Nimonik Standards Digital Rights Management (DRM) – No Plugins!

The protection of copyrighted intellectual property is important and Nimonik has implemented a Digital Rights Management system to ensure a rich user experience, without the hassle. Nimonik does not use plugins (i.e. FileOpen) or javascript systems (i.e. Vitrium).

Nimonik offers:

• Offline access to standards in the iOS and Android applications
• Shortcuts from your computer to a standard
• Single sign on (SSO) to allow customers to bypass a secondary login
• Traditional PDF downloads are restricted based on publisher requirements
• A Windows Desktop application to view standards offline (coming fall 2025) on laptops and computers

Similar to Amazon’s Kindle, this approach allows Nimonik users to: 

• Avoid locking PDFs to specific computers 
• Avoid forcing users to ‘refresh’ a PDF
• Avoid dealing with expiring licences, lost computers, javascript permissions or plugins
• Track usage across all devices for optimal standards budgeting
• Benefit from rich features such as highlighting and markup (Q4 2025)

FAQ

How can I view my Nimonik standards? 

Nimonik allows you to view your standards on both its web and mobile apps. For detailed instructions on viewing your standards, please click here.

Can I print my standards?

Yes. Unlike some competitors, Nimonik allows you to print watermarked copies of standards in their entirety (based on publisher restrictions).

Can I keep standards open on my device indefinitely? 

Nimonik logs users out after 15 minutes of inactivity, preventing a user from monopolizing a seat for a publisher that has restrictions on simultaneous users. If this happens, you can simply reopen the page to return to your standard.

Can I download standards? 

This depends on the requirements of the publisher. If Nimonik is allowed to offer downloads, the download PDF button will appear on the view standards page. Alternatively, you can download a shortcut to the standard within the Nimonik platform. For offline access you can use our iOS and Android Applications or our forthcoming Windows Application.

Why doesn’t Nimonik use FileOpen or other DRM plugins

Customer experience is central to our mission at Nimonik. We believe that this ecosystem approach is more straightforward, convenient, and secure for both customers and publishers.

If my company does not have Single Sign On (SSO) enabled do I still have full access to my standards?

Yes, all Nimonik features are available to both SSO and local authentication customers. If SSO is not enabled you will simply need to log in using your email and password.

How can I view my standards in the mobile app?

You can view your standards on the mobile app in two ways: 

• By clicking on the title in the registers section of the mobile application
• By scanning the QR code on the view standards page

How can I save standards to my computer? 

In the top right corner of the view standards page, you will  find a Save shortcut button. If you click it, it will save the page to your computer as a HTML file. You can simply open this file at any time to return to the page.

For detailed instructions on viewing your standards, click here.