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Whether you’re editing text, redacting sensitive information or annotating a document, perform all your essential PDF edits with ease.

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Pros:

The integration with popular cloud storage platforms, such as Dropbox and Google Drive, allows users to access their files from anywhere.

Cons:

Sometimes it will also convert the text in different fonts, but that may be just a user error as well.

Nitro Pro ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.5
Customer Service
4.1
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.3

Likelihood to recommend

8.5/ 10

Nitro Pro has an overall rating of 4.5 out 5 stars based on 560 user reviews on Capterra.

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Bruno
Bruno
Electromechanical engineer in Peru
Verified LinkedIn User
Industrial Automation, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Excellent editing and document management software

5.0 last year

Pros:

I really like Nitro for its ease of use and its interface, which means that when creating documents for our clients we do it professionally and in a short time, it really helps us a lot, especially in saving time and money , as it offers many features that make it easy to use.

Cons:

I really liked everything that Nitro offers, so far I am happy using this software and in the company we all think the same

Michael
Director in US
Financial Services Software, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Nitro User Ambivalent

4.0 12 months ago

Comments: I often have multiple open documents for reference. These documents will be open for weeks, or even months at a time (e.g. legislation/regulations, etc.) and it makes it easy to switch active documents and keep them all open for reference. When it crashes, or if the computer is rebooted (often due to an update), most of the time the documents auto-recover - but not always (making it difficult to get back to where I was).

Pros:

Simple to keep multiple tabs open, great for frequently referred to documents. Easy to highlight and annotate, and search (when optimized)

Cons:

Often crashes and doesn't always retain the open documents. Fomat conversion not always accurate or complete.

Nitro Software Response

last month

Thank you for your review. We're committed to providing a user-friendly experience and will take your comments into consideration as we continue to improve our product. Best, The Nitro Team

Annika
Customer Success Team Lead in Canada
Financial Services Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Just pay for DocuSign

3.0 last year

Comments: Overall not a pleasant experience unfortunately. We really wanted to support a smaller business as opposed to docusign or adobe but it was too difficult to use

Pros:

It was much much cheaper than docusign which is what we originally had for obtaining digital signatures and managing these documents.

Cons:

It was extremely unintuitive to use and had a very poor UI. Eventually found ourselves being too frustrated with the UX and ended up paying the full money for docusign.

Ralph
Help Desk Technician III in US
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Excellent for PDFs

5.0 last year

Comments: My overall experience with Nitro has been great. I would easily recommend this.

Pros:

Nitro is the best option for a free PDF program that I have found outside of Adobe. There are so many features that are included already that this easily outdoes any other free program that's currently available right now.

Cons:

I would like more color options when it comes to the interface itself.

Nadia
Accountant in US
Nonprofit Organization Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great PDF Reader

5.0 last year

Pros:

Ease of use, color scheme, features in general similar to Acrobat.

Cons:

Nothing really, maybe add a few more colors to the drop down menus.

Jennifer
Billing in US
Financial Services Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Love me some Nitro PDF

5.0 9 months ago

Comments: Love Nitro - if you need PDF or editing or signatures this is the program for you

Pros:

I love its ease of functions , I love how easy it is to maneuver through . It’s easy to create a PDF and it’s easy to edit if needed

Cons:

Price - only thing I would complain about is price . BUT you get what you pay for so it’s well worth it

Stefanie
Analyst in Canada
Insurance Software, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Nitro Pro For Document Editting

5.0 6 months ago

Comments: I use Nitro Pro daily. Is handy for entering information easily prior to saving as a pdf.

Pros:

Nitro Pro is great for entering information/deleting information/amending information

Cons:

Nitro Pro's fields on certain documents are too small for what has to be entered.

Anthony
finance and international business in US
Food & Beverages, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

useful pdf tool

4.0 5 months ago

Comments: It eliminates hours of work where previously a pdf document was much more difficult to edit or work on, now everything is simpler

Pros:

This tool is all I need to be able to better manage my pdf files, being able to edit, convert and merge them very quickly. Its price is quite cheap and it has many very useful resources. It is easy to use and you can start using it without having to undergo long training because its use is practically automatic

Cons:

Since I have used Nitro Pro I have not had any kind of problem, everything has worked correctly

Jerry
Lawyer in US
Law Practice, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Impossible to install

5.0 7 months ago

Pros:

I liked PDF editing. Wonderful. Program excellent.

