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Annotate a PDF with highlights and comments

Add highlights, shapes, and freehand marks on top of a page. The content underneath is left exactly as it was.

  • The page content stays intact
  • Comments keep their context
  • Two ways to export

Files stay in your browser. Use documents you own or are authorized to modify.

Works in your browserNo install requiredFiles stay in your browserClear pricing before you pay

How it works

How to annotate

Upload the document

You will open the PDF and pick a markup tool from the toolbar.

Mark up the page

Highlights, underlines, sticky notes, arrows, and freehand ink will sit in an annotation layer above the page.

Share or download

You will export a copy with the markup flattened in, or keep the annotations live so a reader can open and answer them.

Why Make Creati

Built to keep document work clear

One workspace for the file, the change, and the finished result — with the next step always visible.

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Service agreement

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The page content stays intact

Markup is stored separately, so a reviewer can comment on a contract draft without altering a single character of it.

Comments keep their context

Each note will stay anchored to the spot where it was placed, so feedback still makes sense when the file is passed on.

Two ways to export

Flatten the markup for a fixed record, or keep it live so the next reader can hide, edit, or reply to each note.

What you can expect

Clear commitments, not claims

Your files stay yours

Documents are scoped to your account and tied to the project that created them. You choose when a file is shared or removed.

Costs shown before you pay

Self-serve work and quoted work are separated clearly. You see what a request costs before anything is charged.

Honest about limits

We say what a tool does and does not do. Make Creati is for documents you own or are authorized to modify.

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Frequently asked questions

Will annotations change the original text?

No. Markup is held in a separate annotation layer. The words and images underneath stay exactly as they were.

Will other PDF readers show my annotations?

Highlights, notes, and shapes follow the standard PDF annotation format, so common readers display them without extra software.

Can I remove an annotation later?

Live annotations can be selected and deleted. Once you flatten them into the page on export, they become part of the artwork.

Can other people reply to a comment?

Threaded replies are part of the plan for shared review, so one note can carry a short discussion instead of a separate email chain.

How is this different from Add Text?

Add Text puts permanent wording into the page. Annotate leaves review marks that can be hidden, deleted, or answered.

When can I use it?

It is available now. The editor has Highlight, Box, and Draw tools, and Add Text covers written notes.

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