21.007.20091 Planned update, Sept 14, 2021¶
This release is a planned update for the products listed in the table below. The latest version is always available through the product’s update mechanism, and for some languages, from the Reader Download Center.
Track details¶
The Acrobat DC product family introduces two tracks for both Acrobat and Reader which are essentially different products: “Classic” and “Continuous.” Most end users will install the Continuous track provided from the Reader Download Center. Enterprise organizations will user either the Classic or Continuous track. For details and a comparison of the two tracks, see http://www.adobe.com/go/acrobatdctracks.
Available installers¶
Product |
Type |
Installer |
Size |
Language |
Install over… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acrobat |
Planned update |
425.0 MB |
All |
DC base (32-bit) |
|
Reader |
Planned update |
266.0 MB |
All |
DC base (32-bit) |
|
Reader |
Planned update |
153.0 MB |
All |
DC base MUI (32-bit) |
Product |
Type |
Installer |
Size |
Language |
Install over… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acrobat |
Planned update |
208.0 MB |
All |
DC base (64-bit) |
|
Reader |
Planned update |
213.0 MB |
All |
DC base (64-bit) |
Product |
Type |
Installer |
Size |
Language |
Install over… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acrobat |
Planned update |
566.9 MB |
All |
DC base |
|
Reader |
Planned update |
283.5 MB |
All |
DC base |
New product features¶
This release provides various new features for end users described in the New features summary.
Enterprise-Centric features¶
For these features, refer to the Administration Guide.
Security bulletin¶
This release provides mitigations for vulnerabilities described in the corresponding security bulletins of Reader and Acrobat.
Bug fixes¶
Accessibility¶
4337951: Accessibility check passes even though Table headers are missing
4336567: Some empty elements are getting detected which are not getting deleted after running Accessibility Check
Browser¶
4333092: Getting 10:10 error when viewing PDF documents in IE
4329557: Error 523 is shown while previewing the PDF in a web application
Fill and Sign¶
4329628: Unable to use signature when Acrobat window is very small
Forms¶
4324230: Reader crashes with AEM dynamic forms with rich text
Installer¶
4330650: Error “There was an error opening document” is shown on windows when launching Acrobat using acrobat:// in chrome URL box
MIP¶
4331814: The security label of AIP protected files can be unlocked in Acrobat
Performance¶
4331131: Acrobat takes long time when a PDF of 1000 pages is opened the third time
Portfolio¶
4324480: Documents are corrupted, warning message observed while combining images to PDF in a portfolio
PDFMaker¶
4318608: CreatePDFDaemon crashes and fails to generate PDF file
4296837: Service and local Conversion not happening for Office file name with special characters on Mac
Sandbox¶
4332995: Format of the JavaScript window is changed when Protected view is ON
Search¶
4275963: Previous and Next buttons are coming truncated and Find tool is getting flickered upon doc scrolling in Retina machine
SDK¶
4338937: Adobe Reader DC 2021 x64 bit crashes with DDE command “DocGoToNameDest”
4332619: Multi Tab sample in Acrobat SDK doesn’t work as expected behaviour
Sign¶
4331392: Hang in Acrobat due to multiple network calls to https://api.echosign.com on launching Acrobat
Security-Settings¶
4320481: Error “An update for trusted certificates is not available for download” is shown when icheckEvery is set to 0
Security-Signatures¶
4324928: Create & Edit options are not greyed out for digital signature
4329745: Dialog of Digital signatures in Adobe Acrobat DC is not keyboard or Screen Reader accessible
Viewer¶
4338021: Encrypt tool in Protect App does not work in Custom Quick Tools
4313844: Multiple Lines renders when Acrobat is maximized from the Task Bar and Window is Rendering
4289199: Touch Machines : Application Hangs after switching out of Read mode after clicking the page view HUD icons
4330503: Click to zoom is not working in minimized state of Acrobat if preference “open documents as new tabs in same window” is unchecked
4320198: Application crashes after printing and closing document for files with type-1 font
Known issues¶
For a list of current issues, see http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/known-issues-acrobat-dc-reader.html.
Technical details¶
Go to the Release Notes Home for information about the following:
How to update
Update order
Definition of release types
System requirements
Language Support
Compatibility
Product end-of-life schedule