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What Is Lumin PDF?

Lumin’s world-renowned PDF editor is used by over 100 million people worldwide. Designed to be accessible to all users, no matter their digital skillset.

Lumin’s PDF editor is designed for every stage of the work cycle: give feedback on new documents by adding comments and highlights; action necessary changes with edit text and add images; or do heavy lifting with fillable forms, formatting tools and storage. Lumin is cloud-based and fully integrated with Google Workspace, so you can edit PDFs from your mobile, tablet or desktop.

Who Uses Lumin PDF?

Lumin’s world-renowned PDF editor is used by over 100 million people worldwide. Designed to be accessible to all users, no matter their digital skillset.

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Reviews of Lumin PDF

Average score

Overall
4.7
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.5
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.5

Reviews by company size (employees)

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  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001

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5
72%
4
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Shirley Ann
Shirley Ann
Enumerator in Philippines
Verified LinkedIn User
Accounting Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Uniqueness

5.0 8 months ago

Pros:

The precise stroke and neatness of the e-signature.

Cons:

Having a second safe drive is necessary to prevent lost saved files.

Nitrolabs Response

7 months ago

Thanks for the 10-star rating Shirley! We'll pass this on to the team.

Mitchell
Engineering Student in Canada
Civil Engineering, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Nice features, but is it worth it?

4.0 9 months ago

Comments: Overall the app had nice features, but the free trial is limited and I don't know that the premium was worth it for the time being.

Pros:

Lumin PDF is a user-friendly app for editing and managing PDFs. It integrates well with Google Drive and Dropbox, making it easy to access and save files. The app offers useful tools for annotating and collaborating in real-time.

Cons:

The free version has limited features, and the app can be slow with large files. The paid version is pretty expensive.

Nitrolabs Response

9 months ago

Hi Mitchell, thanks for your honest review and for giving Lumin a go. Please feel free to let us know how else we can improve by sending your feedback to us at [email protected].

Karly
Teacher in US
Primary/Secondary Education, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Simple to use, but very limited options

3.0 4 months ago

Comments: Lumin PDF is too limiting to be used efficiently. There are other apps that offer better options that are free or at least aren't so limiting in the free version. The layout & ease of using it is good, but it doesn't make up for the lack of capabilities in the free version.

Pros:

Lumin PDF offers a Google Chrome add-on & integrates with Google Drive. It is easy to navigate & use. The layout is simple. It is a good tool to fill & digitally sign documents.

Cons:

The free version is extremely limited. There are constant pop-ups to upgrade. It allows you to annotate a pdf, but in the free version you are unable to edit the pdf. Plus, with the free account, you can only have 3 documents to edit/share.

Nitrolabs Response

4 months ago

Hi Karly, Thanks for expressing your thoughts on using Lumin. We'll be sure to pass this on to our team.

Chris
Account Manager in UK
Insurance Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Lumin PDF - PDF powerhouse

5.0 7 months ago

Pros:

Lumin is an easy-to-use app for your PDF files. It offers many useful features and the fact that is integrated in Google Driver brings many advantages. It has a nice user interface and is very intuitive to work with.

Cons:

I admit, it is not perfect, but there is nothing worth mentioning here.

Nitrolabs Response

7 months ago

Hi Chris! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Lumin, we appreciate it. We love hearing from customers like you. Let us know if there's anything else we can do to improve your experience.

George
Manager in UK
Human Resources, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Lumin PDF

5.0 8 months ago

Pros:

I like Lumia PDF because is cloud base and I can be accesed my files on any device. Creating and editing PDF is easy due its user friendly and intuitive interface. Integrating with Google Drive offers more security and availability for my files.

Cons:

I did not encounter any problems since I started to use it.

Nitrolabs Response

8 months ago

We're glad to hear from you, George. Thanks for taking the time to place this awesome review.

Naveesh
Sr Engineer in US
Automotive, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Good Option if you are looking for something low cost

4.0 4 months ago

Pros:

Its ease of editing files online and some of the free features

Cons:

It's not as user-friendly as Adobe or other competitors

Nitrolabs Response

4 months ago

Hi Naveesh! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Lumin, we appreciate it. We love hearing from customers like you. Let us know if there's anything else we can do to improve your experience.

Martin K
Martin K
Medical Laboratory Technologist in Kenya
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospital & Health Care, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great Cloud Files Editor, But with Few Collaboration Capabilities

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: My overall experience with Lumin pdf has been great only that I hope they add more collaboration capabilities to make collaborating on file editing effortless, especially for teams. It possesses advanced pdf editing capabilities, so I would still choose it for cloud files editing and documents signing.

Pros:

Excellent cloud-based support for file conversion, editing, sending and signing. It's seamlessly integrates with some of my software stack like Google workspace with significantly improve how I edit my files from cloud storage. It enables me to add comments to files which makes it easy for others reading the files.

Cons:

If you're looking for a more collaborative Pdf editor, lumin pdf may not be the best choice as it lacks most of collaboration features such as team editing.

Nitrolabs Response

last year

Hi Martin, thanks for this review. At Lumin, we are all for live-collaboration with your team, you can find out more about this here - https://www.luminpdf.com/pdf-tools/pdf-collaboration/. Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist with.

