Generate, transform, modify, sign, review, and protect your PDF documents. Convert your PDFs to Word, Excel, HTML, and extract text from PDFs with the optical character recognition technology. Create PDFs from any document format, add images, links, and comments to PDF files, secure files and print them.
For various reasons, Nitro Pro makes you feel as if you were working on a PDF file inside a Microsoft Office application. With virtually all the functionality present in its main competitor, Adobe Acrobat X Pro, and a ribbon- and tab-based MS-like interface, this professional PDF production tool allows you to create, edit, re-design, export, convert, protect, and print PDF files following the highest standards of quality.
Faithfully resembling the ribbon-driven interfaces that we find in the new MS Office apps, though maybe not so neatly organized, Nitro Pro lets you work on a PDF file with the same flexibility as you would on a Word file. At first, finding your way around the various menu options is not as straightforward as one would desire, but I guess it’s just a matter of practice. As far as file management goes, you can open and work simultaneously on as many files as you wish, which will remain at hand in their corresponding tab for as long as needed.
All the functionality you would expect from a professional PDF editing tool is there. You can produce new PDF and PDF/A files using a scanner and the program’s OCR capabilities, converting into PDF existing files in other formats, or merging other PDF files or other documents into fully-compatible PDF files. This includes fill-in forms, complete with buttons, combo boxes, check boxes, lists, etc. You can also convert and export PDF into Office formats, images, etc. Editing text is just as straightforward as expected, and lines and paragraphs will be adjusted automatically as soon as you insert, replace, or remove some text. You can also add text on top of the existing one, as well as annotate, highlight, redact data, and add links and stamps to your PDF files easily. When it comes to protecting your PDFs, Nitro Pro allows you to encrypt (256-bit) and password-protect your files and define permissions for the various actions available either via a password or via using certificate-based security. E-signing is also supported via QuickSign. Finally, the program’s cloud support and its integration with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Box, will let you share your documents and edit them online regardless of where you are.
All in all, Nitro Pro is an excellent alternative to the many professional PDF production tools available out there, including the one developed by the creators of the PDF standard, Adobe. In terms of functionality is up there with Acrobat Pro and well above most of its other competitors. Personally, I would redistribute the many features and functions scattered around the ribbon in a more intuitive and logical way – that would surely add value to an already top-notch tool.
v13.5 [Oct 27, 2021]
General Enhancements:
- Ability to Define Entry Point to SharePoint: Nitro Pro makes the access point to SharePoint more flexible. In many cases, an organizational SharePoint communication site was at a top level. Meaning, Nitro Pro only connected to that point, not specific department pages. Some organizations do not have a top level of SharePoint, making SharePoint inaccessible by Nitro Pro. This was not an ideal experience. To solve this problem, the latest version of Nitro Pro allows a power user to predefine the path to the SharePoint site. This also guarantees that users will access a site to which they have permission. This also saves users from searching for the "right" site among all the sites available on SharePoint server sites.
- Nitro Pro Office Add-In: The latest contains an improvement around the Nitro Pro Office add-in for 32-bit Office users on the 64-bit operation system. Previously users with the 64-bit environment might experience difficulties with enabling the Nitro Pro Office add-in. The new version of Nitro Pro not only resolves this issue, but includes a more robust Office add-in. Embedded Font Serch, Copy and Paste Functionality: When using Search and Copy-Paste functionality in documents with embedded fonts, those functions now perform in a more reliable fashion.
Digital Signature and Certificates:
- Digital Signature and Time Stamp Viability: In the latest release, Nitro Pro respects the list of time stamp servers added into Preferences. When applying a digital signature to a document, Nitro Pro defaults to the listed server to request the time stamp, instead of the local operating system. Using the server time stamp rather than the local operating system has proved to be a trusted form of reference. It also ensures long-term validation and confidence around the signature and when it was actually applied.
- Digital Signature Reliability: In this release, Nitro Pro prevents users from applying signatures with expired or not yet valid certificates. This enhancement improves digital signature reliability.
- Improved Redaction and Optimization: When applying redaction now, by default, Nitro Pro performs better document inspection on hidden information and prevents hidden data from leaking.
iManage:
- Seamless iManage Check-in Process: This release contains several enhancements related to iManage workflow robustness. Previously, users might experience difficulties checking in a document to the server with a custom name or when working with a document with Azure Information Protection.
Stability and Robustness:
- Auto-recovery Improvements: This release contains improved stability around auto-recovery functionality, even when setting have been changed in preferences.
- Complex Document Performance: This release contains an enhancement around Nitro Pro stability when working with complex documents rich in bookmarks, layers and grouped objects.
