Adobe and Microsoft Bring Industry-Leading Acrobat PDF Experience to 1.4 Billion Windows Users Through Microsoft Edge
Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are enhancing the PDF capabilities in Microsoft Edge by integrating Adobe Acrobat technology, set to roll out in March 2023. This collaboration aims to provide over 1.4 billion Windows users with an improved PDF experience, featuring enhanced performance, security, and accessibility. Users can access basic features for free, while advanced functionalities, including document editing and conversion, require an Acrobat subscription. The legacy PDF engine will be phased out by March 2024, marking a significant step in Adobe and Microsoft's initiative to modernize digital workflows.
- Integration of Adobe Acrobat in Microsoft Edge enhances PDF experience for Windows users.
- Improved performance, security, and accessibility features for PDF handling.
- Basic PDF capabilities will remain free for users.
- Large user base of over 1.4 billion Windows users accessible for Adobe.
- Phased removal of the legacy PDF engine in Microsoft Edge by March 2024 may cause disruptions for existing users.
- Natively embedding Acrobat PDF technology in Microsoft Edge delivers an enhanced PDF experience for Windows users and a seamless path to even more value
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Adobe Acrobat PDF technology in Microsoft Edge will be available to all Windows 10 and 11 users beginning in
March 2023 , with an opt-in option for organizations with managed devices - Adobe and Microsoft continue to realize a shared mission to help users modernize and integrate best-in-class workflows, transforming digital work
Together, the two companies are updating the PDF experience and value users have come to expect in Microsoft Edge by powering the built-in PDF reader with the Adobe Acrobat PDF engine. This will give users a unique PDF experience that includes higher fidelity for more accurate colors and graphics, improved performance, strong security for PDF handling and greater accessibility—including better text selection and read-aloud narration. These capabilities will continue to be free of cost.
“Bringing Adobe and Microsoft closer together is good for productivity and good for customers,” said
“PDF is essential for modern business, accelerating productivity in a world where automation and collaboration are more critical than ever,” said Ashley Still, senior vice president and general manager at Adobe. “By bringing the global standard in PDF experience to Microsoft Edge and the billion-plus Windows users worldwide, Adobe and Microsoft are using our joint heritage and expertise in productivity to take an important step forward in making modern, secure and connected work and life a reality.”
Users who want more advanced digital document features—such as the ability to edit text and images, convert PDFs to other file formats and combine files—can purchase an Acrobat subscription that enables access to these features anywhere, including directly inside Microsoft Edge via a browser extension. Microsoft Edge users with existing Adobe Acrobat subscriptions can use the Acrobat extension inside Edge at no extra cost.
In the age of digital transformation, the web browser is the place where people collaborate, share information and get work done in the cloud. Users across the world interact with trillions of PDF files across web, mobile and desktop. With Adobe Acrobat capabilities powering the PDF experience in Edge, Windows 10 and Windows 11 users can use Adobe’s best-in-class PDF capabilities within the Microsoft Edge web browser, without the need to download or switch to a separate application.
Phased Rollout
To meet the needs of organizations with managed devices, the transition to the built-in Microsoft Edge PDF reader with the Adobe Acrobat PDF rendering engine will occur in phases, with an initial opt-in option for managed devices. The Microsoft Edge PDF solution with the legacy engine is scheduled to be removed in
This announcement is part of an ongoing Adobe and Microsoft initiative that is transforming digital work and life by bringing Adobe’s industry-leading PDF, e-signature and document automation tools directly to Microsoft users. This PDF experience in Microsoft Edge joins an already comprehensive set of Adobe PDF and e-sign integrations across Microsoft solutions, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and others. This is another step in our shared journey to bring people continued innovation, efficiency and productivity in their digital work and lives.
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