14 DAY TRIAL // The standard tool used by millions worldwide to read PDF files on their computer, Adobe Reader, has been ported to iOS as a free native application that allows you to view and interact with PDFs on your iPhone or iPad.
Requiring any iDevice from the iPhone 3GS up and iOS 4.2.5 or later, “Adobe Reader is the free global standard for reliably viewing and sharing PDF documents across platfoms [sic] and devices,” says the company behind Flash.
“Easily and efficiently access the widest range of PDF file types—including PDF Portfolios, password-protected PDF documents and Adobe LiveCycle rights-managed PDF files. Now available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, Adobe Reader offers fast, high-quality interaction with PDF,” reads the official description over on iTunes.
Once you install the app, you can quickly open a PDF from your email, the web, or any other application that supports the “Open in…” function. It lets you view Portfolios, PDF Packages, annotations and drawing markups, and it allows you to read text annotations like Sticky Notes.
Reader supports encrypted PDF files, and it lets you interact with them too. For example, you can search the text to find specific information, use bookmarks to jump directly to a section in your PDF file, zoom in on text or images, select and copy text to the clipboard, etc.
Finally, you can share your content with others by email, using the “Open in…” feature, as well as print wirelessly using AirPrint.
Supported languages include English, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Swedish, Russian, Czech, Polish and Turkish, according to Adobe Systems Inc.
The app is designed for both iPhone and iPad meaning you only need to download once for both your devices.