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oxygen_wobble

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Registered: 2012-05-20

Posts: 129

[SOLVED] PDF Reader with handwritten annotations that works ?

Hi,

I'm looking for a PDF reader that allows me to highlight text and add handwritten notes on my convertible 2-in-1 laptop, and the search isn't going well so far.

Also it'd be nice if it runs smoothly with the tool I use to manage scholary articles, Zotero (that is, when opening a pdf from Zotero, it loads the annotation I can see my annotations without having to open an extra file).

Here's what I tried:
- Okular - Highlighting works, but I couldn't find a way to add handwritten remarks. EDIT: Ok, I found the "Freehand Line" feature ... but it's not exactly practical compared to xournal.
- Xournal++ - crashes, doesn't run on my system.

- (old) Xournal - Works ok. Two finger scroll would be nice but not a must. The only problem here is that it doesn't automatically load the annotations file associated with a PDF I load from Zotero. Not very smooth.

Is there anything else I could try ? A browser plugin would be fine, but I couldn't find any ..

Best,
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Last edited by oxygen_wobble (2022-09-19 08:12:22)

arojas

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From: Spain

Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 2,295

Re: [SOLVED] PDF Reader with handwritten annotations that works ?

- Okular - Highlighting works, but I couldn't find a way to add handwritten remarks.

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oxygen_wobble

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Registered: 2012-05-20

Posts: 129

Re: [SOLVED] PDF Reader with handwritten annotations that works ?

Well, I found it, but to be honest it's not very ... fluent for writing ...

manouchk

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Registered: 2008-07-29

Posts: 314

Re: [SOLVED] PDF Reader with handwritten annotations that works ?

This problem with xournal++ is common. Isn't there a solution to those crash. I never problem with xournal++ here.
Here I can see numerous versions of xournal with pikaur:

1) community/xournalpp 1.1.1-1 [installed] 
    Handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support    
2) aur/xournalpp-git 1.1.1.r172.g932d46f18-1 (22, 0.00)
    Xournal++ is a handwriting Notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Supports Pen input like Wacom Tablets.    
3) aur/xournal-git 0.4.8.2016.15.gc29e2a4-1 (13, 0.09)
    Notetaking and sketching application    
4) aur/xournal 0.4.8.2016-3 (6, 0.01)
    Notetaking and sketching application    
5) aur/xournalpp-micro 1.1.0_cust-1 (2, 0.00)
    Handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support (custom patches)    
6) aur/xournal-gtk3-git 0.4.7.g953b0e1-1 (2, 0.00)
    Notetaking and sketching application    
7) aur/xournalpp-mobile-git 1.1.10.r6.ga64432f-2 (1, 0.00)
    A port of the main features of Xournal++ to various Flutter platforms like Android, iOS and the Web.    
8) aur/mrwriter-git 1:v0.0.7.r2.g9b9ae09-1 (0, 0.00)
    Notetaking and blackboard replacement application. Inspired by Xournal. Written in C++/Qt for Linux / Windows / Mac. 

mrwirter also showed up in this list. I don't know this app. Maybe it works for you?

Last edited by manouchk (2022-09-13 14:48:26)

dakota

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Registered: 2016-05-20

Posts: 417

Re: [SOLVED] PDF Reader with handwritten annotations that works ?

I use Master PDF Editor for highlighting text.

The highlighting is compatible with PDF X-change Viewer, which I use on Windows.

Master PDF Editor comes with a pencil tool, but I've never used it so I don't know how practical it is.

Cheers,

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oxygen_wobble

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Registered: 2012-05-20

Posts: 129

Re: [SOLVED] PDF Reader with handwritten annotations that works ?

Guess I arranged myself with Okular for now, and the recent versions of Xournal++ don't have the same problem anymore ...

Cheers !