Bill
Map Data Reviewer in Philippines
Government Relations, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Lumin, best PDF app!

5.0 9 months ago

Comments: Overall experience is second to none. The best PDF viewer/editor by this time.

Pros:

You can easily view your PDFs, fill it up, and share it to your co-workers

Cons:

Some limitations on the features when you're not subscribe but compared to others, subscription costs lower.

Nitrolabs Response

9 months ago

Hi Bill! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Lumin, we appreciate it. We love hearing from customers like you. Let us know if there's anything else we can do to improve your experience.

Alvina
Associate in Philippines
Accounting Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Signatures

5.0 9 months ago

Pros:

The cleanliness of e-signature and detailed stroke

Cons:

Getting lost of saved files must be have a separated safe drive

Nitrolabs Response

9 months ago

Hi Alvina, thanks for your review! We'll pass this one on to the team!

Craig
Admin in US
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

So far so good.

5.0 9 months ago

Pros:

Easy install. So far I'm comparing it to Nitro PDF.

Cons:

The install time wasn't bad at all, I can't say I've run into anything so far in trying this out.

Nitrolabs Response

9 months ago

We're glad to hear from you, Craig. Thanks for taking the time to place this review. Let us know if you need assistance with anything by reaching out to [email protected].

Sheena Esa
Team Leader in Philippines
Outsourcing/Offshoring, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Reviewing Because I'm thankful for Lumin

5.0 11 months ago

Comments: I love Lumin. It's so helpful for me and my work.

Pros:

It is very user-friendly and it allows me to use different features without the need to subscribe.

Cons:

Sometimes when you save a document, if the sentence is long in the text box, it gets cut.

Nitrolabs Response

11 months ago

Thanks for these insights! We'll pass this on to the team.

Claudia
Claudia
Chat moderator and Consultant in Italy
Verified LinkedIn User
Public Relations & Communications, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A must

5.0 last year

Pros:

When I need to apport any kind of change to my PDFs, I only trust Lumin PDF. If you need to edit, divide etc your PDFs, this software is perfect.

Cons:

Sometimes it's a bit laggy to use, but that aside, I really like it.

Nitrolabs Response

last year

Hi Claudia, Thanks for your review, we appreciate that you took some time out of your day to share your thoughts on our product. Cheers, The Lumin Team

Andrew
Software Team Lead in Sweden
Environmental Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Smart PDF viewer

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I have had a loving experience with this software.

Pros:

Lumin PDF really illuminates my desktop thanks to its ability to easily open all types of PDF formats.

Cons:

Not at all, I am not sad with any of the aspecrs of Lumin PDF. It is absolutely an amazing PDF viewer.

Nitrolabs Response

2 years ago

Hi Andrew, Thanks for this awesome review and for giving Lumin a 10/10. We appreciate hearing from our customers a lot! Best, The Lumin Team

Niral
Finance Executive in Poland
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Valuable PDF software

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I am enchanted by using Lumin PDF. It is a great PDF software.

Pros:

Lumin PDF processes and views almost all types of PDF formats. It also converts most office documents to PDF.

Cons:

Did not find any flaws while using this extremely useful and efficient PDF viewer software as well as converter.

Nitrolabs Response

2 years ago

Hi Niral, Great comments! Thanks for reviewing Lumin PDF. We appreciate your commentary. Let us know if there is anything else we can do to assist you or improve the product. Feel free to reach out to us via email anytime. Best, The Lumin Team

Aryne Dolly
Healthcare Virtual Assistant in Philippines
Medical Practice, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Simple PDF sofware

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall, I like how simple it was to operate. It's simple to modify and excellent for document signing.

Pros:

Because Lumin is part of the Google Drive platform, using it is quite simple. It is simple to use every day to sign and amend papers and offers a wide range of capabilities. Lumin is far superior to document printing and scanning. I heartily endorse it.

Cons:

At first, Google Drive's file saving or reuploading feature could seem a bit confusing. The Lumin PDF is also a bit challenging to utilize. Even though it has an excellent solution, occasionally Lumin loses its connection to Google Drive without warning, and I have to enter it again.

Nitrolabs Response

2 years ago

Hi Aryne! Thanks for your honest feedback. Your feedback helps us find areas we need improve and to better further our service. If you need assistance with the cons you mentioned, please just email us at [email protected].

Naz
Head of Marketing in UK
Supermarkets, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

After years of searcing ,finally found the perfect PDF editor - Lumin

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Have been using Lumin for over 2 years almost on a daily basis without any issues.

Pros:

Extremely easy to use, intuitive design and does exactly what you want it to do, edit PDFs! Also very handy for signatures.

Cons:

Nothing really, after years of trying to find a product that worked well without distortion, watermarks or hefty price tags, this product is perfect!

Nitrolabs Response

3 years ago

Hi Naz! Thanks for your postive feedback. This gives the team the motivation to always improve our service.

Kevin
Kevin
Defence Scientist in Canada
Verified LinkedIn User
Defense & Space, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Decent software but somewhat expensive

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

The signature feature was what drew me to the software and it worked excellent. Thankfully I only needed to sign 1 document. I did not have to use the editing options much, but for my limited needs, it worked very well. The integration with Google Drive makes uploading your files very easy.

