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

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

Nitro PDF Desktop

To create cross-platform documents for the Web, Nitro PDF is a back-to-basics alternative to Adobe Acrobat.

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Adobe Acrobat 7.0

Adobe Acrobat 7.0 brings new collaboration and usability features, some of which workgroups will find invaluable.

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