we know many pdf readers, free and all better, certainly safer and, in some cases, lighter than the standard Acrobat Reader. Those who use Adobe Reader will have noticed how many updates it requires, this is because, in the last two years, it has become one of the primary targets of malicious attacks on computers.
The main advantage of alternative pdf readers is not only that they are not affected by these vulnerabilities, but also faster loading time of pdf files and lower memory consumption and performance.
A new update of a pdf reader program that proposed itself among the best alternatives to Acrobat Reader deserves a particular mention as it made several functions free.
Nitro PDF now becomes, perhaps, the best pdf file reader by incorporating editing and creation features similar to those of Acrobat Writer (paid program) which integrates completely in Windows 7 and Office .
Nitro PDF Reader, absolutely free for Windows, is used, first of all, to open pdf documents from your computer to read them .
Obviously, however, it is not only this, summing up the functions of Nitro PDF we find:
Selection of text and graphics on the document.
Possibility to pass a highlighter, to underline texts or to delete them.
Write function on the pdf file.
Adding notes
Adding a stamped signature
Extract text from pdf into an editable file.
Extracting images
Creation of PDF documents starting from the conversion of word files, Excel, Powerpoint, other Office programs and various other formats.
Various viewing modes, including rotating the sheet on the screen and zooming
Nitro PDF Reader can be downloaded for free from the developer's website, both 64-bit and 32-bit, and can be installed like a normal program.
The only note to make is that Nitro PDF Reader is still in beta testing so, even if it works well, the possibility of bugs cannot be excluded.
During installation, it asks whether to become the default viewer for pdf files.
One of the most interesting things about this program is that it integrates very well with Windows 7 .
The interface is harmoniously incorporated with native Windows applications, such as WordPad and Paint, as well as Office 2003, 2007 and 2010.
If you set Nitro PDF Reader as default in PDF viewer format, only on the 32-bit version, you will see the thumbnails of the files on the folder that contains them, as if they were videos.
If you activate the preview pane then you can even read the complete PDF file in Windows Explorer, i.e. directly on a pane that opens on the folder where the file is located.
The PDF preview also works in Outlook so, if you receive an email with a PDF attachment, you can select the file and view it directly in the reading pane.
The modification of the PDF takes place through the filling of the modules from which it is formed and, the interface very similar to Microsoft Word, makes the operation very simple and intuitive.
In the end, you can save the final PDF document, including the information added in the forms.
You can insert new text or import text and images into pdf that open with other programs.
You can also edit the properties of the file where the author's name and other information is stored.
You can also extract the pdf text and edit it on Word or other word processors.
The creation of pdf files takes place, as for many programs of this type, by installing a virtual printer to be used to convert anything that can be printed.
Nitro PDF Reader is a nice alternative that adds to other programs similar to Adobe Reader and the software to convert pdf to word documents.
