Versions Of Adobe Reader

| Version | Windows | macOS | Linux | Mobile | |---------|---------|-------|-------|--------| | 1.0–5.0 | Win 3.1–98 | Classic Mac OS | No | No | | 6.0–8.0 | Win 2000/XP | OS X 10.3+ | No | No | | 9.0 | Win XP/Vista/7 | OS X 10.4–10.6 | No | No | | X (10) | Win 7+ | OS X 10.5–10.10 | No | iOS, Android (Reader mobile) | | XI | Win 7+ | OS X 10.7–10.12 | No | iOS, Android | | DC (2015) | Win 7+ | OS X 10.10+ | No | iOS, Android | | 2020 Classic | Win 7+ | OS X 10.13–12.x | No | No | | Current (2026) | Win 10/11 | macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon native) | No | iOS, Android |

originally priced at $50 per user. In these early years, adoption was slow because the Portable Document Format (PDF) was seen primarily as a tool for high-end desktop publishing rather than general office work. Version 2.0 (1994):

Designed for large organizations that require stability, Classic versions are "perpetual" releases. They receive only critical security and platform updates on a predictable quarterly basis, ensuring no feature changes break internal workflows.

Released in the 1990s, these early versions focused purely on digital document replication, slowly adding search capabilities and color support.

Documents no longer lived on one machine; they followed the user from desktop to tablet to browser.

A browser-based version that allows users to view and search PDFs without installing software. Major Version History and Evolution