To create PDF files yourself from almost any application or from paper documents, you need Adobe Acrobat 3.0, Adobe Acrobat Pro 2.1 or Adobe Acrobat Capture.

Pre-release Software
Adobe Acrobat 3.0 Beta Reader for:
Windows
Macintosh
OS/2
updated 27 September 1996

Acrobat 3.0 Beta Reader, Japanese Language Version
updated 22 October 1996

Free Adobe Acrobat Plug-Ins (and more!)

Released Software
Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader 2.1 for:
Windows(R)
Macintosh(R)
Sun(TM) SPARC(R)
HP/UX(TM)
Silicon Graphics(R)
IBM AIX

Distribution
All the Adobe Acrobat Readers can be redistributed without any further permission from Adobe. Please read our information on how to freely distribute the Adobe Acrobat Reader yourself. You do not need to contact Adobe to do so.

Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader by following these three easy steps:

Tell us who you are by registering with Adobe.

Choose the version of Adobe Acrobat Reader you need from the list in the left-hand column.

If you have trouble downloading, try out the mirror sites
(updated 22 Sept.1996)

Configure your Web Browser and learn about Adobe Acrobat on the Web.

If you would like to redistribute the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, please read this information.

Introducing Adobe Acrobat 3.0!
Make sure you check out the new beta.

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