I am a long-time user of PDFpenPro but have also used Adobe Acrobat and other competing apps. But the fact that it’s free just makes it a must-have Adobe alternative.This is definitely the best alternative to Acrobat Pro. Honestly, it makes me think that Notepad++, Office 2010, and Adobe Reader got thrown into a blender and this groovy little app came out. Overall Nitro PDF Reader is efficient, lightweight, and effective. If you need to work on multiple PDF files, the tab feature in Nitro PDF Reader makes it incredibly easy to see all of the PDF files you have open and switch between them. You can convert images, text, Word, and Office 2010 files to PDF with just a few clicks. When you choose to email as a PDF attachment, Nitro PDF will automatically open up Outlook ( if you have it installed) and compose a new email with the PDF you were working on attached to it.Īnother feature-packed in is the ability to convert other files to PDF format. From the File menu, you can do a few things, but the most exciting is the Email as PDF attachment button. Just like in Office 2010, Nitro PDF Reader has a File menu. Among other useful tools are Notes used for collaboration activities. The Type Text tool allows you to put text anywhere you want in the PDF, assuming, of course, it isn’t a security protected PDF. Just open up PDF documents and start modifying them, or you can even create new PDF’s from scratch. Once you have it installed, you can get to work right away. Installation of Nitro PDF Reader is extremely simple just click next a few times. If you’re not one who likes setting up programs on your computer, don’t worry. Content Extraction (Convert to plain text, snapshot tool, Extract Images in PDF)Īre you sold? Here are a few more details on getting it on your box and playing with it a bit.Great Viewing and Navigating Features (Full-screen viewing, Find, Preview PDF files in Email or Windows Explorer).Create PDF Files (Create from File, Drag & Drop, Create from Print).

It has so many features I really can’t mention them all, so here are just a few I pulled from the features page: While it isn’t anything too fancy, it’s all most people need, and the ribbon interface is perfect for people using Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010. The screenshot at the top of this article shows nearly all of the program’s capabilities. Nitro PDF is clean, simple, and minimalistic and looks a lot like it belongs in the Office 2010 suite.

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