What's New in PDF Annotator 9

Color Modes - “Dark Mode”
NEW! Color Modes - “Dark Mode”
  • Choose between the usual bright color mode or the new dark color mode.
  • Color mode affects the appearance of the application user interface. Your PDF documents will always display identically - as printed on white paper.
Accent Color
NEW! Accent Color
  • Choose between the usual “red” accent color or the new “blue” accent color.
  • For users with red green deficiency we recommend using the accent color “blue”.
  • The accent color will be used in several places throughout the user interface, for example for tool symbols or for marking the currently selected page.
”Area Dimensioning” Tool
NEW! ”Area Dimensioning” Tool
  • You can now also dimension areas.
  • Area dimensions are annotations that become part of the PDF document (cf. “Measure”).
  • Areas get marked up semitransparently.
  • Text can be edited manually.
  • Select a predefined or custom scale.
  • Turn display of dimension unit on and off.
“Connect Lines” Feature
NEW! “Connect Lines” Feature
  • ... to snap corner points to existing annotations.
  • This feature is now available for lines, arrows, polygons, distance and area measures.
  • Also, the corner points of polygons and points on ellipses/circles get identified as snap targets.
  • Create dimensional chains using the distance dimension tool and “Connect Lines”.
Individual Text Formatting
NEW! Individual Text Formatting
  • You can now format parts of text annotations individually.
  • For example, you can format individual words bold or in italics, underline or strike out phrases.
  • Use different font types, -colors and -sizes within the same text annotation.
Individual Paragraph Formatting
NEW! Individual Paragraph Formatting
  • You can now set separate alignment options for paragraphs within the same text annotation:
  • left aligned
  • centered
  • right aligned
Superscript and Subscript Text
NEW! Superscript and Subscript Text
  • You can now apply these new text styles to letters, numbers or text phrases:
  • superscript
  • subscript
“Polygon” Tool
NEW! “Polygon” Tool
  • Use the new Polygon tool to draw...
  • closed polygons
  • polylines
  • ...with the support of the popular...
  • “Connect Lines” and
  • “Snap to 15° Angles” features.
Open and Closed Polygons
NEW! Open and Closed Polygons
  • Polygons: Close a polygon by clicking the starting point or by choosing “Close Polygon and Accept”.
  • Polylines: Finish an open polygon by choosing “Accept”.
Moving Corner Points
NEW! Moving Corner Points
  • Easily move corner points to modify a selected annotation of these types
  • Area dimension
  • Polygon
”Formula” Tool
NEW! ”Formula” Tool
  • Create and edit complex scientific formulas using our brand-new formula editor.
  • Make use of a wide selection of predefined expressions and common symbols.
”LaTex” Formula Editor
NEW! ”LaTex” Formula Editor
  • As an experienced LaTeX user, you may edit the underlying LaTex commands directly to edit a formula.
  • Share and exchange formulas using copy and paste from/to other LaTeX supporting editors.
“Black Screen” for Presentations
NEW! “Black Screen” for Presentations
  • In Full Screen Mode, you can now temporarily turn the display completely black to ensure your audience’s full attention.
  • Use the Full Screen Mode action button, or press Alt+B.
  • Press any key, or click/tap with mouse, pen or finger to end the blackout.
Improved Color Selection
NEW! Improved Color Selection
  • All color pickers (e.g. for selecting the pen color) have been revised and now contain...
  • ...a palette of common colors,
  • ...an additional palette for saving and reusing your own colors (“My Colors”).
Enter/Copy RGB or HTML Color Values
NEW! Enter/Copy RGB or HTML Color Values
  • Expand the color picker window for an enhanced color picker with the ability to enter colors as RGB or HTML values (e.g. “#FF0000” for red).
  • Here you can also copy or paste color values.
Extract Colors with the Pipette
NEW! Extract Colors with the Pipette
  • Use the “Pipette” tool in the expanded color picker window to extract colors...
  • ...from the currently visible part of the document, or
  • ...from any point on the current monitor.
And more...
NEW! And more...
  • “Autostart Search” setting: You can now disable the automatic start of the text search while entering a search phrase.
  • Duplicate Selection to Next Page: Like the existing “Duplicate to All Pages” feature, you can now as well duplicate a selection only to the next page.

