Annotation Tools
There are several annotation tools available for different purposes. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, A.nnotate, Annotate.net, Annotator, Camtasia, Diigo, Easy Annotate, EndNote, Hypothes.is, MarginNote, Miro, Note Anywhere, Pund.it, and Skitch offer various features for annotating PDFs, images, websites, and more.
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC: This software allows users to create, modify, and manage annotations on PDF documents. It’s a versatile tool for adding notes, highlighting text, and drawing directly on documents.
A.nnotate: A web service for storing and annotating documents. Annotations can be made as sticky notes, highlighting text, and adding tags.
Annotate.net: A web-based tool that allows users to annotate images, PDFs, and other document types. It’s beneficial for educators and students.
Annotator: A JavaScript library that can be integrated into web applications to enable annotation functionality.
Bibme: Bibme is an automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills citations for your bibliography. It supports various citation styles, including APA, MLA, and Chicago.
Camtasia: A powerful screen recording and video editing tool that includes annotation features such as shapes, callouts, and text.
Diigo: A versatile tool for personal knowledge management, which allows users to annotate and highlight websites and PDFs directly in the browser.
Easy Annotate: A mobile app that allows users to annotate PDFs and images with text, handwriting, and shapes.
EndNote: Primarily a reference management software, EndNote also allows users to annotate PDFs within its interface.
Foxit Reader: A free, lightweight alternative to Adobe for PDF viewing and editing, including a robust annotation tool set.
Hypothes.is: A web-based annotation tool that lets users directly highlight and comment on websites, PDFs, and EPUBs in the browser.
MarginNote: This software is excellent for students, teachers, researchers, and business users who need to organize, study, and manage large volumes of PDFs and EPUBs.
Miro: An online collaborative whiteboard platform that allows users to annotate images, create diagrams, and brainstorm together.
Notability: Another powerful note-taking and annotation app for iOS. Users can annotate documents, sketch ideas, and record lectures, syncing audio with their notes.
Note Anywhere: A Google Chrome extension that allows users to create sticky notes on web pages.
Pund.it: A free browser extension that allows users to highlight and annotate text on any web page.
Skitch: A free tool by Evernote for making quick image and PDF annotations. It’s simple and user-friendly.
Quarto: Quarto has native citation tools and integrates with Zotero.
Xodo: A fast PDF viewer and annotator that works on browsers, iOS, Android, and Windows.
Zotero: While primarily a reference manager, Zotero allows users to annotate and highlight PDFs.