How-to

How to highlight and comment on a PDF

Mark up a PDF with Highlight (H), Draw (P), shapes and Note (N), then download a copy that shows every mark in any viewer.

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What you need

  • A PDF under 5 MiB (25 MiB on Pro), up to 100 pages
  • A desktop browser (upload and download only on a phone)
  • Text you can select — not a scan
  • A free account, with a confirmed email, to download

The marking tools

  • Highlight (H): click at the start of the line, then stretch the bar over the words. Colour is in the panel.
  • Draw (P): circle, tick or underline. The pen stays ready; Esc returns to Select.
  • Shapes: Rectangle (R), Ellipse (O), Line (L), Arrow (A). Draw them round text, not over it: a pale fill covers what is under it.
  • Note (N): click beside the clause and type. Pick a colour to tell yours from someone else’s.

Export PDF and check the marks; a highlight on the wrong line is obvious on paper. Your file is never overwritten.

Related: annotating a PDF, sign a PDF, edit the text in a PDF.

Try it on your own PDF

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PDFs under 5 MiB (25 MiB on Pro), up to 100 pages. No sign-up needed to try.