Screenshots as the store published them when we checked on .
Why we score it 10
- Asks for a wide set of powerful permissions.
What it can access
On the sites it runs on, Adobe Acrobat: PDF edit, convert, sign tools can reach every site you visit. Its permission set rates 100 out of 100 for reach — a measure of what it could do, not of anything it has done.
Store rating 4.4 out of 5 from 63,059 people.
It runs its own code on acrobat.adobe.com, adobe.com, auth-stg1.services.adobe.com and auth.services.adobe.com and 44 other sites.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| nativeMessaging | Exchange messages with a companion program installed on your computer. | 20 |
| cookies | Read and change cookies for the sites it has access to, including the ones that keep you signed in. | 15 |
| webRequest | Watch all network traffic from the sites it has access to, including what is sent and received. | 15 |
| scripting | Run its own code inside the pages you visit. | 10 |
| downloads | Start downloads and see what you have downloaded. | 8 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| identity | Sign you in to its developer’s service using your Google account. | 4 |
| alarms | Schedule its own code to run at set times, even when you are not using it. | - |
| contextMenus | Add its own items to your right-click menu. | - |
| declarativeNetRequest | Block or change requests using rules it declares in advance, without being able to read your traffic. | - |
| fileSystem | Read and write files you choose from your computer. | - |
| offscreen | Do work in a hidden page, for tasks a background script cannot do alone. | - |
| sidePanel | Show its own panel beside the page. | - |
| storage | Save its own settings and data in your browser. | - |
| webNavigation | See every page you navigate to, as it happens. | - |
What to use instead
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Malwarebytes Browser Guard Beta
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Avira Browser Safety
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Free Adblocker for Chrome by Open Adblocker
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Others by Adobe Inc.
| Extension | Status | Users |
|---|---|---|
| Live | 800k | |
| Live | 10k |
Read from this extension's own store listing and published manifest on . JSON · Method · Store listing