Acrobat Reader DC vs. Adobe Acrobat DC

  • Acrobat Reader DC comes installed on all campus PCs.
  • Adobe Acrobat DC may be installed from the Software Center but will require an Adobe CC account. 

The following table outlines the differences between Acrobat Reader DC and Adobe Acrobat DC Pro.


Acrobat Reader DCAcrobat DC Pro
View PDFs

Print PDFs

Sign PDFs

Annotate PDFs

Search PDFs

Create PDFs

Edit PDFs

Convert PDF files with Word

Combine PDFs

Compare forms

Protect PDFs

Collect e-signatures

Collect comments

Send large PDFs