Read On: What was New in PDF Annotator 8

PDF Annotator 64-bit
PDF Annotator 64-bit
  • As a true 64-bit application, PDF Annotator can now access significantly more memory on 64-bit systems.
  • Enables loading larger files, and editing more documents at the same time, than with the 32-bit version.
  • Setup will automatically install the correct version for your operating system.
Select and Edit Annotations
Select and Edit Annotations
  • While moving, resizing or rotating annotations, all changes display immediately.
  • Enables exact annotation placement.
  • Larger appearance of selection rectangles and size grips on high resolution displays.
Dimension Tool
Dimension Tool
  • Dimensions are annotations that become part of the PDF document (cf. the Measure tool).
  • Dimensions consist of extension lines, dimension line, and editable dimension text.
  • Select a predefined or custom scale.
  • Turn display of dimension unit on and off.
Rotate Annotations
Rotate Annotations
  • Rotate annotations using the new rotation grip directly within the document.
  • Rotate snaps to 15° steps while CTRL key is pressed.
Measure Tool
Measure Tool
  • Measure tool to extract measures from PDF documents:
  • Improved appearance of measured distances and areas.
  • Measure results stand out better with large and clear display directly within the document (instead of small hint windows).
Measure Angles
Measure Angles
  • Now you can measure:
  • Distances
  • Perimeters (traverses)
  • Areas
  • Angles
Create Links
Create Links
  • Links are text annotations that, when clicked, jump to:
  • a web URL,
  • a specific position (page) in the current document, or
  • an external document.
  • Define link text styles (e.g. blue, underline) directly within the Configure Link window.
Intelligent Auto-Smooth
Intelligent Auto-Smooth
  • Extended functionality for the Auto-Smooth feature available for pen and marker tools:
  • Intelligent geometric object recognition (rectangles, squares, circles).
  • Start and end points will automatically snap to, or be moved towards existing lines.
  • Automatically closes circular lines by moving the end points to the start points.
Intelligent Auto Connect
Intelligent Auto Connect
  • New Connect Lines feature now available for line and arrow tools:
  • Start and end points will automatically snap to, or be moved towards existing lines.
Laser Pointer Tool for Presentations
Laser Pointer Tool for Presentations
  • The laser pointer is a large red circle that can easily be located even from a distance.
  • Activate via “Tool, Laser Pointer” or by pressing the letter “o” key.
  • Back to previously used tool with ESC key.
  • Draw temporarily with the laser pointer: After lifting the pen (or releasing the mouse button), the drawn mark-up disappears.
Extract Text
Extract Text
  • When using the Extract Text feature, after selecting some text, the context menu won’t open automatically any more.
  • Now, just click “Edit, Copy” or press CTRL+C to copy the selected text to the clipboard.
  • All features previously available on the context menu are now accessible directly from the toolbar above the document.
Move Bookmarks with Drag’n’Drop
Move Bookmarks with Drag’n’Drop
  • In the sidebar:
  • Move bookmarks with the mouse using drag’n’drop.
  • The destination position will be outlined exactly.
“Print” Command on Explorer Menus
“Print” Command on Explorer Menus
  • If PDF Annotator has been set up as the default application for PDF files, the Windows Explorer context menu will now include a “Print” command.
  • Print PDF files without having to open them in PDF Annotator first.
  • Print just one, or multiple documents at once.
Use your Pen as a Clicker
Use your Pen as a Clicker
  • In full screen presentations, press the button at the end of the pen to advance to the next page.
  • Single click: Advance to next page.
  • Press and hold: Back to previous page.
  • Requirements: 3rd Gen Microsoft Surface Pen, Windows 11/10.
Arrow Appearance
Arrow Appearance
  • Arrowheads now draw with sharp edges (vs. round edges in previous versions).
  • Reference points of all arrowheads have been corrected to point exactly to the tip/end.
  • Arrowheads now draw in a size well-balanced to the line width.
Accelerated App Start
Accelerated App Start
  • The application startup time has been further reduced.
  • On new installations, the Quick Start option now gets enabled automatically.
  • You can also enable the “Start with Windows” option under “Extras, Settings, Preferences, Quick Start”.
And more...
And more...
  • Faster text search.
  • Improved text cursor appearance (especially on high resolution displays).
  • Scroll the toolbox with your finger.

