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The PDF Super-App for iPhone & Android

Scan, read, edit, and annotate any PDF — launching soon on the App Store and Google Play.

Be the first to know when PDF SuperApp launches. We’ll email you the download link the moment it’s live.

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Export Anywhere

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Annotate Faster

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Lookup Citations

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Smart Copy

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Files Integration

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Your Smart Research Tool

Turns your PDF annotations into powerful notes.

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Export Anywhere

It’s your notes, you decide where they go.

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Ulysses

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Evernote

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DEVONthink

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Keep It

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nvALT

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Bear

You can also export as Markdown, TextBundle, HTML, WebArchive and PDF files.

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Annotate Faster

Use shortcuts and a smarter popover to annotate at the speed of thought.

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Lookup Citations

Automatically resolve references inside scientific articles.

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Customize Appearance

Highlights supports dark mode and custom accent colors on all your devices.

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App of the Day award

US App Store

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App Store star rating

Average rating of 4.6 in the App Store.

“Best PDF annotation tool out there.”
“The best PDF reader for compulsive note takers I’ve ever used.”
“Simple to use and effective for adding notes to academic PDFs.”
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Document Browser

Browse, search, and organize all your PDFs in one place.

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Multilingual OCR

Recognize and search text in scanned documents across many languages.

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Smart Copy

Copy the right format for the job.

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Images as PNG

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Tables as CSV

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Citations as BibTeX

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Be First to Try PDF SuperApp

Launching soon on the App Store and Google Play. Join the waitlist and we’ll send you the download link the moment it goes live.