Cons:

Unable to install it after purchasing two licenses.

Alex
Recruitment Sourcing Specialist in US
Human Resources, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Nitro Pro Review

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: My overall experience with Nitro Pro was positive, it helps me everyday.

Pros:

What I liked most about Nitro Pro was how easy it was to compile documents.

Cons:

What I liked least about Nitro Pro was that I kept getting logged out of my account, on multiple occasions.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Printing, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Reliable PDF Tool

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I am really not happy about the price (Total\Annual)-the full package of features maybe-but it flies away from regular users. Reconsidering compatibility with most Windows resources.

Pros:

While using the software I found a number of features more than other PDF tools, allowing me to upload images in different formats, merge data to other formats found easy like Excel, and convert to PDF files in not easier before in other software. Nitro is a great tool with an all-in-one package. OCR Scanner is an advantage. Easy to combine, split or edit any PDF Files.

Cons:

When handling a big file size or after using the software for a time shows a bug hanging and crashes the durability of the software in the pro version. To have a mobile App with complete features would be nice. The UI needs to be redesigned to be more flexible with a large document view (check Zooming).

Linda
Lead Administrative Assistant in US
Hospital & Health Care, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Nitro Exceeds Expectations

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: As a new user, my overall experience exceeded my expectations. I am no longer intimidated. Kudos for making a product that enhances productivity and security at the same time. Nitro makes document management so much easier.

Pros:

What I like most about Nitro is that it has features that make document management easier. I was used to a limited use program and Nitro provided greater opportunity to explore how PDF can be used. I especially like having the ability to create, combine and revise documents with ease. Makes organizing a breeze.

Cons:

I am a new user to Nitro Pro but I would like to see the ability to convert PDF documents to Word quicker. At first I was intimidated to utilize the features because there were so many but once I began to utilize the features, I found the possibilities to be endless.

Alejandra
Student in Colombia
Higher Education Software, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Nitro is a very good tool for create and edit PDF

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Excellent! Nitro is a so powerful and so versatile PDF editor and reader with many useful tools and features

Pros:

Nitro is easy to use and has extensive tools and functionalities for PDF editing and management with a wide range of tools for editing, merging, splitting, or converting PDFs, Nitro can be a digital notebook since it also has tools such as highlighting, striking through, adding comments, adding forms, adding images, signatures, and stamps, etc. Also has cloud integration and you can collaborate with other people (with access) in the documents.

Cons:

Sometimes (although it also depends on the computer's computing power) Nitro tends to lag or close on its own, losing the work that has been done. Also, the interface can be a bit confusing, causing some utilities to be in unexpected menus.

Robert
Robert
Systems Administrator in Canada
Verified LinkedIn User
Oil & Energy, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Nitro PDF - Cost effective alternative to "BIG" PDF

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Nitro PDF allowed us to equip entire departments that, in the past, would only purchase one or two subscription licenses from the other guys to manage costs.

Pros:

Cost effectiveness was key. I have some users that had a pretty minimal requirements i.e. add/remove pages. but the other guys cost so much money to get just a basic level of function. Nitro presented a cost effective license for PDF editing.

Cons:

The user interface was more clicks than would have been ideal. There are some functions such as page rotation that required additional clicks to rotate the entire document with no option to set that feature as the default setting. Training videos and help menu were very useful but typical users failed to investigate these without prompting from IT but when they did most issues were resolved quickly.

Amy
Board Secretary in US
Banking, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

NitroPro is my go-to PDF Tool.

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Nitro-Pro is my go-to PDF tool. I love the format. It is so easy to insert pages, delete pages, edit text when necessary, add text to document and add watermarks to documents. I love the tool to turn the PDF into excel spreadsheets. It is so easy to use and I am able to convert several documents all at once.

