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Overview

Adobe Acrobat is PDF editing software that can be used to create, convert and share PDF documents. It can convert documents...

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Lumin PDF is a PDF platform designed to help businesses collaborate on, annotate, share, synchronize, sign, and highlight...

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
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  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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Pricing

Starting from

22.19

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

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0

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
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User reviews

4.7

3.8K

5

4

3

2

1

2.8K

871

115

15

9

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
97%
would recommend this app

4.7

228

5

4

3

2

1

167

51

9

1

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
97%
would recommend this app

Pros

I love how it will easily integrate with other programs like Word or Excel. It also has frequent updates to the software and has great support.
My favorite and most used feature is its seamless integration for the Adobe creative package which also includes photoshop, indesign, and illustrator.
Worth the cost if you run a business that would use it a fair amount, and has excellent customer service.

Pros

I liked how easy it was to maneuver. It's great for signing documents and easy to edit.
It’s website interface makes it super easy to do so. I also love being able to go on the app to fill in my signature with just my finger.
I love the cloud collaboration between our team members in the same pdf. Also, the app is really good and it provides an easy access to all my files and status reviews.

Cons

It's a little difficult to go back and forth between these functions. There are certain problems with text scanning that cause some characters to be misinterpreted.
Horrible customer service, difficultnti work with HP printing software. It is also not in real time.
Adding comments can be a struggle. I end up spending too much time while at it.

Cons

Navigation & application within the interface sucks at times.
It might be a little costly but it saves you a major headache from usuing other Pre softwares that make you frustrated and take longer to use.
I found converting from word document to pdf sometimes was difficult to open in the software.
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Key features

  • Total features73
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compression
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Contract Drafting
  • Convert to PDF
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Delete Pages
  • Digital Signature
  • Document Automation
  • Document Capture
  • Document Conversion
  • Document Generation
  • Document Imaging
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Signature
  • Encryption
  • File Conversion
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Merge/Append Files
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Signature Capture
  • Multi-Party Signing
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Offline Access
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • PDF Conversion
  • PDF Reader
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Process/Workflow Automation
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Rearrange Pages
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Rotate Pages
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Side-by-Side Comparison
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Text Extraction
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Watermarking
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features31
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compression
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Contract Drafting
  • Convert to PDF
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Delete Pages
  • Digital Signature
  • Document Automation
  • Document Capture
  • Document Conversion
  • Document Generation
  • Document Imaging
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Signature
  • Encryption
  • File Conversion
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Merge/Append Files
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Signature Capture
  • Multi-Party Signing
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Offline Access
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • PDF Conversion
  • PDF Reader
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Process/Workflow Automation
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Rearrange Pages
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Rotate Pages
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Side-by-Side Comparison
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Text Extraction
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Watermarking
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations15
  • Gmail
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Drive
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Jira
  • Mailchimp
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • PayPal
  • Pipedrive
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Total integrations8
  • Gmail
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Drive
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Jira
  • Mailchimp
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • PayPal
  • Pipedrive
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Xero
  • Zapier

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joel t.

Wireless, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Etude sur Adobe Acrobat

Reviewed 2 years ago

Modification des pdf, pdf inter-actif , convertion des pdf en word, exel , powerpoint, signature numerique,dessin sur des pdf, commentaires sur des pdf

Pros

Modification des pdf, pdf inter-actif , convertion des pdf en word, exel , powerpoint, signature numerique

Cons

Prix, Abcence de chaine youtube de Adobe Acrobat sur l'utilisation des fonctionnalites, changement de l'interface utilisateur lors des mises à jours

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Information Technology and Services, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

I would recommended the program

Reviewed 2 years ago

PDF edit, PDF, Documents, Signature

Pros

it is very useful and easy to use in many things that relate to Documents

Cons

No, It is vey good and easy to use and cheap

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Nelson D.

Computer Hardware, self-employed

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Simplicity of Adobe Acrobat

Reviewed 2 years ago

Adobe Acrobat allows me to easily and quickly read my PDF documents and even convert non-pdf documents into a pdf document

Pros

What I appreciated the most about Adobe Acrobat is its simplicity because it is a very simple software, suitable for amateurs and professionals

Cons

I have nothing to report because I appreciated most of the features of Adobe Acrobat

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Youssef H.

