Highlight a PDF
Drag over the lines that matter to mark them in yellow, then download a PDF that anyone can read with your highlights in place.
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- ✓ Free download, no account
- ✓ No card, no trial
- ✓ No watermark
- ✓ Never uploaded
- ✓ Works on phone and computer
How to highlight a PDF
- Choose your PDF and click Highlight.
- Drag over the text you want to mark.
- Repeat for every passage. Undo removes the last one.
- Download the highlighted PDF.
Good to know
Works on scans tooHighlights are drawn on the page, so they work on scanned documents as well as normal ones.
Add a note next to itUse Text in red or blue to write a short comment beside a highlight.
Move or resizeClick a highlight and drag it, or drag its corner to resize it.
Questions people ask
Can other people see my highlights?
Yes. They are part of the downloaded PDF and show in any PDF viewer.
Can I highlight in other colours?
Highlights are yellow. For other colours, use Text or a coloured whiteout box.
Does highlighting change the text?
No. It adds a transparent layer on top and leaves the words as they are.
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