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Draw attention to important text, figures, and areas with transparent marker colors.

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How to Highlight a PDF

1

Open your PDF

Choose a PDF from your device.

2

Highlight what matters

Select text, drag a rectangle, or draw with the marker. Choose a color and adjust its strength.

3

Save your PDF

Download a PDF with the highlights drawn onto its pages. Original selectable text stays selectable.

Reuse your highlights

Apply marks to every page, save a setup for later, or use Batch Apply across matching PDFs. Reuse follows page positions rather than searching for matching words.

Highlight with control

Local PDF processing

PDF documents are processed on your device and never uploaded to our servers.

Mark scans and diagrams

Use rectangles and freehand strokes on scanned pages as well as digital documents.

Keep text searchable

Highlights become page artwork without turning the original text into an image.

Common Use Cases

  • •Highlight key clauses in a contract
  • •Mark important passages for study
  • •Call attention to figures in a report
  • •Emphasize the same field across matching forms

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