Design, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Heel handig en tijdsbesparing

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Een pdf maken van andere bestanden. Bestanden samenvoegen. Vanuit andere software pdf maken. Pdf ordenen. Pdf bewerken.

Cons

Het programma neemt veel ruimte op de harde schijf.

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Heena J.

Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Ease of use
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  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat review

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

All features are extremely useful and easy to remember.User friendly.

Cons

Everything is good.Need PDF converter for file conversion in pdf,asp etc'

MK
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Munetaka K.

Research, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Adobe Acrobat

No nonsense PDF creator/editor

Reviewed 10 days ago

Nice straight forward PDF creator/editor mostly used for filling out and signing PDF forms

Pros

Nice pdf creator/editor that I mostly use for filling out PDF forms.

Cons

Tried using the Adobe read out loud feature, but doesn’t work too well.

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Architecture & Planning, self-employed

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Ottimo prodotto

Reviewed a year ago
Pros

Lettura dei pdf chiara e veloce, interfaccia userfriendly

Cons

Purtroppo alcune funzioni di conversione pdf o modifica pdf sono solo a pagamento

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Arturo J.

Events Services, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Adobe Acrobat

The PDF Standard

Reviewed 2 years ago

Edit PDF documents

Pros

It's the standard. Just open and with ease edit a document in PDF

Cons

It is expensive to me, compared with other similar softwares

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Puvvala V.

Hospital & Health Care, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Pdf king

Reviewed 2 years ago

Best pdf app

Pros

Reliability and accuracy. Very appropriate

Cons

Arranging figures and table formations are little difficult

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James S.

Furniture, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Its Adobe! You get what you pay for.

Reviewed a year ago

from editing a pdf to creating a normal pdf into a form. how slick is that?

Pros

Well this is Adobe product. What else can I say except great things! Best in PDF editor!!!

Cons

if you find a cons for this product be sure to let us know

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reda f.

Civil Engineering, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Adobe Acrobat

I love to use adobe acrobat ,but there is some problem in using like it is more expensive.

Reviewed a year ago

I think it lack some features to be the best

Pros

converting pdf and using its templates.

Cons

Editing the pdf and I found some problem while trans from pdf to another

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Carmen G.

Luxury Goods & Jewelry, self-employed

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Ottimo

Reviewed 2 years ago

Posso creare sempre pdf

Pros

Mi piace perché posso convertire i miei documenti in pdf

Cons

Non c’è nulla che non mi piace , lo uso ogni giorno

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Jonathan S.

Translation and Localization, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Easy way to edit my PDF

Reviewed 3 months ago

It has been really useful to edit my PDF files and to convert other files to PDF.

Pros

It is really easy to edit PDF text. I use it to edit files i need to translate.

Cons

It could become tricky if you dont know how to use the several options available.

AC
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Alon C.

Information Services, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Acrobat PDF Reader

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Nowdays everything is converted to PDF files, CV, or every proposal is converte to PDF.With adobe acrobat reader it's easy to read PDF files.

Cons

To edit PDF files you must pay,But i use adobe to read PDF files.

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Michael M.

Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

PDF Handling Made Easier

Reviewed 2 years ago

I use it for handling all my pdf files, from creating pdf documents right up to editing them.

Pros

It is the ultimate package for handling PDF files. Very easy to use and editing pdf files is a breeze.

Cons

No cons that I can pin point It gets the job done perfectly.

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Bongani N.

Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Top-notch PDF Viewer and Editor

Reviewed 2 years ago

Acrobat helps in reading and editing pdf documents. It's convenient to generate and execute digital signatures. With this software, you can open any pdf files available. It's a highly recommended PDF software.

Pros

Acrobat's ability to edit text and images within PDF documents is an awesome feature. It's great that I can sign documents and do all these operations from a single software program. You can correct errors or update files without rewriting them using Adobe Acrobat. Its annotation tools allow you to highlight, underline, and add comments to documents. My favorite feature is I can sign documents from my phone application when I don't have access to a computer.

Cons

Their application is top quality compared to its competitors. However, it sometimes makes my computer slow, and the tool to prepare forms could be more user-friendly.

