Update and patch Acrobat 10.x or Reader 10.x on Windows or Mac OS

This page is intended for enterprise IT. The easiest way for end users to update Acrobat or Reader is to choose Help > Check for Updates.

For IT-centric information about 9.x and earlier products, see Update, patch | Acrobat, Reader 7.x - 9.x | Windows.

Enterprise download locations

Windows: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/10.x/
Mac OS: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/mac/10.x/

Difference between Reader and Acrobat updates

10.x products introduce cumulative updates, so it's never necessary to install more than two updates to get to the latest version.

Windows
- Acrobat updates are always MSPs. Quarterlies are cumulative to the base release.
- Reader updates are usually MSPs, but can be an MSI or EXE file depending on the download source and release type. Quarterlies are cumulative to the last released MSI (for example, 10.1). MSIs are full installers.
Mac OS
- Mac OS updates are a .PKG installer contained in a .DMG. Acrobat and Reader updates are a .PKG installer contained in a .DMG. For the English version of Reader, a full installer is also available.

Note: For details about various types of deployments (ARD, AIP, GPO, SCCM, and so on), see the Enterprise Administration Guide available from the enterprise portal.

Windows update file information

Vers.	Type	Acrobat file	Lang	Reader file	Lang.	Security Bulletin ID
10.0	Base	AcroPro1000_lang_ID.zip	Lang_IDs	AdbeRdrUpd1000_MUI.zip AdbeRdrUpd1000_<lang_id>.msi	Lang_IDs	N/A
10.0.1	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1001_<Tier_#>.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1001_<Tier_#>.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB11-03
10.0.2	Patch	AcrobatSecUpd1002.msp	Tiers 1-4	N/A		APSB11-06
10.0.3	Patch	AcrobatSecUpd1003.msp	Tiers 1-4	N/A		APSALL-02
10.1	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1010.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1010_MUI.msp AdbeRdrUpd1010_<lang_id>.msi	Tiers 1-4	APSB11-16
10.1.1	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1011.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1011.msp AdbeRdrUpd1011_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB11-24
10.1.2	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1012.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1012.msp AdbeRdrUpd1012_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB12-01
10.1.3	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1013.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1013.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB12-08
10.1.3	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1013_me.msp	Tier 5	N/A	N/A	APSB12-08
10.1.4	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1014.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1014.msp AdbeRdrUpd1014_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB12-16
10.1.4	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1014_me.msp	Tier 5	N/A	N/A	APSB12-16
10.1.5	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1015.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1015.msp AdbeRdrUpd1015_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB13-02
10.1.5	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1015_me.msp	Tier 5	N/A	N/A	APSB13-02
10.1.6	Patch	AcrobatSecUpd1016.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrSecUpd1016.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB13-07
10.1.7	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1017.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1017.msp AdbeRdrUpd1017_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB13-15
10.1.8	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1018.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1018.msp AdbeRdrUpd1018_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB13-22
10.1.9	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1019.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1019.msp AdbeRdrUpd1019_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB14-01
10.1.10	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10110.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10110.msp AdbeRdrUpd10110_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB14-15
10.1.11	Patch	AcrobatSecUpd10111.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrSecUpd10111.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB14-19
10.1.12	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10112.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10112.msp AdbeRdrUpd10112_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB14-20
10.1.13	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10113.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10113.msp AdbeRdrUpd10113_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB14-28
10.1.14	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10114.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10114.msp AdbeRdrUpd10114_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB15-10
10.1.15	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10115.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10115.msp AdbeRdrUpd10115_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB15-15
10.1.16	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10116.msp	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10116.msp AdbeRdrUpd10116_MUI.msp	Tiers 1-4	APSB15-24

