Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes

Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes

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Highlights: The Intelligent PDF Reader for High-Output Research

Stop the copy-paste fatigue. Automatically extract annotations, tables, and citations into structured notes, then export instantly to Obsidian, Notion, or Markdown.

Publisher

Jonas Myren Ribe

Category

Productivity

Downloads

246K+

User Rating

4.5/5

Total Ratings

5K+

Locales

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A Closer Look at Efficiency

Discover the interface used by 246K+ users.

Highlights PDF Reader app on iPhone showing a research paper and Apple App of the Day recognition.

Highlights PDF Reader app on iPhone showing a research paper and Apple App of the Day recognition.

Infographic showing how the Highlights app converts PDF annotations into images text and tables

Infographic showing how the Highlights app converts PDF annotations into images text and tables

Highlights PDF Reader app showing powerful notes extracted from a research paper including a data table.

Highlights PDF Reader app showing powerful notes extracted from a research paper including a data table.

Smartphone screen showing Highlights app export menu with options for Markdown, PDF, and direct integration with productivity apps like Evernote and Ulysses.

Smartphone screen showing Highlights app export menu with options for Markdown, PDF, and direct integration with productivity apps like Evernote and Ulysses.

Highlights app on iPhone showing a scientific PDF with yellow text highlights and an annotation menu.

Highlights app on iPhone showing a scientific PDF with yellow text highlights and an annotation menu.

Highlights PDF Reader interface showing research tools for grabbing figures, extracting tables, and looking up citations with a DOI link

Highlights PDF Reader interface showing research tools for grabbing figures, extracting tables, and looking up citations with a DOI link

A screenshot of the Highlights app interface in dark mode displaying an academic research paper with medical diagrams and a data table

A screenshot of the Highlights app interface in dark mode displaying an academic research paper with medical diagrams and a data table

Highlights app Smart Copy feature displaying export options for BibTex PNG and CSV with an integrated spreadsheet view

Highlights app Smart Copy feature displaying export options for BibTex PNG and CSV with an integrated spreadsheet view

File organization interface in Highlights PDF Reader app showing research papers with cloud sync options

File organization interface in Highlights PDF Reader app showing research papers with cloud sync options

Highlights PDF Reader app interface shown on iPad, MacBook, and iPhone for research and note-taking.

Highlights PDF Reader app interface shown on iPad, MacBook, and iPhone for research and note-taking.

Fuel Your Research Workflow

The tools that make this app stand out, trusted by 246K+ users.

Automatic Insights Extraction

Stop the manual copy-paste fatigue. As you highlight, your text, images, and tables are instantly extracted into a clean, formatted note for your research.

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Smart Citation & Data Tools

Built for academic rigor. Automatically fetch DOI metadata, format BibTex citations, and convert complex PDF tables into CSV data with a single tap.

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Seamless Second Brain Sync

Export your findings directly to Notion, Obsidian, or Bear. With Markdown and TextBundle support, your knowledge flows exactly where you need it most.

About the app

Everything you need to know about Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes.

Description

"... an app that students, academics, and anyone who does substantial amounts of PDF-based research should try" - Macstories.net "It’s the novel approach to PDF annotation that makes this app a cut above the rest"- TapSmart.com *** "App of the Day" - App Store, US *** USE HIGHLIGHTS FOR FREE Highlights is a fast and lightweight PDF reader (under 10MB) packed with features to help you do your best research. Free users have access to standard PDF reader features including document browsing, reading and annotating. There are NO ADS, time limits or tracking. READ PDF DOCUMENTS • Open PDF documents from anywhere • Browse files using the familiar document browser • Open PDFs in Single Page or Two Page scroll mode • Double tap to Smart Zoom in on a paragraph or figure • Scrub smoothly to the desired page • Search the entire document in an instant • Navigate using any connected keyboard or mouse STORE YOUR FILES WHERE YOU WANT • Full support for "Open In Place" lets you make edits to the file where it is • Access your files from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or Box using the document browser • Or keep them privately on device only HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE FASTER • Select text with your finger, Apple Pencil or mouse pointer • Highlight, underline, strikethrough text and make image selections • Add comments to annotations or as individual sticky notes • Annotate with fewer taps using context aware popovers • Default annotation colors prevents you from having to repeatedly setting the color for the same type of annotation every time TURN ANNOTATIONS INTO NOTES • As you markup text and images the contents are extracted and sorted into notes • Customize the formatting and contents of your notes • Sort the annotations chronologically or create your own color coding EXTRACT TABLE DATA AND RECOGNIZE TEXT • Convert images containing text or tables to actual text and tables using machine learning - letting you get to the underlying data with a single tap SMART COPY Copy annotations to the desired format with one tap: • Text markup as text • Image selections as images • Tables as CSV • Citations as BibTex LOOKUP CITATIONS • Highlights will fetch DOI-links and metadata • Markup any reference and tap the link icon to look it up • If you have read the work already or have it in your reference manager library, Highlights will link you to it EXPORT ANYWHERE • Save or share your notes as portable files: Markdown, TextBundle, HTML, WebArchive or PDF • Share them to your favorite notes app: Apple Notes, Bear, Craft, Evernote, DEVONThink, Keep It, MindNode, Notion, Obsidian, Roam Research or Ulysses • Or send them to a colleague via mail. It's your notes, you decide where they go MUCH MORE • Dark mode • Multi-window support on iPadOS • Keyboard shortcuts and navigation • Support for system Copy and Undo gestures • Alternative app icons • Custom accent colors • Apple Pencil double-tap gestures • Power annotation tools For a full list of features see: highlightsapp.net/features HIGHLIGHTS PRO The Highlights Pro subscription unlocks advanced features on your iPhone, iPad and Mac: • Export options for other apps and easily editable formats • Extract information using table and text recognition • Customize accent colors and alternative app icons • Power annotation tools • Citation lookups • Smart Copy Highlights Pro includes a 14-day free trial. You can cancel your subscription at any time. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off within 24-hour prior to the end of of the current period. Payments will be charged to your iTunes account and your account will be charged within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. For more information about Highlights Pro: highlightsapp.net/pro Privacy Policy: highlightsapp.net/privacy Terms: highlightsapp.net/terms

Latest Version

2025.1.5

Size

33.4 MB

First Released

Apr 10, 2020

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