Nitro PDF Reader Review
The world PDF Readers has been dominated by Adobe for so long that it is nice to see a new entry, and that is what Nitro offers: nothing innovative in regards to PDFs but like their competitor, Nitro’s reader is free.
One of the key benefits of Nitro over its competitors is that it has a very user friendly interface. If you have ever used a PDF reader, Nitro will take no time to get used to. All the traditional features of a PDF reader – drag-and-drop creation, tabbed reading – so getting into the swing of things with Nitro is a synch.
However, the drag-and-drop feature is less spectacular than one would expect. When you start, this feature seems to have a slight lag, but once it gets going converting a text document into a PDF file takes approximately two minutes or less.
One feature that is impressive is the automatic switching between character highlighting and box highlighting (I found this very useful when I was going through a lot of similar documents, like looking for Battersea flats and houses for rent). When you click on a text, Nitro will switch to character highlighting while when you click on an empty space, box highlighting is used. There is no need to switch over manually, which could save you time in the long run. The ability to type text directly into the page is also a very important highlight that may not be seen in Nitro’s competitors.
Like its non-free predecessor, the new free Nitro still contains the bothersome ribbon interface. But, unlike previous versions, this can be turned off at the user’s discretion.
Unlike some of their competitors, Nitro gives you exactly what they advertise, and if you are tired of using Adobe or any of the other myriad PDF readers, Nitro may be the application for you. Just keep in mind that Nitro does not exactly offer anything truly innovative, but as a free download, do you really expect anything more?
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