Nitro PDF Reader (32-bit) review

Nitro PDF Reader bills itself as the only free PDF reader that also creates and converts PDFs. Its compact, attractive user interface borrows from Office, including a Ribbon-style toolbar. A packed Help tab offers a User Guide, Learning Center, Knowledge Base, and more -- you can even share ideas for improving Nitro Reader. Specific downloads are available for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows; we tried Nitro PDF Reader 32-bit.

Pros

Create PDFs: The ability to create and convert PDFs clearly sets Nitro Reader apart from other free readers. Even if the competition starts offering similar capabilities, Nitro Reader has a substantial head start.

Collaborate: Nitro Reader's collaboration tools include sticky notes, text markups with comments, and the ability to summarize and sort comments.

Signature profiles: You can create multiple password-protected digital signatures for specific needs.

QuickSign: A single click of Nitro Reader's QuickSign feature will stamp documents with your handwritten signature and return them to sender.

Cons

Competition: Nitro faces stiff competition from other popular PDF readers, offering their own combination of features and advantages. Some free tools will match Nitro feature-for-feature in future releases.

Bottom Line

Nitro Reader is free, installs in one go, and does more than similar freeware, starting with the biggie -- creating PDFs. That gives it a long leg up, not only on other free readers but also ad-hoc collections of PDF freeware that manage to do the same basic job as Nitro Reader, but without any kind of software compatibility or interoperability.

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