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Make your own PDF: Nitro PDF vs. Adobe Acrobat 7.0

By Daniel Drew Turner, ZDNet US
July 05, 2005
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/software/graphics/soa/Make-your-own-PDF-Nitro-PDF-vs-Adobe-Acrobat-7-0/0,139023432,139200574,00.htm

To offer print-ready forms, brochures, and booklets on a Web site, you must create documents in the portable document format (PDF).

For a long time, Adobe Acrobat was the only comprehensive PDF-making tool, but a host of programs now Nitro PDF. We prefer Acrobat, but if its tiered pricing places it beyond your budget, check out Nitro for quick, cheap PDF creation.

Design pros should still spring for Acrobat Professional. Watch for a challenge to the PDF standard when Microsoft releases the Metro file format within Longhorn next year.

	Nitro PDF	Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard
Operating system	Windows	Windows, Mac
Create and edit PDFs	Yes	Yes
Use stamps and watermarks	Yes	Yes
Add digital signatures, encrypt files	Yes	Yes
Design forms and edit JavaScript	Yes	No
Loupe magnifier tool	Yes	No
Setup and interface	Good	Excellent
Features	Very good	Excellent
Service and support	Average	Very good


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