Recently, we have been getting questions on XFA compatibility on different Adobe Reader versions, operating systems and browsers. This document is an attempt to have all that information in a single place. Feel free to reach out to me at csarmah@adobe.com for feedback/queries.
The table below lists the versions of XFA and the compatible Acrobat/Reader versions.
| XFA version | Compatible Acrobat version |
| 2.5 | Acrobat 8.0 |
| 2.6 | Acrobat 8.1/Acrobat 8.11 |
| 2.7 | Acrobat 8.1 |
| 2.8 | Acrobat 9.0, Acrobat 9 ALang features |
| 3.0 | Acrobat 9.1 |
| 3.3 | Acrobat 10.0 |
The matrix below shows the compatibility for Acrobat/Reader 8, 9 and 10 on Windows and Mac Operating Systems and different browser versions:
| Supported Platform | Supported Version | Acrobat 8 | Acrobat 9 | Acrobat 10 |
| Microsoft® Windows® XP | Home, Professional, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 3 (32 bit) or Service Pack 2 (64 bit) | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0
Firefox 1.5 or 2.0 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 6.0 with SP 1, 7.0 or 8.0 Firefox 2.0,3.0, 3.5 or 3.6 | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, 8.0 ,9.0, Firefox 3.5, 3.6 or 4.0 |
| Windows Server® 2003 | Service Pack 2 for 64 bit | |||
| Windows Server® 2008 | 32 and 64 bit | |||
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | 32 and 64 bit | |||
| Windows Vista® | Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 2 (32 bit and 64 bit) | |||
| Windows 7 | Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit) | |||
| Mac OS X | v10.4.11 – 10.5.5 | Safari® (Shipping with supported OS) | ||
| PPC: Mac OS X v10.4.11–10.5.8. Intel: Mac OS X v10.4.11–10.6.3 | Safari® 3.0.4 or later | |||
| v.10.5.8 or 10.6.7 | Apple Safari 4 for Mac OS X 10.5.8 and Mac OS X 10.6.7; Safari 5 for Mac OS X 10.6.7 |
Please note that the Adobe Reader plug-in and Acrobat plug-in are not compatible with the Safari 5.1 browser on Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.6.
For details on combination of other OSs and browsers please visit the following links:
For Reader 8 and 9:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/837/cpsid_83708/attachments/Acrobat_Reader_SystemRequirements.pdf
For Reader X:
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/tech-specs.html
Please see below for compatibility advisory regarding Adobe Reader plug-in and Acrobat plug-in with Safari 5.1:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/908/cpsid_90885.html
