Manually update Adobe Acrobat

Overview

Adobe recommends updating the Adobe Acrobat application to the latest version to take advantage of security and stability improvements. 

For information about the latest version, refer to the Release Notes.

Note:

If you're installing Acrobat subscription or trial and have chosen to retain Acrobat XI on your computer, then follow the steps below after you have installed Acrobat.

On Windows: Manually update Adobe Acrobat 

  1. Launch Acrobat and select Menu  > Help > Check for updates.

    Manually update Adobe Acrobat

  2. If an update is available, a dialog box with the update information appears. Select Download and Install.

  3. Once the download is complete, you see a prompt:

    • If you see a prompt to quit Acrobat, select Retry.
    • If you see the User Access Control prompt, select Yes.
    Close program in use and retry

    Note:
  4. On the Update successful dialog that appears, select Close.

    Update successful

On Mac: Manually update Adobe Acrobat 

  1. Launch Acrobat. From the top bar select Help > Check for updates.

  2. If an update is available, a dialog box with the update information appears. Select Yes.

    Acrobat updater

  3. On the Update successful dialog box that appears, select OK.

    Updated successfully

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