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Annotate PDF

Add highlights, comments, sticky notes, and markup annotations to PDFs

What This Tool Does

Our Annotate PDF tool allows you to add highlights, comments, sticky notes, and markup annotations to PDF documents for review, collaboration, and feedback purposes. You can highlight important text with multiple colors, add detailed comments and feedback, place sticky notes for quick references, and use drawing tools including freehand drawing, underlines, strikethroughs, arrows, and shapes. All annotations are embedded in the PDF and can be viewed, edited, or removed in any PDF reader that supports annotations (such as Adobe Acrobat, Preview, or other PDF viewers). The tool is perfect for document reviews, proofreading, collaborative editing, study notes, or providing feedback on documents. All processing happens instantly in your browser, ensuring your documents remain private and secure. The tool is completely free with no watermarks, no file size limits, and no signup required. Perfect for teams, students, editors, or anyone who needs to mark up PDF documents.

When Should You Use This Tool?

  • When reviewing documents and providing feedback on drafts, proposals, or reports
  • When proofreading documents and marking corrections, edits, or suggestions
  • When studying or researching by highlighting key information and adding study notes
  • When collaborating with teams by adding comments and feedback for discussion
  • When marking up documents with highlights, drawings, or notes for reference or presentation

Security & Privacy

Your privacy and security are our top priorities. All Annotate PDF processing is designed with security-first principles.

  • Files are processed securely: Most operations happen directly in your browser. Your files never leave your device, ensuring complete privacy.
  • Files are auto-deleted: Any files processed on our servers (for advanced operations) are automatically deleted immediately after processing. We don't store your files.
  • No signup required: Use our tools instantly without creating an account. No email, no passwords, no personal information required.
  • No file storage: We don't save, archive, or store your files. Once processing is complete, files are permanently removed from our systems.

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Collaborative Document Review

Add comments, highlights, and markup annotations to PDFs. Perfect for document reviews, proofreading, feedback, and collaborative editing.

Annotation Types

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Highlights

Mark important text with colored highlights. Choose from 5 colors.

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Comments

Add detailed feedback and discussion points anywhere on the document.

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Sticky Notes

Quick notes that can be expanded or collapsed.

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Drawing Tools

Freehand drawing, underlines, strikethroughs, arrows, and shapes.

Perfect For

Document Review

Provide feedback on drafts

Proofreading

Mark corrections and edits

Study Notes

Highlight key information

Collaboration

Team document feedback

Pro Tip

All annotations are preserved in the PDF and can be viewed in any PDF reader that supports annotations (Adobe Acrobat, Preview, etc.).

Features

Fast Processing

Convert files in seconds

100% Secure

All processing is client-side

High Quality

Maintains original quality

No Limits

Process unlimited files

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Frequently Asked Questions about Annotate PDF

How do I annotate a PDF?

Upload your PDF file, use the annotation tools to highlight text, add sticky notes, draw shapes, or add text comments. All annotations are saved in the PDF.

What annotation tools are available?

You can highlight text, add sticky notes, draw shapes (rectangles, circles, arrows), add text comments, and underline or strike through text.

Is annotating PDFs free?

Yes, annotating PDF files is completely free with no watermarks, no registration required, and no file size limits.

Can I edit or delete annotations?

Yes, you can edit, move, or delete any annotation after adding it. Changes are saved when you download the annotated PDF.

Will annotations be visible to others?

Yes, annotations are embedded in the PDF and will be visible to anyone who opens the file in a PDF viewer that supports annotations.

Can I add multiple annotations?

Yes, you can add unlimited annotations including highlights, notes, shapes, and comments throughout the document.

What if I want to remove all annotations?

You can delete individual annotations or start over with a fresh upload of the original file to remove all annotations.