Nitro PDF Pro: A top Acrobat alternative

This PDF editor makes it easy to prepare and share documents.

- MICHAEL ANSALDO

As Adobe Acrobat alternatives go, Nitro PDF Pro (fave.co/ 3TDYtA7) sits near the top of the heap. The multi-platform editor is rich with advanced tools and business-ready features but intuitive enough for even beginners to use. All that power comes at a premium, though, making Nitro PDF Pro one of the pricier PDF editors in our roundup.

The features that have long made Nitro beloved by users are all still here in the latest version. You get a complete set of content editing tools; review and markup features; form fill and signing capability; and multiple security options for sensitive documents including permissions, password protection, and data redaction. It's easy to add interactive elements like hyperlinks, images, or document files to your PDFs. You can also add, remove, and edit bates numbering to legal documents.