Nitro PDF Pro

Spec sheet

What it does

Nitro PDF is an AI-assisted editor for creating, editing, converting, organizing, securing and signing PDF documents.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Purpose

Nitro PDF lets users create, edit, convert, organize, secure, and sign PDF documents.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Free plan

NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · gonitro.com

API

Nitro provides REST APIs for PDF conversion, compression, merging, splitting, extraction and redaction.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Integrations

Official integrations include Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, SharePoint, iManage, Alfresco and M-Files.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Security

Nitro says its security program uses technical safeguards, organizational controls, monitoring and risk management.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Compliance

Nitro states support for SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, GDPR, eIDAS, UETA and the ESIGN Act.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Support

Nitro PDF Standard includes 24/7/365 support; advanced 24/7 tech support is listed for plans with two or more users.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

AI

Every Nitro PDF plan includes built-in AI tools for analyzing documents, extracting data, and surfacing sensitive information for redaction.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

AI tools

AI features summarize documents, answer questions, extract data from forms and tables, and detect sensitive information for redaction.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Annotation tools

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gonitro.com

Classic plan limit

Nitro PDF Classic is for individuals and small teams needing essential PDF editing tools on Windows for a three-year term.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Cloud hosting

Nitro says its cloud services run on Microsoft Azure and AWS data centers in Europe, North America and Australia.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Company founded

LinkedIn lists Nitro Software as founded in 2005.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company headquarters and size

LinkedIn lists San Francisco, California headquarters and 201–500 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company legal name

Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as Nitro Software, Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Conversion

Nitro converts PDFs and Microsoft Office files, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Documentation

Support includes feature guides, hundreds of knowledge-base articles, videos, FAQs and a community forum.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Download requirement

Nitro says an active subscription or license is required to use its downloaded PDF software.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Enterprise deployment

IT teams can deploy Nitro through MSI, Active Directory, SCCM, command line, GPO and VDI platforms such as Citrix and VMware Horizon.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

eSignatures

Nitro Sign sends documents for signature, provides form fields, audit logs and signer reminders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Form creation

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gonitro.com

iOS requirements

The iPhone and iPad apps require iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 or later.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Licence

Nitro licenses its object-code software commercially and retains ownership; the terms prohibit copying, modification, reverse engineering and redistribution.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Limit: advanced features

GetApp reviewers repeatedly mention that Nitro lacks some advanced capabilities found in Adobe Acrobat Pro.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Limit: iOS support

App Store reviewers report crashes, saving failures, missing desktop features and difficulty finding dedicated iOS support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Limit: large files

Capterra reviewers report slow performance or occasional freezing with large or image-heavy PDFs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Limit: Mac feature gap

Mac App Store reviewers say layer viewing is available on Windows but missing from the Mac version and consider the price high for that limitation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Limit: price

TechRadar reports that the subscription price rose to $15 per month, putting Nitro toward the expensive end of its market.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com

Mac requirements

The Mac app requires macOS 10.14 or later, Intel 64-bit or Apple M1 hardware, 1 GB RAM and up to 2 GB disk space.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

No-code automation

Power Automate and Zapier connectors automate conversion, redaction, routing and signing workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

OCR

The product includes OCR for turning scanned documents into searchable and editable files.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

PDF conversion

It converts PDFs to and from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats while preserving layout and quality.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

PDF editing

The product supports creating, editing, combining, annotating, sharing and securing PDF files.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Plan audience

Nitro PDF Standard is described for individuals, teams, and businesses, while Nitro PDF Plus is for teams in large organizations.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Praise: conversion

PCWorld praises Nitro for excellent document conversion and broad PDF functionality.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pcworld.com

Praise: usability

TechRadar describes the interface as clean and simple, with tools kept at the edges so the document remains central.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com

Praise: value

TrustRadius reviewers value the one-time payment option and ability to keep using an older version without mandatory upgrades.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Rating on Apple App Store iOS

3.9 out of 5 from 161 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Apple App Store Mac

3.7 out of 5 from 247 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Capterra

4.5 out of 5 from 581 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on Gartner Peer Insights

4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com

Rating on GetApp

4.5 out of 5 from 581 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Software Advice

4.5 out of 5 from 578 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Rating on TrustRadius

9 out of 10 from reviewer ratings shown on the product pageRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Review tools

Built-in collaboration tools let teams comment, highlight, and mark up PDFs across teams and devices.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

SDKs and extensibility

The developer platform is HTTP-based and usable from any language that can call REST services; no specific native SDK is listed on the developer page.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Security features

PDF protections include password protection, encryption, permission controls, and audit trails.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Self-hosting

Nitro describes desktop deployment and cloud APIs, but its public pages do not offer a self-hosted server edition.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Sign API

Nitro Sign APIs let developers send, track and complete signature requests with audit trails.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Smart Redact

Smart Redact uses AI to identify more than 30 categories of personally identifiable information for permanent redaction.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Supported platforms

Windows,macOS,iOSRead 20 Sep 2026 · gonitro.com

Text editing

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gonitro.com

Windows requirements

Windows desktop requires 64-bit Windows 10 version 1908 or later or Windows 11, a 1.5 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM and 4.5 GB disk space.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gonitro.com

Plans and prices

Every Nitro PDF Pro plan and price →

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