This FAQ applies to customers purchasing Acrobat Classic from Adobe.com or authorized resellers. Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) customers deploying the Acrobat Classic product track can find it in the admin console. For ETLA product questions, contact your Adobe sales representative.
Basics
Adobe Acrobat Classic is an updated version of Acrobat desktop software designed to replace the older perpetual software versions. It's available as a 3-year term license, non-renewing, and paid upfront. Once activated, you can use it offline for the entire term. It includes all the features of Acrobat Pro 2020, plus additional enhancements, including a new interface, the ability to star a document, improved accessibility tagging, and more. It doesn't include Adobe Document Cloud services.
With Acrobat Classic, you have full access to PDF tools on your desktop only (no web or mobile access). If you want additional features and cloud services, you can choose an Acrobat subscription instead.
Adobe Acrobat online services
Purchasing Acrobat Classic
Functionality and support
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Accessibility standards
Acrobat Classic supports ISO 32000-1, the open standard maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).