Free means to annotate (comment) a PDF? [LWN.net]

Free means to annotate (comment) a PDF?

Posted Nov 19, 2005 13:37 UTC (Sat) by chm (guest, #33959)
In reply to: Free means to annotate (comment) a PDF? by d.e.cox
Parent article: The Grumpy Editor's Guide to PDF Viewers

There's an open source java program "jarnal", which primarily serves as a scratch book device for "tablet" computers. However, it allows you to put a pdf-file in the background, add some "sticky notes" via traditional keyboard and save the whole thing back in different formats:
http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm
This might provide some of the functionality that you're looking for. However, it's been quite a while since you've posted. If you've already found something better, please let us know. Besides, the annotation feature for pdf seems quite important to convince people getting rid of inappropriate formats (like the .doc-thing) in collaborative writing efforts. Linux pdf application developers should seriously consider the "sticky note" feature.

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You can do it with Foxit or A.nnotate

Posted Jun 5, 2008 21:47 UTC (Thu) by edinburcc (guest, #52418) [Link]

For a downloadable program, there is Foxit Reader or you can do it via the browser at A.nnotate.com where you just upload the file and start adding comments. Both have free and commercial versions, but I'm not sure of the details.