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Raffaele G.

Photography, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

per i Pdf il più utilizzato

Reviewed a year ago

Facile e gratuito, Sicuramente il più utilizzato al mondo per pdf. Nella versione free non può modificare i pdf

Pros

Facile e gratuito, Sicuramente il più utilizzato al mondo per pdf

Cons

Nella versione free non può modificare i pdf

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Devi dharshana P.

Education Management, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat

Reviewed a year ago

PDF editor Adobe Acrobat

Pros

we can edit the pdf for both professional and private usage and the main advantage of using Adobe is we can create a digital signature in it

Cons

the interface is very hard . New users cannot easily use it, and the cost of Adobe is bit high compared to other pdf editor

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Gift B.

Performing Arts, 1-10 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Has Helped Me Countless Times

Reviewed 2 years ago

Through the years I can rely on Adobe Acrobat Reader for my PDF needs. If it weren't for this, I cannot convert files back and forth, edit text for high profile documentation and store documents in a timely manner. It is a helpful tool for work.

Pros

Firstly the ability to convert PDF file and to read PDF files - so certainly anything related to PDF file handling.

Cons

Some minor yearly policies that I cannot keep updated to.

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Mohammad A.

Research, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Ahmadi's Adobe Reveiw

Reviewed a year ago

Generally, I found it a handy and friendly user tool for pdf and other similar files, and I recommend it to all who are working with pdfs.

Pros

I like the PDF conversion and pdf filler of it.

Cons

Limited access for free trail. It would be better it were expanded.

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Hamza A.

Civil Engineering, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Best Software for Creating and Editing PDF Documents

Reviewed 2 years ago

It is a great software in my opinion and I have been using it for years now

Pros

Create PDF DocumentsExport PDF Documents to Word or Power Point

Cons

Free version lacks some features Navigation can be tricky sometimes

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edoardoed m.

Legal Services, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Adobe Acrobat

the best pdf

Reviewed a year ago

leggere modificare stampare convertire pdf

Pros

perchè è la storia dei pdf lo uso da sempre

Cons

nulla da eccepire fa il suo lavoro come si deve

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Louisa C.

Retail, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat -- expensive platform, but by far the best product for PDF manipulating and managing

Reviewed 2 months ago

Adobe Acrobat perfectly filled my need for PDF management, with functions that could fulfill any PDF solution you need.

Pros

Provides a key resource, PDF solutions, with a multitude of functionalities that other products cannot compare to in terms of functionality and ease of use, free trial period to test the product

Cons

While it is a great product, it is expensive compared to other products I have looked into

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Amber C.

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Adobe Acrobat

Edit, Create & Design PDFs with Ease

Reviewed 6 years ago

Easy PDF management and editing

Pros

For editing and viewing PDFs, Adobe Acrobat has the competition beat. We get this app as a part of our Creative Cloud package and it allows me to prepare a PDF for signing, send a PDF and track it, edit a PDF, even edit / design whitepapers, eBooks and case studies through their software. We can add comments and organize pages, even enhance scans from our copier. While we don't use it every day, if there's a PDF issue we need to solve, Acrobat DC always comes in handy.

Cons

Frankly, I don't have any complaints. I personally haven't dealt or needed support using this application.

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Adarsh K.

Law Practice, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Adobe Acrobat Review

Reviewed 2 years ago

Apart from the occasional crash and running slow, Adobe Acrobat is the most reliable PDF reader there is. Even though i often use other PDF software I always prefer Adobe Acrobat as my default PDF reader/editor.

Pros

It is the most frequently used and default pdf software in my pc. I have used and is being using Adobe Acrobat mainly for pdf reading and occasionally to edit and create PDFs.Adobe Acrobat has a user-friendly interface, even a person without much technical knowledge could easily understand and make use of it. Being free and usually pre-installed when buying a (windows) PC, it is easily accessible unlike ither PDF tools. Much like other Adobe Products, it have a very cozy

Cons

Even though Adobe Acrobat is a reliable application, it often crashes when I use it along with other application running in background. It sometimes doesn't work as efficiently when there are multiple instances of it running concurrently, for this reason I often have to try other PDF readers.

