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- Price: Free to try (14-day trial); $99.00 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 98
- Date added: September 15, 2009
- Total Downloads: 291,496
- Downloads last week: 1,838
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 152 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on June 15, 2009
PDF conversion is an essential part of business. A program that quickly and easily does the job is always in demand. Unfortunately, Nitro PDF Professional still doesn't live up to these high expectations, but it has improved.
Nitro looks like the real deal. It has a start-up wizard that offers to answer any questions and walk users through the process of converting files to PDF, or vice versa. The program's interface has been refurbished to make it look more like Office 2007, offering a layout that mimics Microsoft's button design and layout. Create and Convert, Insert and Edit, Review, Forms, Secure and Sign, View, and Help are the tabbed options. As in Office 2007, click one to open a row of buttons below it. These controls are where the majority of your actions reside, so using the program is largely a visual experience.
Despite the more user-friendly layout, Nitro PDF Pro's was hit-and-miss. The first time we tried batch conversion from PDF to Word the program froze and crashed on the second document. The second time, it worked fine. Other conversions went well, but commands such as Open Folder or Open File after conversion tended to result in inconsistent behavior. Single-shot conversions, whether initiated via the file browser or from drag-and-drop, were flawless. The trial is 14 days, but the program is otherwise unencumbered so it's possible to get a good feel for it. Because of the hiccups we encountered, we'd recommend not purchasing it immediately until you've ascertained that Nitro PDF Pro does precisely what you need it to.
Publisher's description
From Nitro PDF Software :Export text and images from PDF files for reuse in other applications, creating files that are highly editable and retain the look and feel of the original. Generate files with well-formatted, correctly-justified and easy-to-edit paragraphs. Turn tabular content into editable tables, including complex and irregular tables that other converters can't. Convert vector-based images into scalable objects in Microsoft Word, wherever possible. Summarize all comments so you can view them alongside page content, either on screen or on paper. Use a customizable grid to layout objects, such as form fields and links, faster and more precisely.
What's new in this version:
Version 6.0.1.8 includes a brand new PDF to Excel conversion feature, and Scan to PDF improvements.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 152 votes
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Version: Nitro PDF Professional 6.0.1.8
Pros: it has all the features I need for my routine. does what it claims.
Cons: activation was a bit confusing.
Summary: nice piece of software - does what it claims
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Version: Nitro PDF Professional 6.0.1.8
"For the amount of work I do, it meets my requirements."
Pros: Once you understand the process (read the manual!), the simplicity of the program works well for me.
Cons: Activation can be a little chilling. Price wise it could be made more attractive so that it can be installed on 3 home computers.
Summary: I do not use the program often but when I do it meets my requirements.
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Version: Nitro PDF Professional 6.0.1.8
Pros: the function is wonderful
Cons: the price a little high,and i just need pdf creator
Summary: just now i download and used it,a little confussed in the beginning,maybe the function is too high. My boyfriend found Simpo PDF Creator for me,but here is not update:(i had tried as well.that one is more suitable.the price is low and simple and eas... read more >>
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Version: Nitro PDF Professional 6.0.1.8
"Activation Horrific - when it goes bad, no support"
Pros: great, afforadable product
easy to use
stableCons: CANNOT ACTIVATE ON MY COMPUTER
NO product support that can help you
upgrade not worth the money or hassleSummary: Went the route of Adobe by taking great software and making it ususeable with spyware protect from stealing and "capture" the hacker market. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.
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Version: Nitro PDF Professional 6.0.1.8
"Version 5.5 Worthless. Does not perform as advertised."
Pros: Version 5.5 Nothing.
Cons: Doesn't perform as advertised. Won't convert a pdf form to an editible MS word doc. Had problems trying to email tech support.
Summary: I had read a few good reviews (must have been written by the software producer) so I purchased the software. Dummy I should have tried the trial version first. Would not convert a pdf form to an editible word document. PDFs that did get converted ... read more >>
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