Read On: What was New in PDF Annotator 7

PDF Templates
PDF Templates
  • Select a template when creating new documents using "File, New"
  • Add, remove, rename templates
  • Save current document as template
  • Automatic use of same template when adding additional pages
Images to PDF
Images to PDF
  • Select image files instead of PDF files under "File, Open"
  • Center image on a blank new PDF document, or
  • Automatically convert to a single page PDF
Measure Tool
Measure Tool
  • Measure distance, perimeter or area
  • Select scale to automatically convert and output in correct units
  • User defined list of scales
  • Create a scale based on a known dimension in a document
Combine PDF Files
Combine PDF Files
  • Select multiple PDF documents to combine (merge) to one single PDF
  • Choose from list of open documents
  • Order documents before combining
Quick Start
Quick Start
  • Option to reduce wait time while application starts
  • Keeps application open by minimizing it to the Windows system tray when program window gets closed
  • Option to start application automatically with Windows to reduce wait time on first start
  • Program icon in Windows system tray with option to shut down application
PDF Security
PDF Security
  • Set password and restrictions
  • Require password to open document
  • Set permissions to edit, print or copy content
  • Set password to edit permissions
Text Tool
Text Tool
  • New text alignment options for text boxes:
  • left-align
  • center
  • right-align
Text Marker Tips
Text Marker Tips
  • Select shape of tip:
  • rectangular vertical (default)
  • rectangular horizontal
  • square
  • ball
Image Editor: Pixelize
Image Editor: Pixelize
  • Obfuscate areas within images
  • Pixelize faces, license plates, sensible data in images
Append Multiple Documents
Append Multiple Documents
  • Select multiple PDF documents using "Insert Document" or "Append Document" commands
  • Choose from list of open documents
  • Order documents before appending
Rotate Annotations
Rotate Annotations
  • Preview while rotating objects via Rotate dialog
Duplicate Annotations
Duplicate Annotations
  • New "Selection, Duplicate to all pages" command
  • Stamp all pages
  • Transfer a single annotation to all pages
Stamp Preview
Stamp Preview
  • Larger stamp preview when hovering over a stamp in the toolbox
  • Makes it easier to differentiate large stamps and text stamps
Edit Stamps
Edit Stamps
  • New Edit commands for stamps, right from the Configure Tool dialog:
  • Resize Stamp
  • Rotate Stamp
  • Mirror Stamp
Toolbox Menus
Toolbox Menus
  • Improved and more intuitive context menus
  • Edit and group tools
  • Export and import tools and stamps
Hide Scrollbars
Hide Scrollbars
  • Separate settings to hide scrollbars in ...
  • ... regular mode
  • ... full screen mode
Eraser Modes
Eraser Modes
  • Select between two modes:
  • Erase whole annotation/stroke (default)
  • Split stroke
  • Custom eraser widths
And more...
And more...
  • Display current length while drawing with line and arrow tools, dimensions and area using rectangle and circle tools
  • Undo page deletions
  • Separate commands for "Insert Image from Camera" (for use with custom toolbar buttons or keyboard shortcuts)
  • Snap: Automatically adapt lines in 15° steps

