Nitro PDF

Nitro PDF is a desktop and mobile application designed to handle the everyday tasks people have with PDF files. It lets you edit text and images directly within a PDF, convert documents to and from PDF format, combine files, and add annotations like comments and highlights. It also includes optical character recognition (OCR) to make scanned documents searchable and editable, along with tools to password-protect and redact sensitive information.

What sets Nitro PDF apart is its integration with a broader suite of document tools from the same company. It works alongside Nitro Sign for electronic signatures and Nitro Smart Redact, which uses AI to automatically find and hide private data like names or social security numbers. The software is available for Mac, Windows, and iOS, and it emphasizes features for business security and compliance. You can try it with a 14-day free trial.

This tool is a solid fit for professionals, small businesses, and students who regularly work with contracts, reports, or forms. A legal team could use it to redact confidential details from a case file before sharing it. An office manager might combine multiple scanned invoices into a single PDF and then use OCR to make the totals searchable. For anyone tired of juggling multiple basic PDF readers and online converters, Nitro PDF aims to be a single, more capable hub for document work.