2024
DC Mar 2024 (24.001.20615)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Mar 13, 2024
DC Mar 2024 (24.001.20604)
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Feb 23, 2024 DC Feb 2024 (23.008.20555) Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Feb 13,2024 DC Feb 2024 (23.008.20533)
Continuous
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Jan 16, 2024 DC Jan 2024 (23.008.20470) Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Jan 04, 2024
DC Jan 2024 (23.008.20458)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Dec 12, 2023 DC Dec 2023 (23.008.2042x)¡̐
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Nov 14, 2023
DC Nov 2023 (23.006.20380)
Continuous
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Oct 17, 2023
DC Oct 2023 (23.006.20360)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Sep 12, 2023
DC Sep 2023 (23.006.20320)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Aug 22, 2023 DC Aug 2023 (23.003.20284)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Aug 08, 2023
DC Aug 2023 (23.003.20269)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jul 11, 2023
DC Jul 2023 (23.003.20244)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Jun 21, 2023
DC Jun 2023 (23.003.20215)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Jun 06, 2023
DC Jun 2023 (23.003.20201)
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
May 09, 2023
DC May 2023 (23.001.2017x)¡̐
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Apr 11, 2023
DC Apr 2023 (23.001.20143)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Mar 22, 2023
DC Mar 2023 (23.001.20093)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Mar 07, 2023
DC Mar 2023 (23.001.2006x)¡̐
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Feb 16, 2023 DC Feb 2023 (22.003.20322) Optional Update [Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Jan 24, 2023
DC Jan 2023 (22.003.20314)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Jan 10, 2023
DC Jan 2023 (22.003.20310)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Nov 17, 2022
DC Nov 2022 (22.003.2028x)¡̐
Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Oct 22, 2022
DC Oct 2022 (22.003.20263)
Optional Update
[Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Oct 11, 2022
DC Oct 2022 (22.003.20258)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Sep 09, 2022
DC Sep 2022 (22.002.20212)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Aug 09, 2022
DC Aug 2022 (22.002.20191)
Continuous
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Jul 12, 2022
DC Jul 2022 (22.001.20169)
Continuous
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Jun 14, 2022
DC Jun 2022 (22.001.20142)
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Apr 12, 2022
DC Apr 2022 (22.001.2011x)¡̐
Continuous
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Mar 07, 2022
DC Mar 2022 (22.001.20085)
Continuous
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jan 11, 2022
DC Jan 2022 (21.011.20039)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Oct 12, 2021
DC Oct 2021 (21.007.20099)
Continuous
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Sep 29, 2021
DC Sep 2021 (21.007.2009x)¡̐
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Sep 14, 2021
DC Sep 2021 (21.007.20091)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jul 28, 2021 DC Jul 2021 (21.005.20060)
Optional Update
[Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Jul 13, 2021
DC Jul 2021 (21.005.20058)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jun 08, 2021 DC Jun 2021 (21.005.20048)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
May 11, 2021 DC May 2021 (21.001.20155)
Continuous
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Apr 16, 2021
DC Apr 2021 (21.001.201xx)¡̐
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Mar 10, 2021
DC Feb 2021 (21.001.20145)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Feb 25, 2021
DC Feb 2021 (21.001.20142)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Feb 22, 2021 DC Feb 2021 (21.001.20140) Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Feb 15, 2021 DC Feb 2021 (21.001.20138)
Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Feb 09, 2021 DC Feb 2021 (21.001.20135)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Dec 09, 2020 DC Dec 2020 (20.013.20074)
Out Of Cycle Update This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Nov 23, 2020 DC Nov 2020 (20.013.20066) Optional Update
[Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Nov 03, 2020 DC Nov 2020 (20.013.20064)
Continuous This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Sep 24, 2020 DC Sep 2020 (20.012.20048)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Aug 19, 2020 DC Aug 2020 (20.012.20043)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Aug 11, 2020 DC Aug 2020 (20.012.20041)
Continuous
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
July 06, 2020 DC May 2020 (20.009.20074) Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Jun 02, 2020 DC May 2020 (20.009.20067)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
May 21, 2020 DC May 2020 (20.009.20065)
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
May 12, 2020 DC May 2020 (20.009.20063) Continuous This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Mar 17, 2020 DC Mar 2020 (20.006.20042)
Continuous
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Feb 11, 2020 DC Feb 2020 (20.006.20034)
Continuous
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.

