Adobe acrobat 7.0.5 sdk User Manual

Technologies Supported by the Acrobat SDK

There are three types of plug-ins: 

Plug-ins are:

●

DLLs on Windows. Note, however, that plug-in names must end in 

.API

, not 

.DLL

.

●

Code fragments on Mac OS X.

●

Shared libraries on UNIX.

Certified plug-ins have undergone extensive testing by Adobe to ensure that they do not 
compromise the integrity of Acrobat’s security model. There is a checkbox in the Acrobat 
and Adobe Reader user interface that can be used to ensure that only certified plug-ins 
load. This means that other plug-ins will not load. Certified plug-ins can be provided only 
by Adobe. 

Adobe Reader only accepts Reader-enabled plug-ins. Adobe Reader-enabled plug-ins can 
only access a limited set of APIs. Reader-enabled plug-ins require permission and licensing 
from Adobe. For information on enabling plug-ins for Adobe Reader, see the document, 
Adobe Reader-enabled Plug-ins.

Plug-ins for Adobe Reader can use additional APIs if the PDF document has additional 
usage rights. For more information, see 

Regular Acrobat plug-ins

These plug-ins run on Acrobat Professional and Acrobat 
Standard. Plug-ins for Acrobat Professional can use any of 
the Acrobat SDK APIs. Plug-ins for Acrobat Standard do not 
have access to some APIs. See the Acrobat Plug-in Guide for 
more information.

Adobe Reader-enabled 
plug-ins

These plug-ins use a restricted set of APIs. Adobe Reader-
enabled plug-ins are developed with permission from 
Adobe and require special processing to load under Adobe 
Reader. See 

 for 

more information.

Certified plug-ins

These plug-ins have undergone extensive testing to ensure 
that they do not compromise the integrity of Acrobat’s 
security model. See 

“Certified Plug-ins” on page 21.