Acceptable AIP patch patterns for Windows deployments

Acrobat (Formula = Base release + latest quarterly + latest out of cycle patch)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.16 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.15 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.14 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.13 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.12 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.10 (Q) > 10.1.11 (OOC)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.10 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.9 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.8 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.7 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.5 (Q) > 10.1.6 (OOC)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.5 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.4 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.3 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.2 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q) > 10.0.3 (OOC)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.0 (Q) > 10.1.9 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.0 (Q) > 10.1.10 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.11 (OOC)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.0 (Q) > 10.1.12 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.0 (Q) > 10.1.13 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.0 (Q) > 10.1.14 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.0 (Q) > 10.1.15 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.0 (Q) > 10.1.16 (Q)
Reader (Formula = last MSI + latest quarterly + latest out of cycle patch)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.16 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.15 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.14 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.13 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.12 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.10 (Q) > 10.1.11 (OOC)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.10 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.9 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.8 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.7 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.5 (Q) > 10.1.6 (OOC)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.5 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.4 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.3 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 (Q MSI) > 10.1.2 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q) > 10.1.9 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q) > 10.1.10 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.11 (OOC)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q) > 10.1.12 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q) > 10.1.13 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q) > 10.1.14 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q) > 10.1.15 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q) > 10.1.16 (Q)

Windows EXE installers

EXE files are chained Reader installers. Home users primarily use these installers. Enterprise admins typically install MSP and MSI files from the enterprise download site at ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/.

Mac OS update file information

Vers.	Type	Acrobat file	Language	Reader file	Lang.	Security Bulletin ID
10.0	Base	AcroPro1000_lang_ID.dmg	Lang_IDs	AdbeRdr1000_lang_ID.dmg	Lang_IDs	N/A
10.0.1	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1001.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1001.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB11-03
10.0.2	Patch	AcrobatSecUpd1002.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrSecUpd1002.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB11-06
10.0.3	Patch	AcrobatSecUpd1003.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrSecUpd1003.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSALL-02
10.1	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1010.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1010.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB11-16
10.1.1	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1011.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1011.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB11-24
10.1.2	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1012.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1012.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB12-01
10.1.3	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1013.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1013.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB12-08
10.1.4	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1014.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1014.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB12-16
10.1.5	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1015.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1015.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB13-02
10.1.6	Patch	AcrobatSecUpd1016.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrSecUpd1016.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB13-07
10.1.7	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1017.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1017.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB13-15
10.1.8	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1018.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1018.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB13-22
10.1.9	Quar.	AcrobatUpd1019.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd1019.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB14-01
10.1.10	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10110.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10110.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB14-15
10.1.12	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10112.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10112.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB14-20
10.1.13	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10113.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10113.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB14-28
10.1.14	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10114.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10114.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB15-10
10.1.15	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10115.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10115.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB15-15
10.1.16	Quar.	AcrobatUpd10116.dmg	Tiers 1-4	AdbeRdrUpd10116.dmg	Tiers 1-4	APSB15-24

Acceptable patch patterns for Macintosh deployments

Acrobat (Formula = Base release + any quarterly (preferably none) + latest quarterly + latest out of cycle patch)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.16 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.15 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.14 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.13 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.12 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.10 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.9 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.8 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.7 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.5 (Q) > 10.1.6 (OOC)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.5 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.4 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.3 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.1.2 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q) > 10.0.3 (OOC)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.3 (OOC)
Reader (Formula = Base Release + any quarterly (preferably none) + latest quarterly + latest out of cycle patch)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.16 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.15 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.14 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.13 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.12 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.10 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.9 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.8 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.7 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.5 (Q) > 10.1.6 (OOC)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.5 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.4 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.3 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.1.0 > 10.1.2 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 (Q) > 10.1.2 (Q)
- Acceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.1 > 10.0.3 (OOC) > 10.1.0 (Q)
- Unacceptable: 10.0.0 > 10.0.2 (OOC) > 10.0.3 (OOC)

Language support

Tiers

The "Tier_<some number>" identifies the installer language in the filename as follows:

Tier 1: English, French, German, and Japanese (Reader only: MUI Reader)
Tier 2: Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Brazilian, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, and Norwegian
Tier 3: Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, and Korean
Tier 4: Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Turkish, Czech, Hungarian, and Polish (Windows only: Slovak, Croatian, Slovenian, [Reader only: Catalan, Basque])

Language identifiers

Some installers indicate their language support with Language IDs. For example, en_US is an English installer. For a full list of language IDs, see the Enterprise Administration Guide on the enterprise portal.

Update and patch Acrobat 10.x or Reader 10.x on Windows or Mac