Annotate PDF
Highlight, draw and leave notes without changing the original text.
- Zero-transmission processing
- No watermark
- Limited daily trial
- Unlimited on Pro
Drop your PDF here
or choose it from your files
Your files are never transmitted. Nothing is uploaded.
Before you start
- Pick a color first, then highlight, draw or add notes right on the page.
- Marks sit on top of the original text, so the words underneath stay unchanged.
Good to know
- Accepts
- Files at once
- One at a time
- Transmission
- None — nothing is uploaded.
Chain it
Run this tool and the next one back to back — nothing to download in between.
How to do it
Add your file
Add the document you are reviewing. This is for marking up someone else’s work, or your own before it goes out.
Set it up the way you want
Pick a pen and mark the page. Draw freehand, point with an arrow, or leave a note where a comment belongs. Switching pens keeps everything you have already placed.
Download the result
Download the annotated file. The marks are drawn into the pages, so they show up for anyone who opens it — not only in a reader that supports comments.
More than one change to make?
Open the editor: change the text that’s already there, fill and sign, cover up and rearrange pages — one file, undo for every step.
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Open the editorQuestions about Annotate PDF
- Will the recipient definitely see my marks?
- Yes. Comment annotations in many tools live in a separate layer that some readers hide or ignore. Here the marks are drawn into the page content itself, so they are visible everywhere the document is.
- Can I remove a mark afterwards?
- Before you download, yes — remove anything from the list. After downloading, no: the marks are part of the page. Keep your unmarked original if you might need a clean copy.
- Can I use this to hide something?
- No, and please do not try. A black box drawn over text leaves the text underneath, selectable and copyable. To actually remove content, use Redact — that is what it exists for.