Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1

• Popularity:

  #1 in Plug-ins (out of 130 products)

• Editor's Rating:

  5.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.0 stars (out of 734 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  40,564,625

• Requirements:

  Windows 2000/XP/Vista

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  August 08, 2007

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1 Adobe Reader 8 Adobe Reader 7.0.8 Adobe Reader 7.0.7 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 Adobe Reader 7.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.01 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 5.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 5.0.5 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 5.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 4.05c Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 4.05b Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 4.05 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 4.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 4.0 prerelease Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 3.01 Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit) 3.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader 32-bit (OLD) 3.0 beta

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Publisher's description of Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1

Adobe Reader allows more securely view, print, search, sign, verify, and collaborate on PDF documents, online as well as offline, from your home or office. Reader has a completely redesigned interface, new tools, and new options for viewing information more efficiently. Access to an online, real-time meeting in seconds. Reader is integrated with Adobe Connect software, which enables users to instantly communicate and accelerate approvals with virtually anyone, anywhere, at any time. Add more security to your documents, forms, and drawings with digital signatures. Leverage Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server and the new Adobe Online Services Document Center to enforce access rights at the document level.

Version 8.1 includes several changes such as adding supports for Windows Vista, Precise CAD data (PRC), and Product Manufacturing Information (PMI), improving forms performance, and sending any PDF directly to FedEx Kinko's Print Online for printing.

Editor's review of Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1

• 5.0 stars

• "A must-have"

This free software lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. As the open standard for worldwide electronic document distribution, Adobe PDF files preserve all the formatting, the graphics and the colors of the original document, so Acrobat users know they're delivering the exact same presentation to everyone.

Adobe Acrobat Reader offers several display options at different zoom levels depending on the documents need for exacting details. A full-screen mode lets you view documents without distraction. You can also complete and submit PDF forms online, a feature that will become more useful as companies adopt the technology.

The completely redesigned interface in this latest version feels more intuitive and offers tools for viewing information more efficiently. Another welcome addition is Acrobat Reader's integration with Adobe Connect, which lets users instantly comment and collaborate on projects with online presentations and live online meetings. The integration with FedEx Kinko's for remote printing is nice, if you need that kind of thing, but it's subject to third-party fees. We noticed that Acrobat Reader uses a significant chunk of memory in our processes list, but with the way Acrobat Reader is commonly used, memory issues probably won't be a problem for most users.

Overall, Adobe Acrobat Reader provides users with the ability to view PDF files efficiently, with an interface and tools to make viewing both simple and painless. Though there are other PDF readers available that may take up less space or work at slightly faster speeds, none offer as much of a toolset as Acrobat Reader does nor seamless integration with other useful Adobe tools.

Note: The Download Now link will direct you to a form on the developer's site that you must fill out before download.

User reviews of Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1

• Average user rating: 3.3 stars out of 734 votes
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• 4 stars

  6 out of 11 people found this review helpful

  Version: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1

  "I like this version the best yet, with a few reservations."

  by Chainmail2006 on August 15, 2007

  Pros: This application is a bigger download and install. But it is easy to install and use all the features. It isn't nearly as light on system recourses as "Foxit Reader" but my opinion is that it is a better application thats more stable easier to use and better features than any other free application of this type. It's save, find and print options all work great no matter how large or the graphics you might fine in a PDF formatted document. Works well with all PDF format types that I've ever needed it for. Excellent range of viewing and printing options. You can scale documents up or down to fit. It's free, comes from the number one "PDF Reader Company" and runs great with "Vista".

  Cons: It's a bigger download and install then some other similar applications. It's slower to open and uses more recourses by far then "Foxit Reader". It will never be the equal of it's sister application "Adobe Acrobat Pro" but I believe it to be the best free PDF reader.

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• 2 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1

  "Horrible!"

  by JoyceNgo on October 17, 2007

  Pros: It reads PDF files.

  Cons: I don't see why such a simple software that reads PDF files has to be so clutter, bloated and big. It really makes no sense at all. I uninstalled this new version because it was way too big. I went back to Acrobat 5 and it works fine. As long as it views PDF's I really don't care. What's with Adobe and bloated software? Macromedia should have stood alone!

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• 4 stars

  Version: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1

  "New review"

  by bry27 on November 18, 2007

  Pros: Previously I gave this one star and called it junk. Was using it at work and seemed way too bloated for a reader. Well, after using it at home for a while I figured some things out. I disabled a lot of the network security tools (that we are forced to use at work) that I didn't need here and the performance was suddenly much better. Also after using it for a bit I doo like the new look and feel a lot better than ver 7.

  Cons: Still uses a little too much RAM, but a LOT better after turning of some of the add-ins.

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• 5 stars

  1 out of 5 people found this review helpful

  Version: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1

  "Whats In Writing a review , its a "Must Software""

  by jabirkaleeth on September 26, 2007

  Pros: Monopoly in its kind

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• 5 stars

  Version: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1

  "New review"

  by adamdr47 on November 27, 2007

  Pros: New review

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