Annotate PDFs with Markup Tools

Highlight key passages, underline with squiggly lines, draw arrows and rectangles, and pin sticky notes. All annotations are permanently embedded in your PDF on export.

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Advanced Annotations

Highlight, underline, draw shapes, and add sticky notes. Burned into the PDF on export.

Advanced Annotations
Highlight, underline, draw shapes, and add sticky notes. Burned into the PDF on export.

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Key Features

Highlighter & Squiggly

Translucent highlights and wavy underlines for emphasizing important text passages.

Arrows

Click-and-drag arrows for callouts and pointing to specific page elements.

Rectangles

Draw outlined or filled rectangles to box out content or create visual frames.

Sticky Notes

Add inline notes anywhere on the page with editable text content.

Custom Colors

Pick any color for each annotation tool. Color choices are remembered across sessions.

Burned Into PDF

Exported annotations are real PDF objects — visible in any reader, no plugins required.

How It Works

1

Upload Your PDF

Drag and drop the PDF you want to annotate. It loads instantly.

2

Pick a Tool

Choose highlighter, squiggly, arrow, rectangle, or sticky note. Customize the color.

3

Mark Up the Page

Click and drag to place annotations. Edit sticky note text inline.

4

Export Annotated PDF

Click Export to download a PDF with all annotations permanently burned in.

Why Choose EditPDF

5 distinct annotation tools
Burned into PDF — works everywhere
Custom colors per tool
Multi-page support
Local processing — no uploads
Free with no watermarks

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