They also enable you to work with a collection of materials such as drawings, e-mail messages, spreadsheets, and videos as a single file, which makes distribution, storage, retrieval, and collaboration easy for end users. Portfolios provide easy navigation when you work with multiple PDF documents and other document types. PDF Portfolios - Packages, introduced in Adobe Reader 8, have been greatly enhanced and renamed.Improved launch speeds - Looking for faster launch speeds? Adobe has enhanced general performance and, in particular, has reduced launch times with Adobe Reader 9.Version 9.3.3 - the latest release for Mac OS X 10.4.11 and later - addresses a few security and stability issues. These issues are described in detail in the online release notes. The version 8.1.3 update addresses a number of customer workflow issues and security vulnerabilities while providing more stability. Freeware Current Version: 7.1.0 (May 12, 2008) / 8.1.3 (November 5, 2008) / 9.3.3 (June 30, 2010)Īdobe Reader (formerly Acrobat Reader) is the industry standard tool for reading and interacting with PDF (Portable Document Format) files (although Mac OS X's built-in 'Preview' application handles the vast majority of PDFs with aplomb).