Create, convert, edit, fill, sign, and secure PDF files. Nitro Pro equips you with all the tools you need—without the steep learning curve or the hefty price tag.
| Adobe Acrobat® Standard DC | Nitro Pro |
| NEW Print-reduction suggestions | ||
| User-friendly Microsoft Office® 2016–style ribbon UI | ||
| Smart Tips provide contextual help | ||
| Add Tools feature enables customization of Home tab | ||
| Multi-window management enables many windows to be created | ||
| Drag-and-drop individual pages between open documents in different windows | ||
| Drag-and-drop tabs to view documents in a new window | ||
| Product Tour for faster user onboarding | ||
| Tab-based file handling | ||
| Microsoft Outlook® plugin to create PDFs from email | ||
| Floating toolbar for easier access to editing and revision tools | ||
| Batch processing: Print, secure, and convert hundreds of documents at a time |
| Create PDFs from 300+ file types (with source application installed) | ||
| One-click drag-and-drop creation (desktop or application window) | ||
| Drag-and-drop a combination of multiple file types into one PDF | ||
| PDF form creation and editing | ||
| Batch create PDF files |
| IMPROVED Convert PDFs to and from Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as image formats | ||
| CAD support enables high-quality rendering of computer-aided design (CAD) drawings | ||
| PostScript-based document conversion to optimize PDF output quality | ||
| Extract text and images | ||
| Convert any PDF file to PDF/A 1 & 2 for long-term archiving |
| Insert and edit text, including font, size, color, and more | ||
| Edit images and pages | ||
| Edit image properties, including brightness, contrast, colors, and more | ||
| Insert and edit Bates numbering/stamping | ||
| Optimize, shrink, and repair PDF files | ||
| Measure distance, area, and perimeter |
| Customizable layout and printing options, including Booklet and Multiple Pages | ||
| Large-format printing support for large page sizes | ||
| High-fidelity OCR for better accuracy in document layout and design | ||
| Create searchable, editable PDFs from scanned image text | ||
| Scanned image detection |
| Highlight, cross out, and underline text annotations | ||
| Attach files as annotations | ||
| Sort, manage, filter, and summarize comments | ||
| Apply Dynamic Stamp annotations, including auto-populating author, date, time, and more | ||
| Spell check | ||
| Compare PDF files to easily identify visual and content differences |
| IMPROVED Digitally sign, certify, and QuickSign® PDF files | ||
| Mobile signing experience | ||
| Create Digital Signature Profiles for one-step application of digital signatures | ||
| Capture signatures with webcam |
| NEW Sharepoint 365 and OneDrive for Business connectors | ||
| IMPROVED Add custom company branding to automated activity and signature request emails | ||
| IMPROVED Integration with Worksite document management system | Requires plugin | |
| Convert, compress, and combine PDFs in any web browser | ||
| Save and store documents online to Google Drive, DropBox, and Box | Not Google Drive | |
| Request and receive secure, legally binding electronic signatures (eSignatures) | Requires subscription add-on | |
| Invite others to review and mark up online | ||
| Share documents securely with others online |
| NEW Chain of Trust support for digital signatures | ||
| Microsoft RMS 2.0 support to secure CAD drawings | ||
| Microsoft RMS 2.0 support for protected PDF and PPDF files | ||
| Add password protection and permissions to PDF files | ||
| Redact content and document metadata from PDF files | ||
| Support for 64-, 128-, and 256-bit (with R6 Support) encryption | ||
| Batch security: Specify and execute a set of security commands to multiple files at once |
| Windows devices | ||
| Mac & iOS devices | ||
| Install within thin environments (Terminal Server) | ||
| Install within virtualized environments (Microsoft App-V and VMware® ThinApp®) | ||
| Install size less than 450MB | > 4.5 GB |