Sharing: PDF readers that support Purview labels

As I was researching on Adobe Acrobat reader and Sensitivity labels, I decided to check if the common alternative PDF readers out there are able to support Purview MIP Sensitivity labels.

There is already a published documentation on this for SharePoint-Compatible PDF readers that supports Microsoft IRM: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sp-compatible-pdf-readers-for-irm (last updated Nov-2023)

but I wanted to see if these same PDF readers supports the ability for end-users to use/ select labels similar to that of Adobe Acrobat

As of 11-June-2025; atleast one of them clearly do:

Nitro PDF: Yes. Documentation shows that users can see and use the sensitivity labels.

PDF -X.change Editor: Yes. Documentation show that users can see and use the sensitivity labels. (check the official website, I can't hyperlink it because the site is blocked.

FOX PDF editor: No. Documentation only states RMS and not clear if it show Purview labels. This is for F.O.X.I.T editor (spelled without the ".") but for some reason there is a community ban on that word and it won't allow me to post the full name

PDFescape: No.

Sumatra PDF: No

Okular: No

If there are other PDF readers that I've missed, I encourage you list it down in the comment below. Would love to grow this list.