Annotation Tools at a Glance

Simple tools designed for humans, not complexity

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Pen

Freehand drawing with smooth curves and full color control

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Highlighter

Semi-transparent highlighting to mark important text

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Eraser

Remove any annotation cleanly and precisely

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Text

Add typed text, or change existing text in the original font

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Fill Out Forms

Type in fillable fields, tick boxes, pick options; answers stay in the fields. Fill in a PDF form

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Create Forms

Draw text fields, checkboxes, radio groups and dropdowns, even on scans. Create a fillable PDF

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Password Protect

Lock the saved copy with AES-256 and block printing or copying. Protect a PDF

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Unlock

Open a protected PDF with its password and edit it; save it without. Unlock a PDF

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Blank Pages

Insert an empty page anywhere from the Pages panel, sized like its neighbour

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RTL Support

Perfect rendering for Arabic text

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Rectangle

Draw outlined rectangles for framing and emphasis

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Solid Rectangle

Filled rectangles for redaction and highlighting

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True Redaction

Permanently remove sensitive text and metadata. Black out text

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Repair PDF

Fix corrupted documents and garbled text after too many edits. PDF won't open?

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Circle

Perfect circles for marking and emphasis

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Arrow

Directional arrows for pointing and indicating flow

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Line

Straight lines for underlining and separation

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Bubbles

Auto-numbering for organized feedback and notes

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Signatures (SES)

Simple electronic signatures: draw, type, or upload

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Cut & Move

Move text, images and blocks to another spot or page. Cut and paste in a PDF

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Colors

12+ preset colors to organize and emphasize

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Phones & tablets

These tools work by touch on iPhone and iPad and on Android, in the browser

Perfect For

LanaPDF handles all your annotation needs

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Education

Teachers grade papers with annotations. Students review marked-up assignments.

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Small Business

Review invoices and contracts. Mark up proposals before signing. Keep paperwork organized without expensive software.

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Startups

Private PDF tools for lean teams. Annotate pitch decks and agreements, keep sensitive drafts in the browser, and move faster without a heavyweight desktop workflow.

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Manufacturing

Annotate blueprints and spec sheets. Mark up quality control documents. Track revisions on production drawings.

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Design

Mark up design mockups with arrows and shapes. Give clear feedback with annotations. Share annotated versions.

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Content Review

Editorial teams review documents. Copy editors mark changes. Numbered bubbles for consistent feedback.

Ready to Enjoy Annotating?

Finally, a PDF editor that respects your time.
Clean design, calm experience.