¡̐ In this release, there are different versions of the application: Windows and macOS.

Acrobat Classic Track release notes

Date Release Release Type* Focus
Oct 8, 2024
24.001.30213
Optional Update
Latest Release: [Win Only] This update provides seamless support for Windows Protected Print mode when enabled.
Sep 16, 2024
24.001.30193
Optional Update
[Mac Only] This update provides the support for MacOS Sequoia.
Sep 10, 2024
24.001.30187
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Aug 13, 2024
24.001.30159
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Jun 5, 2024
Acrobat Classic Base
Major
This is the base, major release for Acrobat Classic.

Acrobat 2020 and Acrobat Reader 2020 (Classic Track) release notes

Date Release Release Type* Focus
Oct 8, 2024
20.005.30730
Optional Update
Latest Release: [Win Only] This update provides seamless support for Windows Protected Print mode when enabled.
Sep 16, 2024
20.005.30710
Optional Update
[Mac Only] This update provides the support for MacOS Sequoia.
Sep 10, 2024
20.005.30680
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Aug 13, 2024
20.005.30655
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
May 14, 2024
20.005.3063x
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Feb 13, 2024
20.005.30574
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Nov 14, 2023
20.005.30539
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Sep 12, 2023
20.005.30524
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Aug 08, 2023
20.005.3051x
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Apr 11, 2023
20.005.30467
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Jan 31, 2023
20.005.30441
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Jan 10, 2023
20.005.30436
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Nov 17, 2022
20.005.30418
Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Oct 11, 2022
20.005.30407
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Aug 09, 2022
20.005.30381
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Jul 12, 2022
20.005.30362
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Apr 12, 2022
20.005.3033x
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Mar 09, 2022
20.005.3031x
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jan 11, 2022
20.004.30020
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Oct 12, 2021
20.004.30017
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Sep 14, 2021
20.004.30015
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jul 13, 2021
20.004.30006 Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jun 08, 2021 20.004.30005
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
May 11, 2021
20.001.30025
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Feb 09, 2021
20.001.30020
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Dec 09, 2020
20.001.30018
Out Of Cycle update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Nov 3, 2020
20.001.30010
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Aug 11, 2020
20.001.30005
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jun 1, 2020
Acrobat 2020 Base
Major
This is the base, major release for Classic Acrobat and Acrobat Reader.

 

Release notes for older versions

Date

Release
Notes

Release Type*

Focus

Dec 19, 2019 DC Dec 2019 (19.021.20061) Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Dec 10, 2019 DC Dec 2019 (19.021.20058) Continuous This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Nov 13, 2019 DC Oct 2019 (19.021.20056) Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Oct 24, 2019 DC Oct 2019 (19.021.20049) Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Oct 17, 2019 DC Oct 2019 (19.021.20048) OOC This release contains stability and services load optimization fixes.
Oct 15, 2019 DC Oct 2019 (19.021.20047) Continuous

This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.

Adobe recommends that you directly pick the next update, which fixes critical network issues - 19.021.20048

Aug 22, 2019 DC Aug 2019 (19.012.20040) Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Aug 13, 2019 DC Aug 2019 (19.012.20036) Continuous This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes
Jun 13, 2019 DC Jun 2019 (19.012.20035) Optional Update [Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
May 14, 2019 DC May 2019 (19.012.20034) Continuous This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes
Apr 16, 2019 DC Apr 2019 (19.010.20100) Optional Update [Win Acrobat Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Apr 09, 2019 DC Apr 2019 (19.010.20099) Continuous This patch fixes specific security issues.
Feb 21, 2019 DC Feb 2019 (19.010.20098) OOC This patch fixes specific security issues.
Feb 12, 2019 DC Feb 2019 (19.010.20091) Continuous This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jan 03, 2019 DC Jan 2019 (19.010.20069) OOC This patch fixes specific security issues.

