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Compatible Versions of Adobe Reader

PDF Conversion Programs

Download Word Viewer

Media Player

RealPlayer

Flash Player

 

Operating System Platform Compatibility Table

Computer Operating System Forms Program Compatible
Mac Tiger Adobe Reader
(8.1.1,8.1.2,8.1.3,8.1.4,9.0,9.1)
Yes
Mac Leopard Adobe Reader
(8.1.1,8.1.2,8.1.3,8.1.4,9.0,9.1)
Yes
PC WINXP Adobe Reader
(8.1.1,8.1.2,8.1.3,8.1.4,9.0,9.1)
Yes
PC Vista Adobe Reader
(8.1.1,8.1.2,8.1.3,8.1.4,9.0,9.1)
Yes


Compatible versions of Adobe Reader are currently 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3,8.1.4, 9.0 and 9.1

Adobe Reader

You will be asked to specify your Operating System (examples: Windows, Mac) and Version (examples: XP, Vista, 10.4.9) be sure to specify a compatible version of Adobe Reader (8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 9.0, 9.1) to get the compatible version to apply for grants on Grants.gov. Click here to download version 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 9.0, or 9.1 from the Adobe website. [EXIT Disclaimer]

Click here for information on using Adobe Acrobat Professional.Adobe PDF

To operate Adobe Reader, your computer must meet system requirements. [EXIT Disclaimer]

Adobe Reader Software Versioning Information

Adobe Professional Versions Adobe Reader Version Compatible Broken Pipe Resolved Vista Compatible Mac Compatible
8.0*
8.1.1
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
 
8.1.2
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
 
8.1.3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
8.1.4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
9.0
9.0
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
 
9.1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

*Adobe Acrobat Professional versions comparable to the Grants.gov compatible Adobe Reader versions are compatible for use with Grants.gov. View System Requirements Information.

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PDF Conversion Programs
Downloadable programs that allows users to read and transmit Portable Document Format Adobe PDF files that are contained within the Grants.gov system, particularly in certain grant-making agencies’ application process.

PDF generator software is available to help you save your documents as PDFs. There are several programs for both PCs and Macs, along with websites that can perform the conversion for you.

Please note that when naming your file, please do not use special characters or spaces in the file names. Such files are unrecognizable as PDFs to some systems. The list below contains some of the PDF generators available, many of which are free or very inexpensive. Grants.gov does not endorse any particular software. Consult the vendor websites for more information. The websites below are listed alphabetically.

Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatstd/main.html [EXIT Disclaimer]
Print driver that will work with any application. (For PC or Mac)

BLC Technologies
http://www.gohtm.com [EXIT Disclaimer]
Web-based converter. Vendor emails PDF back to you. (For PC or Mac)

Create Adobe PDF Online
https://createpdf.adobe.com/index.pl/ [EXIT Disclaimer]
Web-based converter. Vendor emails PDF back to you. (For PC or Mac)

CutePDF
http://www.cutepdf.com [EXIT Disclaimer]
Print driver that will work with any application. (For PC)

Go2PDF
http://www.go2pdf.com [EXIT Disclaimer]
Print driver that will work with any application. (For PC)

Pdf995
http://site4.pdf995.com [EXIT Disclaimer]
Print driver that will work with any application. (For PC)

PDFcreator
http://docupub.com [EXIT Disclaimer]
Web-based converter. View PDF or emails PDF to you. (For PC or Mac)

Win2PDF
http://www.win2pdf.com/ [EXIT Disclaimer]
Print driver that will work with any application. (For PC)

Zeon Corporation
http://www.pdfwizard.com/ [EXIT Disclaimer]
Print driver that will work with any application. (For PC)


WordViewer

Click here to download WordViewer [EXIT Disclaimer]

Media Player

Click here to download Media Player [EXIT Disclaimer]

RealPlayer

Click here to download RealPlayer [EXIT Disclaimer]

Flash Player

Click here to download Flash Player [EXIT Disclaimer]

 
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