Cons:

The limited signatures for the free version is, well, a limitation. But so long as you don't need to sign a lot of documents per month, it's not an issue. It's a little confusing when editing a document how to get back to the "home" screen where your documents are, but once your figure that out (trial and error), it's a quick recall.

Nitrolabs Response

3 years ago

Hi Kevin! Thanks for the honest feedback. We're working on further improvements and will incorporating more features for both free and premium version.

Miguel Ángel
Miguel Ángel
CEO in Mexico
Verified LinkedIn User
Mining & Metals, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great Product

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

I love the cloud collaboration between our team members in the same pdf. Also, the app is really good and it provides an easy access to all my files and status reviews. Also, integrations with other apps are great.

Cons:

Paying for it, although I think is an affordable and worth the investment,

Nitrolabs Response

3 years ago

Hi Miguel! Thank you for your honest feedback! We are incorporating more features and trying to give people the best experience possible that can be available to the free and paid version.

Emily
Administrative Assistant in US
Computer & Network Security, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A supportive system in building out our company org chart

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: I never needed to call customer support. Everything always worked as needed.

Pros:

Lumin was helpful in creating a manual company org chart that grew as our company did.

Cons:

When editing a huge chart, it was challenging at times to move cells around central in the chart to make room for new employees.

Nitrolabs Response

3 years ago

Hi Emily, we appreciate your honest feedback! We're glad we were able to help you. If ever you encounter any issues that you need help with, please feel free to email [email protected] and we'd be happy to help. Regie Lumin PDF

Angela
Owner/Practitioner in Canada
Health, Wellness & Fitness, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Free trial saved me a lot of extra work and stress

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Very easy to use. Trying to change some documents to pdf fillable usage for a few new clients due to needing information before seeing them due to COVID-19 situation.

Pros:

I was glad that they offered a free trial because I was in need of having a pdf option for some very important documents that needed to be done ASAP. I am glad that this was here and it was very easy to use during a very stressful time.

Cons:

The cost of the program once trial period was completed. I would have continued to use this product as needed for my new clients but I do not get enough new clients to use this on a daily basis in order to get my money's worth.

Nitrolabs Response

3 years ago

Hi Angela, we're glad that Lumin made your work easier. It's always nice to see this kind of feedback. Regie Lumin PDF

Mac
Post Supervisor in US
Motion Pictures & Film, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great for PDFs in Gmail

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: docu-sign on pdfs. I can do all my accounting from y computer

Pros:

Integration into google workspace has been a lifesaver in the transition to work from home.

Cons:

there are a couple features that I wish had a basic free option. being able to create certain vector shapes (like an arrow) would be helpful. Also being able to use a camera to capture your signature

Nitrolabs Response

3 years ago

Hi Mac! Thank you for your honest feedback! We are incorporating more features and trying to give people the best experience possible that can be available to the free version.

Eric
Site Manager in US
Automotive, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great Product

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

The feature that I use the most is the saved signatures. My boss is a busy man and is traveling between different regions. I use this feature when I am doing evaluations for my employees to get their raises, and I'll email him to get his approval, but I've got his signature saved from a previous document that I can apply. So ky employees get their raises a lot faster than having to wait on my boss to be in town and physically sign them.

Cons:

I haven't used this product enough to have any dislikes about it.

Nitrolabs Response

3 years ago

Hi Eric, we appreciate your honest feedback! We're glad we were able to help you. If ever you encounter any issues that you need help with, please feel free to email [email protected] and we'd be happy to help. Regie Lumin PDF

Rajat
Manager Delivery and Operations in India
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Lumini PDF review

3.0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall a good option to preview the pdf and not downloding it

Pros:

It's ability to give online acces to pdf and thus no need to download and spam the memory

Cons:

Sometimes the large PDFs don't get previewed on emails directly

Nitrolabs Response

2 years ago

Hi Rajat, Thanks for sharing these valuable insights with us. We'll definitely pass this one on to the team. Thanks heaps!

Rona
Executive Producer in Philippines
Media Production, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Simple and Efficient!

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

I appreciate that the program is seamless as it opens whenever I open a document. It's also highly convenient to send back signed files in whatever messaging platforms.

Cons:

Maybe have a more user friendly mobile version of the app would be useful for my use case.

Nitrolabs Response

3 years ago

Hi Rona, Thank you for this amazing feedback. I'd relay this suggestion to our development team. We strive to give the best possible service. Regie Lumin PDF

Melissa
Teacher in Canada
E-Learning, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Easy to get documents signed

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I’ve had to use Lumin for work and my personal life and it has made everything so much easier since it’s linked with Google Drive and is listed as an option in the menu for a document. Love this!

Pros:

During remote work it’s been so easy to send off documents to be signed with Lumin PDF and it’s easy to explain to people how to use it.

Cons:

I wish more features were free or available with ads for free use.

Nitrolabs Response

3 years ago

Hi Melissa! Thanks for the honest feedback. We're working on further improvements and will incorporating more features that will be available in free version.