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We Invented The PDF.: Because Looks Really Do Matter

PDFs were invented by Adobe co-founder Dr. John Warnock in 1991 as a way to reliably present and exchange documents independently of software, hardware, or operating systems. PDFs have since become an open standard maintained by ISO that can contain links, buttons, forms, media, and signatures while preserving the content and appearance of original files. Adobe continues to develop PDF technology to make electronic documents more usable, secure, and integrated with other popular apps.

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We Invented The PDF.: Because Looks Really Do Matter

PDFs were invented by Adobe co-founder Dr. John Warnock in 1991 as a way to reliably present and exchange documents independently of software, hardware, or operating systems. PDFs have since become an open standard maintained by ISO that can contain links, buttons, forms, media, and signatures while preserving the content and appearance of original files. Adobe continues to develop PDF technology to make electronic documents more usable, secure, and integrated with other popular apps.

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PDFs run your world. You know you use PDFs to make your most important work happen.

That’s
why we invented the Portable Document Format (PDF), to present and exchange documents reliably
— independent of software, hardware, or operating system.

The PDF is now an open standard, maintained by the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO). PDF documents can contain links and buttons, form fields, audio, video, and business logic.
They can be signed electronically, and you can easily view PDF files on Windows or Mac OS using
the free Acrobat Reader DC software.

Download free Acrobat Reader


We invented the PDF.
In 1991, Adobe co-founder Dr. John Warnock launched the paper-to-digital revolution with an idea
he called, The Camelot Project. The goal was to enable anyone to capture documents from any
application, send electronic versions of these documents anywhere, and view and print them on any
machine. By 1992, Camelot had developed into PDF. Today, it is the format trusted by businesses
around the world.

Because looks really do matter.


Warnock’s vision is alive, well, and evolving. When you create an Adobe PDF from documents or
images, it looks just the way you intended it to. While many PDFs are simply pictures of pages,
Adobe PDFs preserve all the data in the original file — even when text, graphics, spreadsheets, and
more are combined in a single file.
PDFs have standards.
You can be confident your PDF file meets ISO 32000 standards for electronic document exchange,
including special-purpose standards such as PDF/A for archiving, PDF/E for engineering, and PDF/X
for printing. You can also create PDFs to meet a range of accessibility standards that make content
more usable by people with disabilities.

No paper printouts needed. Ever.


When you need to electronically sign a PDF, it’s easy using the Adobe Acrobat Reader mobile app,
or the Adobe Sign mobile app. For managing legally-binding electronic or digital signature
processes, try Adobe Acrobat DC or Adobe Sign.

PDFs are all about security.


When you work with electronic documents, it’s important to make protection a part of your routine.
You can password-protect your PDF files to prevent others from copying and editing. Redact them to
permanently delete sensitive information. And even find and remove hidden data.

Learn more about security


Integrate with the apps you love.
We partner with leading companies so you can add Adobe Document Cloud’s PDF tools to the
applications your teams already use. With PDF tools embedded in Microsoft Office 365, you can
instantly convert Microsoft Word documents, Excel files, or Powerpoint presentations to PDF format
to simplify and streamline your workflows.

Learn more about integrations

Get more out of scanned documents.


You can scan paper documents and forms to Adobe PDF and get smart files that are easy to search,
share, and store. Adobe PDFs use optical character recognition (OCR) technology, so you can edit
and comment on the documents you’ve scanned. More than a PDF viewer, Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
is a complete PDF solution that lets you create, edit, and convert PDF files to other formats.

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