Read On: What was New in PDF Annotator 6

Completely Redesigned Full Screen Mode
Completely Redesigned Full Screen Mode
  • We have redesigned Full Screen Mode, especially for presentations, and to make best use of screen estate.
  • Full Screen Mode now has one single, but fully configurable toolbar.
  • Automatically adapts to screen orientation
  • 24 customizable favorite tool buttons
  • 16 customizable action buttons
  • Additional navigation buttons
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Full Screen Menu & Sidebar
Full Screen Menu & Sidebar
  • Open & save documents
  • Switch between multiple open documents
  • Open most recently used documents
  • Sidebar with page previews, access to document and page editing commands, and bookmarks
Full Screen Customization
Full Screen Customization
  • Customize all tool and action buttons via the customization button.
  • Right click customization button for more options.
  • Quick customization option (after 2nd click on already selected tool).
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Full Screen Options
Full Screen Options
  • Display the new full screen toolbar either permanently, or display a flap which will bring up the toolbar temporarily after clicking on it.
  • Select a preferred toolbar position (left/right, top/bottom)
  • Scale button sizes from 50% to 150% (for smaller and more, or larger and less buttons)
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Capture from Camera
Capture from Camera
  • Capture photos from any internal or external (USB) camera
  • We support all kinds of tablet cameras, web cams, and document cameras.
Image Editor
Image Editor
  • New image editor to apply basic editing to inserted or captured images
  • Crop images (rectangular, with lasso)
  • Make selection transparent
  • Make transparent based on color (e.g. to crop signatures)
  • Rotate & flip images
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Display 3rd Party Annotations
Display 3rd Party Annotations
  • PDF Annotator now also displays PDF annotations created in 3rd party PDF programs.
Send Email
Send Email
  • Send current document as email attachment without saving it first (requires a MAPI enabled email client being set up locally).
  • We will now set a useful default for the email subject.
Zoom History
Zoom History
  • Quickly zoom in to view a detail and get back to your previous view with a single click
Resize Options
Resize Options
  • Quick resize with default options (50%, 200%, ...)
  • Percentual resize
  • New Maintain Aspect Ratio option
Additional Page Backgrounds & Sizes
Additional Page Backgrounds & Sizes
  • Light blue lines/squares
  • 1/16", 1/8", 1/5" squares
  • Point grids
  • Size pages in typical screen sizes for screen presentations (3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 16:10 ratios)
Page Numbers
Page Numbers
  • Additional page numbering formats
  • Bold and italic font settings
  • Save current settings as default
Select & Move Pages
Select & Move Pages
  • Select a range of pages by entering page numbers (e.g. 1-3,5)
  • New Move Page to... command to move pages to a target page number instead of dragging them with the mouse.
Insert or Append Copied Pages
Insert or Append Copied Pages
  • Paste copied/cut pages above current page (insert)
  • or behind current page (append)
Extract Text Tools
Extract Text Tools
  • Remove line breaks from copied text with new option available on the Extracted Text Preview
Create Bookmarks from Text
Create Bookmarks from Text
  • Create a bookmark directly from selected text
Graphical Tool Helpers
Graphical Tool Helpers
  • Keep CTRL key pressed to create object from its center
  • We now display the current angle in a tooltip.
Configurable Tool Switch
Configurable Tool Switch
  • Configure the target tool for the tool switch.
  • Default is Pan tool.
Edit Font Styles
Edit Font Styles
  • You can now also bulk edit font settings for multiple text annotations.
And more...
And more...
  • Configurable document tab width
  • Additional keyboard shortcuts
  • More placeholders for text extract actions
  • Additional file attachment information
  • New stamps: Small proofread symbols
  • Kinetic scrolling