Pros:

Nitro-Pro is super easy to use. I can edit multiple PDF's all at once. I especially like the ease of inserting and deleting pages from PDFs, and converting to new documents.

Cons:

I do not like the signature feature. I could not get it to work in the manner I was looking to utilize it. I tried to look up help documents in the app, but failed to find the solution.

Talal
Director in United Arab Emirates
Photography, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A great pdf editor and viewer

5.0 last year

Pros:

Ease of use, simple interface and great results from editing to conversion

Cons:

Nothing to mention, satisfying results with evry use

Sean
Sean
Director in Australia
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

If you have an infinte life span then this is the product for you

1.0 11 months ago

Comments: Lengthy and painful and oh so slow...

Pros:

Nothing really - interface seems well organised I suppose...

Cons:

Takes the most ridiculous amount of time to do what it is designed to do - create PDFs...

Mark
Pastor in US
Religious Institutions, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Nitro PDF

5.0 last year

Pros:

I have used this product for close to ten years and enjoy the all-around functionality it brings to managing my documents. The ability to convert a PDF to various formats is helpful, and in almost all instances there is little if any corruption of the original document format. The ability to edit the PDF in the program is also easy to use and helpful.

Cons:

After using the program for so long, I have little to say in regard to any cons.

kevin
property manager in US
Real Estate, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Excellent Acrobat alternative

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

I found the text editing feature to be extremely easy to use. Editing and altering existing pdf files is something I do quite often and I am always on the lookout for a product that can meet my expectations.

Cons:

The only con is that you have to pay for it after the trial but this is customary with most products.

Mohamed
Assistant Quantity Surveyor in UK
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Best PDF Editor

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I'm very happy with my experience using Nitro to edit, erase and combine pages into one document.

Pros:

Editing and erasing text when required. Also, I like the way we can convert a PDF file into a word document.

Cons:

When combining two different pages into one, it can get tricky sometimes but in the end you can still do it.

Kevin
Director in Malaysia
Civil Engineering, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Good Alternative to Adobe

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: It's a good alternative to adobe especially for pdf viewing many documents at once.

Pros:

The tab features make your taskbar a lot less cluttered.

Cons:

It takes some getting used to, and other users who are used to adobe products will not appreciate the minor incompatibilities that crop up very rarely.

Sanganagouda
Assistant Professor in India
Education Management, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Nitro Pdf- Transforming Your PDF Workflow

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: As a user of Nitro PDF, I have found it to be an efficient and user-friendly tool for creating, editing, and converting PDFs. The interface is intuitive, and the software offers a range of powerful tools for formatting text, images, and pages. The OCR technology is particularly impressive, allowing for accurate scanning and conversion of documents.

Pros:

1. Easy-to-use interface for creating, editing, and converting PDFs.2. Comprehensive set of tools for editing and formatting text, images, and pages.3. Powerful batch processing capabilities for converting multiple files at once.4. Integration with Microsoft Office and other applications.5. Advanced OCR technology for scanning and converting documents.6. Cloud storage integration for easy access to files from anywhere.

Cons:

1. Limited collaboration tools for team projects.2. No built-in version control features.3. Limited annotation and markup capabilities.4. No mobile app for editing and viewing PDFs on-the-go.

Bernard
IT Admin in UK
E-Learning, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Nitro

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Nitro is actually a cool and versatile tool to use for documentation pdf related activities.

Cons:

Could improve its OCR feature for low quality documents.

Loay
Loay
Engineer in Egypt
Verified LinkedIn User
Civil Engineering, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

NITRO is the perfect pdf editor

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Nitro solves every thing related for document editing and pdf conversion.

Pros:

Every thing that nitro offers makes it the best choice .

Cons:

Nothing special you will miss in comparison to the advantages.

Dylan
IT Specialist in US
Law Practice, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Nitro Feedback

4.0 2 years ago

Pros:

I liked how things were easy to find and that it offered features that others didn't

Cons:

There were times where bugs would cause issues but that's pretty common for any software.