About PDF Annotator — Highlight, Draw, and Add Text Annotations to PDF

Add rich annotations to any PDF directly in your browser. The PDF Annotator supports 7 annotation tools: selection, highlight, rectangle, line, arrow, freehand drawing, and text boxes. Choose custom colors, opacity, and stroke width for each tool. Navigate through all PDF pages with per-page thumbnail rendering. Click to select and delete individual annotations. All annotations are applied to the PDF using pdf-lib (text, highlight rectangles, and lines are embedded into the actual PDF on download). Annotations are visible in any PDF reader.

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Key Features of Our PDF Annotator — Highlight, Draw, and Add Text Annotations to PDF

  • 7 annotation tools (highlight, rect, line, arrow, draw, text, select)
  • Custom colors & opacity
  • Multi-page support
  • Annotations embedded in PDF
  • Select & delete annotations
  • Per-page thumbnail rendering

📖 How to Use PDF Annotator — Highlight, Draw, and Add Text Annotations to PDF

1

Upload PDF

Drop your PDF into the annotator.

2

Choose Tool

Select highlight, rectangle, arrow, text, or draw.

3

Annotate

Click or drag on the PDF canvas to annotate.

4

Save PDF

Click Save PDF to download the annotated version.

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