Install updates for Acrobat and Reader

Install updates for Acrobat and Reader

Update Acrobat automatically from the product

To install Adobe Acrobat Reader or Acrobat updates from Adobe Updater:

  1. 1. Launch Adobe Acrobat Reader or Acrobat.

  2. 2. Select Menu  >  Help > Check for updates (Windows) or Help > Check for updates (macOS).

  3. 3. Follow the steps in the Updater window to download and install the latest updates.

Update Adobe Reader on the web

  1. 1. Open Reader and select Menu    > Help > About Adobe Acrobat Reader (Windows) or Help > Adobe Adobe Acrobat Reader (macOS).

    Note your product version.

  2. 2. Go to the Adobe Acrobat Reader Downloads page.

    The web page automatically detects your OS and Reader version. 

    Acrobat version displayed on downloads page

  3. 3. Select Install now if the web page indicates a newer version is available.

  4. 4. Open the downloaded file and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Update Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat manually

Installers for all supported products also appear on the product download pages (except for the full Acrobat). You can download and manually install these products as follows:

  1. 1. Launch Adobe Acrobat Reader or Acrobat.

  2. 2. Select Menu  >  Help > About Adobe Acrobat  (Windows) or Acrobat > About Acrobat (macOS)

  3. 3. Note the version and then close the application.

  4. 4. If you don't have the latest version installed, download the needed installer from the following locations:

  5. 5. After downloading the installer file, double-click the file and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. 

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