Acrobat 2015: If you download Classic 2015 Acrobat or Reader patches from the release notes or the FTP site, you see a notarization prompt and the installation is blocked. It's general behavior for all installer packages downloaded using a browser and not from the Mac App Store. To begin the installation, right-click the installer and choose Open. Adobe Acrobat DC Pro 2020.006.20034 for Mac is available as a free download on our software library. The program lies within Productivity Tools, more precisely Office Tools. Our built-in antivirus checked this Mac download and rated it as virus free. The actual developer of this Mac application is Adobe Systems. I upgraded to Acrobat 2017 Pro because Mac OS Sierra cannot stably run Acrobat 9 Professional. I expected no problems but was disappointed when the installer told me that installation had failed and said to contact the manufacturer. I contacted Adobe, which sent me their own download link for the installer, but again the installation failed.
Can I use my Adobe apps in macOS Catalina 10.15?
We've updated most current apps to 64-bit architecture. The following versions work in Catalina, but have these known issues.
| Adobe app | Version(s) compatible with Catalina |
|---|---|
| Adobe Creative Cloud apps | 2021 2020 |
| Acrobat Pro DC, Acrobat Standard DC | 2019 and later (subscription or non-subscription) |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017, Adobe Acrobat Standard 2017 | 2017 |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020, Adobe Acrobat Standard 2020 | 2020 |
| Adobe Connect | 11.2, 11 |
| Adobe Digital Editions | 4.5 |
| Adobe Photoshop Elements | 2021 2020 |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | 2021 2020 |
Most older Adobe apps were created using 32-bit architecture and do not work in Catalina. We have no plans to update apps that we no longer support or develop. The following table lists some common 32-bit Adobe apps that are not compatible with Catalina. (It is not a comprehensive list of all older 32-bit Adobe apps.)
| Adobe Product | Status and alternatives |
| Creative Cloud apps – 2018 release and earlier | No updates planned. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest release of Creative Cloud apps. |
| Adobe Captivate | Update scheduled end of 2019 |
| Creative Suite apps | No updates planned. We recommend that you upgrade to Creative Cloud. |
| Fuse | No updates planned. Find free characters on Mixamo. |
| Adobe Presenter Video Express | No updates planned. We recommend moving to Adobe Captivate. |
| SpeedGrade | No updates planned. Certain features have been integrated into Premiere Pro, which is 64-bit compliant. |
Uninstall 32-bit apps before upgrading to Catalina
Before you upgrade to Catalina, we recommend that you uninstall your 32-bit Adobe apps. Older uninstallers are also 32-bit apps and don't work in Catalina.
If you already upgraded to Catalina, you can use the Creative Cloud Cleaner tool to uninstall older versions of Creative Cloud apps.
If you've kept Acrobat DC or Creative Cloud apps up to date, they are already 64-bit compliant.
You can update your apps using the Creative Cloud desktop app. See how to update your apps to the latest versions.
Are there issues using current Adobe apps in Catalina?
See the following documents for known issues with Adobe apps and macOS Catalina:
- Enterprise: Known issues with Creative Cloud packages on macOS Catalina
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Acrobat compatibility with the new macOS 10.15 Catalina
Acrobat DC, Acrobat 2020, Acrobat 2017, and Acrobat 2015 are compatible with the new macOS 10.15 Catalina. Major changes in user experience and known issues are described in this document.
User experience changes in Catalina for Acrobat users
- Acrobat 2015: If you download Classic 2015 Acrobat or Reader patches from the release notes or the FTP site, you see a notarization prompt and the installation is blocked. It's general behavior for all installer packages downloaded using a browser and not from the Mac App Store. To begin the installation, right-click the installer and choose Open.
- A permission prompt appears on the upper-right corner. Click Allow to enable notifications.
- Recent: An OS permission prompt is shown if you open files from Recents, which were added in Recents before you upgraded to Catalina.
If you don't allow, you see an Acrobat prompt showing information on what to do next.
For more information, see Enable permission to access the folder | macOS 10.15 Catalina.
- Thumbnails of files in Recent and other areas: Thumbnails appear for those files for which Acrobat has read permission.
- Thumbnails of files in the landing pages of tools: The thumbnail is displayed only if Acrobat has read permission on the folder in which the file is located.
- Create PDF from Acrobat ribbon in Word and PowerPoint: An OS permission prompt is shown.
If you don't allow, you see an Acrobat prompt showing information on what to do next.
- PostScript to PDF conversion: An OS permission prompt for Acrobat is shown.
An OS prompt for Acrobat Distiller is shown. Click OK to continue.
If you don't allow, you see an Acrobat prompt showing information on what to do next.
- Screen capture to PDF: A permission prompt is shown.
In the Screen Recording prompt, click Open System Preferences.
In the Security & Privacy dialog box, choose Adobe Acrobat for Screen Recording.
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If you click Deny, you see an Acrobat prompt. Click OK to continue.
- Tools > Combine: For Microsoft Office files, when you add or convert an Office file for the first time, an OS permission prompt is shown. This experience is similar to macOS 10.14 Mojave.
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- Select files from Recent files list and Combine: For each selected file, an OS permission prompt is displayed.
If you don't allow, you see an Acrobat prompt showing information on what to do next.
For more information, see Enable permission to access the folder | macOS 10.15 Catalina.
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Network folder-based review initiation: A permission prompt is shown. Click OK to allow access to files on the network volume.