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Jennifer B.

Environmental Services, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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Lumin PDF

I like it, don't love it

Reviewed 2 years ago

It's okay. I've recently switched over to Adobe Acrobat and I like that much better.

Pros

I use the free version of Lumin to edit documents and send them off to be signed. For that, it works pretty well.

Cons

It's very slow on start up and the "Sync to Drive" doesn't always sync all my changes after I've made edits the document.

Vendor response

Hi Jennifer, thanks for your honest feedback. We appreciate it! We will pass this on to our developers to help with the improvement of our product.

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Margaux D.

Philanthropy, self-employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Lumin PDF

Paying for Lumin PDF is a mistake

Reviewed 2 months ago

Very poor experience. Misleading advertising that makes it sound like there are far more capabilities than it has. Especially for the high price, just get Adobe Acrobat.

Pros

Lumin's integration with Google Drive is a nice option.

Cons

The paid version of Lumin PDF is extremely limited. It does not nearly have the capabilities of Adobe Acrobat. An irritating "feature" of Lumin PDF is that document management happens through the Lumin PDF website or app only. If you delete your account you lose access to all your Lumin PDF documents. OCR is nonexistent. Text editing is limited and clunky. Copy/Cut and Paste is awkward and doesn't work between pages. Text boxes will cut off edits. Rearranging Text blocks is limited and there are many places on the page where a text block cannot be placed, even though it looks blank. Background images, real or imagined by Lumin PDF, are static and cannot be changed or deleted. Page arranging is slow to respond. Merging PDFs is clunky. Converting PDFs is inaccurate.

Vendor response

Hi Margaux, we appreciate your honest review of using Lumin. Comments like yours help us ensure that we can work on improving our product. We'd love for you to give Lumin a go again in a couple of months time as we're actually already addressing some of the things you've pointed out. Again, thank you!

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Sheridan M.

Civic & Social Organization, 11-50 employees

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  • Ease of use
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  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Lumin PDF

Great program

Reviewed 3 years ago

I often find myself with the need to sign PDFs or fill out documents online. I don't have Adobe Acrobat, completing these tasks was fairly difficult before I discovered Lumin. I love how easy it is to access from Google Drive too!

Pros

I love how easy the interface is to navigate, and how it's a quick and easy way to sign documents and fill out PDF forms.

Cons

No cons that I've noticed. I haven't used the paid version, just the free trial.

Vendor response

Hi Sheridan! We're so happy to get your positive feedback about Lumin. We've been trying our hardest to provide the best service possible.

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Katie A.

Nonprofit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend5/10

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Lumin PDF

Missing features we need

Reviewed 5 months ago
Pros

I did a free trial of Lumin PDF to see if it would be a good tool for collaborative PDF editing of a magazine in which multiple users review simultaneously. Pros are that it was similar to Adobe Acrobat and fairly easy to navigate, just some differences that would take getting used to. If the PDF you upload has existing edits from Adobe, they will show up in the "notes" area.

Cons

Unfortunately, this won't work for our team because you cannot replace text or upload files as an attachment to the PDF (i.e. a new photo for the designer to implement in the layout). While you can share the PDF with anyone, they have to sign in to do any editing or commenting.

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Hi Katie, Thanks for your honest review. We've posted this in our feedback platform - https://luminpdf.canny.io/, and you may choose to track the movement of your feature request, specifically the ability to upload files as an attachment to the PDF. Thanks for giving Lumin a go!

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Tameelah D.

Computer Software, self-employed

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Lumin PDF

New to software editing

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

At first I was a little skeptical because I didn’t know how to us Adobe as well, but Lumin now is a really great software. A lot easier than Adobe and if you need help finding something the software helps you.

Cons

At first I was confused but once I figured out how to toggle between the software it was a lot easier

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Hi Tameelah! Thank you for your wonderful feedback. This motivates us to keep improving and provide the best service possible.

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Mary M.

Higher Education, 10,001+ employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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User Friendly and now Preferred

Reviewed 3 years ago

I had to use it when I ran into issues with my adobe software, and realized it was so much easier to use than adobe, and the fact that it can open and edit things right from google drive is great.