Read On: What was New in PDF Annotator 5

New, Modern Look-and-Feel
New, Modern Look-and-Feel
  • New, clear color scheme and symbols
  • Optimised for high resolution screens (high DPI)
  • Automatic switch to large icons on high resolution screens
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Stamp Symbols
Stamp Symbols
  • New, huge selection of modern symbols and arrows as stamps
  • Two sizes
Tool Switch
Tool Switch
  • Button on the bottom right, hovering over the document
  • Single click (or tap):
    Switches to Pan tool
  • Another single click (or tap):
    Switches back to previously used tool
  • Right click (or long tap):
    Opens a menu with recently used tools
  • Customizable to be visible in regular and/or full screen mode; can be moved around.
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Select Text Actions
Select Text Actions
  • After text selection in the original PDF content:
  • New menu with Copy, Preview, Search, Translate (and more) options
  • Immediately mark-up selected text with highlighter
  • Underline or strike-through
  • Define your own actions (program calls, URLs)
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Convert Search Hits into Annotations
Convert Search Hits into Annotations
  • Immediately mark-up search hits with highlighter
  • Underline or strike-through
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Extended Print Features
Extended Print Features
  • New Print dialog with page preview
  • Print current view
  • Duplex print
  • Automatically rotate pages
Page Numbers
Page Numbers
  • Automatic page numbering
  • Detailed positioning options for page numbers
  • Multiple numbering sections possible
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Align and Resize
Align and Resize
  • Align a selection of annotations
  • Resize a selection of annotations
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PDF Portfolios
PDF Portfolios
  • Open and manage PDF Portfolios
File Attachments
File Attachments
  • Overview on all embedded file attachments
  • Add or remove attachments
Document Properties
Document Properties
  • View and (partially) modify PDF document properties
  • Common properties
  • PDF properties
  • Security settings
Wavy Lines
Wavy Lines
  • New line style for the line tool
Separate Cover Page
Separate Cover Page
  • Display first page separately in two pages view (facing pages)
Copy and Paste Pages
Copy and Paste Pages
  • Copy single (or multiple) pages from the Page Manager.
  • Paste them into the same or a different open document.
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Crop Pages, Add Margins
Crop Pages, Add Margins
  • New page preview with the ability to move or resize the page area within the preview
Digital Copy
Digital Copy
  • Digital copy for restricted documents
  • Helps when document does not allow commenting, or author password is unknown.
  • howto/open_protected_document
Scroll / Draw with Touch
Scroll / Draw with Touch
  • On touch devices, the finger will now scroll the document.
  • To draw with the finger, enable the new "Draw with touch" option on the tool properties toolbar
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Configurable keyboard shortcuts for all commands
  • Use your own shortcuts instead of the defaults.
  • Define shortcuts for commands that don't come with a default shortcut.
Export/Import Settings
Export/Import Settings
  • Export and import all settings including stamps
  • Optimal for moving to a new computer, or synchronizing settings on multiple installations
And more...
And more...
  • Restore document tabs from last session on next start
  • Set border color for text boxes
  • Default text box width setting
  • Improvements when handling semitransparent images and objects
  • More efficient way to save annotations within the PDF

Read On: What was New in PDF Annotator 4

Annotation Manager in the Sidebar
Annotation Manager in the Sidebar
  • Get a quick overview of all annotations in a document.
  • Navigate to any annotations quickly.
  • Perform operations on any selection of annotations.
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Filter Annotations
Filter Annotations
  • Only display a filtered subset of your annotations in the new Annotations sidebar.
  • Filter by type, color, or page number.
Print Annotations Overviews
Print Annotations Overviews
  • Print a detailed list with small previews of every single annotation in a document.
  • Print an overview only outlining the pages containing annotations.
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Export/Import Annotations
Export/Import Annotations
  • Export any selection of annotations.
  • Reimport those annotations into a different document.
  • Or reimport annotations into a new version of the original document.
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Page Backgrounds
Page Backgrounds
  • Select between various lined or squared papers for new documents or pages.
  • Additional pages will automatically use the right background.
  • Background lines will be saved into your document.
Auxiliary Lines
Auxiliary Lines
  • Display temporary lines to make writing on documents easier.
  • Select between a wide range of possible line styles.
  • These lines will not be saved into your document.
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Group and Lock Annotations
Group and Lock Annotations
  • Group annotations to keep them always together.
  • Lock annotations to avoid unwanted modifications or to avoid moving them.
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Edit Style Properties
Edit Style Properties
  • Edit any style properties of existing annotations, i.e. colors, line widths or styles.
  • Edit styles of multiple annotations at once.
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Semi Transparency
Semi Transparency
  • Select semi transparency level.
  • For Rectangle (Square) and Ellipse (Circle) tools.
Tool Groups
Tool Groups
  • Group your stamps in the Toolbox.
  • Exchange stamps through the new export/import.
  • We have also added a number of new default stamps for you.
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And more...
And more...
  • Extract pages into a new document.
  • Move bookmarks.
  • Automatically minimize text box size after editing.
  • Set DPI for snapshots.
  • Automatic backups.
  • Full Unicode support.
  • Switch between languages.
  • Many minor improvements

