Annotate, highlight, and handwrite on PDFs? seamlessly across your phone, tablet, and desktop with real-time cloud sync.
Added Apr 23, 2026
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Students and professionals who read PDFs? across multiple devices struggle to find a single app that handles rich annotation (highlighting, handwriting, sticky notes, stylus input) while keeping everything in sync via cloud storage. Most apps are either bloated and complex, too limited in annotation features, or require cumbersome import/export workflows instead of editing files in place.
A focused PDF? reader and annotation app that supports multi-color highlighting, handwritten stylus notes with collapsible sticky notes, live OCR? for handwriting, and tabbed multi-document browsing — all synced in real-time to Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox so files are always current across Android, iOS, and desktop. Files are edited in-place in cloud storage, eliminating import/export friction.
Tablet and stylus adoption is surging (Samsung Galaxy Tab, iPad, Lenovo with stylus) among students and hybrid workers, creating a growing user base that demands desktop-grade PDF? workflows on mobile. Existing leaders like Xodo have declined in quality, leaving a clear gap in the market.
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Better than Goodnotes in every way! This app, though has literally been my lifesaver! I use it almost every day in many different ways, like for school, day planning, and for some art stuff! I have even used it to sign my legal documents because of its wonderful layering ability. It is the only one that I have tried that lets you do that feature. It helps you to be able to make quizzes. I put all my journals,workbooks, organize research projects, annotate
amazing app!! standout in its simplicity and ease of use i downloaded tens of notetaking apps after getting my ipad, looking for something that mimicked samsung notes. all the other apps required a monthly subscription to begin (or to make the app functional), and didn't allow easy PDF import. noteful is the best app and the one i kept coming back to again and again -- it's completely free (though i ended up paying the lifetime $7 access to more colorful n
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