Pros

It is more user friendly and fast to use than Adobe. Even the free version does most of what I need for my job.

Cons

It would be great to have more options available in the free version, but overall it is a great affordable software if you do have to pay.

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Hi Mary! Thank you for your honest feedback! We are incorporating more features and trying to give people the best experience possible that can be available to the free version

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Joel F.

Aviation & Aerospace, 10,001+ employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Lumin PDF

Great option among many

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

Easy to use and retrieve saved PDF 's. Can be used for e-ink signatures to save plenty of paper

Cons

Can be limited without internet access. Adobe does allow some editing and filling with preselected forms. This can be a good alternative

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Hi Joel! It's great to get your positive feedback about Lumin! This helps to improve and brainstorm ideas that will be more helpful in the future.

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Jodie H.

Arts and Crafts, self-employed

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Lumin PDF

Lumin is splendid /

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

An excellent alternative to Adobe for the editing of pdf documents. Fantastic that it can open directly in Google Drive.

Cons

The free version is rather limited - a few more of the basic options would be welcome.

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Hi Jodie! Thank you for your honest feedback! We are incorporating more features and trying to give people the best experience possible that can be available to the free version

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Rachel B.

Law Practice, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend5/10

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Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

The ability to edit pdfs and save on your desktop. I don't have adobe pdf so this was a great way to edit and sign the documents I needed to.

Cons

I'm not sure I can think of any cons for this product.

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Hi Rachel! Thank you for your wonderful feedback. This motivates us to keep improving and provide the best service possible.

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Yoseli R.

Nonprofit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Lumin PDF

Signature online

Reviewed a year ago

great for the purpose I use it which is signing and keep it synchronized online

Pros

I only use for signing the PDFs and keep them in drive, in this way I don't have to download an sign in adobe reader, I use less of my PC space and optimize work.

Cons

I don't see the history of edition (maybe I don't know how) but it's not a big deal

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Fantastic feedback Yoseli! We're happy to hear you're enjoying Lumin PDF. We'll pass on your feedback on document history to our developers. Don't forget, we also have an app that you can use!

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Lois O.

Marketing and Advertising, self-employed

Used monthly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Lumin PDF

Fantastic Budget-Friendly Alternative to Adobe

Reviewed 6 days ago

Overall I think Lumin PDF is a great tool - simple to use, not perfect, but for the price it's hard to complain (especially when faced with the astronomical fees and scam-worthy service over at Adobe.

Pros

The best part of Lumin is how easily it integrates with Google, so you can open, edit, and sign docs directly from your Drive which then autosave.

Cons

For me, at times it could be a bit slow-loading. Also, the price point... as a freelancer who only needs to sign or edit the occasional document, 20 euros a month seems a bit steep but that's the lowest level that gives you editing access. Also when you click to write text, the box where you start writing is a bit out of line... you can move it after writing but it's just a bit fiddly. So the UX could be improved.

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Gabe G.

Education Management, 201-500 employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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Lumin PDF

Pretty good trial / free version

Reviewed 3 years ago

Pretty good free version. Again, our team opts for another platform for paid, more comprehensive services.

Pros

I use Lumin for quick, Google-suite shared files within my organization. For larger scale projects like public e-sign templates, our team uses a paid version of Adobe. I find that the quick access and connection to Google Drive is a plus for Lumin.

Cons

sometimes opening a file can be buggy and the free features are quite limited.

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Hi Gabe! Thank you for your honest feedback! We are incorporating more features and trying to give people the best experience possible that can be available to the free version.

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Natalie T.

Retail, 11-50 employees

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Great product - I have already recommended to friends

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

Lumin PDF allows for ease of adding dates, signatures etc. to PDFs. It's fantastic that it connects with Google Drive, allowing for easy and safe storage of documents. I choose not to print these documents, and instead use Lumin to complete any editing to PDFs required. Love this product so much and I've already got friends onto it! If I used it more regularly, I would purchase the paid version as there's so much more available, and it's a much better price than the adobe alternative.

Cons

For limited use, it's not cost effective.

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Hi Natalie, Thank you for this honest feedback! This gives us the drive to improve our service. Regie Lumin PDF