Read On: What was New in PDF Annotator 3

Multi Document Capabilities
Multi Document Capabilities
  • Work within multiple documents
  • Switch between documents with a single click
  • Configurable documents tab bar
  • Document tabs support the new Windows 7 taskbar
Print to PDF Annotator
Print to PDF Annotator
  • Create PDF documents from within any application and annotate them directly in PDF Annotator
  • Simply print your documents from any application by selecting our new virtual PDF printer "Print to PDF Annotator"
  • Printer driver supports Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista and XP, both 32-bit and 64-bit
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Line Tool
Line Tool
  • Draw straight lines
  • Different line styles
  • Snap to 45° angles option
  • Full favorites and toolbox support -
    Create your own line tools
Arrow Tool
Arrow Tool
  • Draw arrows
  • Different styles for arrowhead and tail
  • Line styles
  • Snap to 45° angles option
  • Full favorites and toolbox support -
    Create your own arrow tools
Rectangle Tool
Rectangle Tool
  • Draw rectangles or squares
  • Transparent or filled
  • Different line styles
  • Full favorites and toolbox support -
    Create your own rectangle tools
Ellipse Tool
Ellipse Tool
  • Draw ellipes or circles
  • Transparent or filled
  • Line styles
  • Full favorites and toolbox support -
    Create your own circle tools
Extract Text
Extract Text
  • Copy text from the original document
Crop Pages, Add Margins
Crop Pages, Add Margins
  • Crop page sizes
  • Add margins to get extra space for annotations
  • Crop on the fly by selecting a region
  • Selected pages or whole document
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Zoom Tool
Zoom Tool
  • Zoom in and out by selecting a region
  • Multi-touch zoom gesture support
New Toolbar Concept
New Toolbar Concept
  • All editing tools within document area
  • Only related tool properties shown
  • Vertical Favorite Tools toolbar now optional
  • New Windows 7 style look and feel
Large Icons and Touch Support
Large Icons and Touch Support
  • Full support for large toolbar icons
  • Recommended for touch input
Rotate and Flip Annotations
Rotate and Flip Annotations
  • Rotate selected annotations in 90° steps or by free angle
  • Flip selection vertically or horizontally
And more...
And more...
  • Optionally deactivate pressure-sensitivity for pen and marker (hardware needs to support pressure-sensitivity)
  • Multi-touch rotate gesture rotates pages
  • Improved file locking
  • Many minor improvements

Read On: What was New in PDF Annotator 2

Page Manager
Page Manager
  • Page thumbnails
  • Move, clone, rotate pages
  • Multi-select support
  • Insert document
  • Always visible in new sizeable sidebar
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Toolbox
Toolbox
  • Predefined tools (pens, markers, text boxes, stamps)
  • Fully customizable: Add, move, delete tools
  • Favorites (mirrors favorite tools in main toolbar)
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Stamps
Stamps
  • Stamp tool to stamp multiple times
  • Save any selection to a stamp (like previous Macros)
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Bookmark Manager
Bookmark Manager
  • Create, delete and rename bookmarks
  • Always visible in new sidebar
Auto-Smooth
Auto-Smooth
  • Flatten vertical and horizontal free hand lines
  • Snap to 90°
  • Separate setting for pen and marker
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Full Screen Mode
Full Screen Mode
  • Customizable fly-in toolbars
  • All view styles accessible
  • More in detail improvements
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Text Search
Text Search
  • Highlight current/all search results
  • Floating search bar with automatic incremental search
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Snapshot Tool
Snapshot Tool
  • Take snapshots of any area on the document
  • Copy snapshots to clipboard
  • Paste to same document, blank page, other document, or 3rd party application
  • Save snapshots as image files
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Continuous View
Continuous View
  • Seamlessly scroll through the whole document
  • One or two page alignment
  • New view styles
Pan Mode
Pan Mode
  • Pan (hand) tool
Page Navigation
Page Navigation
  • Deviant Page Numbers
  • History (Back, Forward)
Menu/Toolbars
Menu/Toolbars
  • Fresh new look and feel
  • Improved command structure
  • Lock all toolbars
Text Box Styles
Text Box Styles
  • Custom background colors
  • Custom border styles
And more...
And more...
  • New crystal clear, fast rendering engine!
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