Apr 6, 2015

DC base

Major

This is the base, major release for all Document Cloud products. 

Date Release Notes Release Type* Focus
Aug 09, 2022
17.012.30262
Quarterly update
Latest Release: This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Jul 12, 2022
17.012.30249
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Apr 12, 2022
17.012.3022x
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Mar 09, 2022
17.012.30205
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jan 11, 2022
17.011.30207
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Oct 12, 2021
17.011.30204
Quarterly update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Sep 14, 2021
17.011.30202
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jul 13, 2021
17.011.30199 Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jun 08, 2021 17.011.30197
Quarterly update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
May 11, 2021 17.011.30196
Quarterly update This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Mar 10, 2021
17.011.30194
Optional Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Feb 09, 2021
17.011.30190
Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Dec 09, 2020
17.011.30188
Out Of Cycle Update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Nov 03, 2020
17.011.30180
Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Aug 11, 2020
17.011.30175
Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
May 12, 2020
17.011.30171
Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Mar 17, 2020
17.011.30166
Quarterly Update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Feb 11, 2020
17.011.30158
Quarterly Update
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes.
Dec 10, 2019 17.011.30156 Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Nov 13, 2019 17.011.30155 Optional Update
[Mac Acrobat Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Oct 30, 2019 17.011.30152 Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Oct 15, 2019 17.011.30150 Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Aug 22, 2019 17.011.30148 Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Aug 13, 2019 17.011.30144 Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jun 13, 2019 17.011.30143 Optional Update
[Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
May 14, 2019
17.011.30142 Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Apr 16, 2019 17.011.30140 Optional Update [Win Acrobat Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Apr 09, 2019 17.011.30138 Quarterly Update
This patch fixes specific security issues.
Feb 21, 2019 17.011.30127 OOC [Win Only] This patch fixes specific security issues.
Feb 12, 2019 17.011.30120 Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Jan 03, 2019 17.011.30113 OOC This patch fixes specific security issues.
Dec 11, 2018 17.011.30110 Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Nov 13, 2018 17.011.30106 Quarterly Update
This patch fixes specific security issues.
Oct 02, 2018 17.011.30105 Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Sep 19, 2018 17.011.30102 OOC This patch fixes specific security issues.
Aug 14, 2018 17.011.30099 Quarterly Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
July 10, 2018 17.011.30096 Quarterly Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
May 14, 2018 17.011.30080 Quarterly Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Feb 23, 2018 17.011.30079 Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Feb 13, 2018 17.011.30078 Quarterly Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Dec 1, 2017 17.011.30070 Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Nov 14, 2017 17.011.30068 Quarterly Update
This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Aug 29, 2017 17.011.30066 OOC This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Aug 11, 2017 17.011.30065 Optional Update This patch fixes specific functionality issues.
Aug 8, 2017 17.011.30059 Quarterly Update
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
June 6, 2017 Acrobat 2017 base Major This is the base, major release for Classic Acrobat and Acrobat Reader.

This release is the last planned update for Acrobat 2017 and Acrobat Reader 2017.

*Release types

Major release: A major, functional release with many new and improved features developed on an 18 month release cycle.

Continuous release (C): A functional release with some new and improved features along with new security updates, bug fixes for existing features, and previously released out-of-cycle patch updates.

Quarterly update (Q): A scheduled update that includes functional improvements, new security updates, and previously released out-of-cycle patch updates. For Reader, these updates are sometimes available as full installers.

Out-of-cycle patch (OOC): An update targeted at security fixes. These noncumulative patch files may contain few functional updates with the intention to limit impact.

Optional Update: An update targeted at a narrow set of functional fixes with limited impact. Adobe recommends that you apply these patches if you are seeing an impact by one of more of the functional fixes being delivered.

Note: Continuous releases, quarterly updates, out-of-cycle patches and optional updates can provide security enhancements. Adobe recommends that all updates and patches be applied when available.

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