Your everyday PDF editor

Add notes. Mark up pages. Organize documents.

PDF editor with powerful tools for notes and markup

  • Add text, handwriting, highlights and drawings
  • Create, combine and organize documents
  • Present PDFs in full screen
  • Measure and Dimension

For students taking notes, educators giving feedback, engineers reviewing plans, professionals organizing documents.

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Annotate your PDFs – add text, handwriting and drawings

Type, Write & Highlight

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Freehand Annotations with the Pen Tool

Add Markup & Images

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Arrow, Line, Rectangle & Circle Tools

Measure & Dimension

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Dimension Distances

Stamp & Number

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Symbol Stamps

Create, present and combine PDFs, and organize pages

Create & Convert

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Combine & Merge

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Insert New Pages

View, Print & Present

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Present in Full Screen Mode

Split & Reorder Pages

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Move Pages

455,000+ PDF Annotator Lovers!

Today, more than 455,000 satisfied users in 178 countries use our software.
Here's what they say about PDF Annotator:

I have been an avid fan of PDF annotator for six years (I'm in science research). So I just wanted to email you and say THANK YOU! Thanks for creating such a great program and for making software that is so user friendly. As a consumer, I really appreciate it and you are definitely the exception in the field.
Anne Cherry Harvard University Cambridge, MA
I am in love with it and use it on a daily basis.
Kyle Andrews Michigan
It's a killer-app on a TabletPC.
Alexei Gilchrist Brisbane, Australia
The real power and "Ah-ha" moment is when I pull up PDF Annotator in a video conference and my PDF becomes a virtual whiteboard. I write notes, edit drawings, solve problems, fill in blanks, in the group environment as if we are in a meeting room together. The whiteboard in the palm of my hand is my new most powerful application. I can live without most of the apps on my tablet if I have to. I can't live without PDF Annotator.
Rick Seger President, N-trig Inc. Austin, TX

"Get ready to kiss Adobe Acrobat good-bye"

"Because PDF Annotator is now available and it is packed with so much new functionality it’ll leave you saying “Acrobat who?”"

The press on PDF Annotator...

22 years
455,000+ users
178 countries
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You're in Good Company!

We're proud to see PDF Annotator being used by renowned companies and universities all over the world.
Berkeley IBM University of Tokyo Siemens Lufthansa Intel HP Microsoft Sony Virginia Tech Marriott International Fujitsu
Still, if it's just you, working with PDF Annotator, be assured you will receive the same support as any other client.

Award Winning Software

Winner at Microsoft Tablet PC Contest sponsored by HP and PC Magazine!

Epsilon Award Winner ~ SIA Awards Nominee

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with PDF Annotator?

PDF Annotator lets you add handwritten notes, text, highlights, drawings, stamps, and images directly to your PDFs. Use it to review and comment on documents, annotate teaching materials, or capture your ideas. You can also add and rearrange pages or combine multiple PDFs.

No. PDF Annotator works on your Windows PC or laptop with a mouse and keyboard. On a Windows device that supports pen input, you can also write, draw, and highlight naturally by hand—for example, with a Surface Pen.

Yes. Your annotations are saved directly in the PDF file. You can share the annotated document, and recipients can open, view, and print it using a standard PDF viewer. They do not need their own PDF Annotator license.

No. PDF Annotator is a locally installed Windows application that processes your documents on your computer. Your PDFs are not uploaded to our servers for editing. You decide where to save your files and who to share them with.

Yes. You can try PDF Annotator free for 30 days with all features available. Download the trial and explore the software using your own documents. If PDF Annotator is right for you, you can purchase a license and activate your existing installation.

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