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Annotate PDF for designers
Updated July 2026
Arthize lets designers and creative teams annotate a PDF in a private workspace — free, with no watermark. Annotating a PDF adds highlights, comments, shapes and notes on top of the page, so you can mark up a document without changing its text.
Why designers annotate a PDF
A designer sends a proof as a fixed PDF, exports selected pages to high-resolution PNG for a client preview, and compresses the print layout for email approval — keeping the originals private.
Built for proofs. Whether it's proofs, portfolios, print layouts, Arthize's annotate pdf keeps the work inside your private workspace. Client work and unreleased designs are confidential; private processing keeps proofs off public tools.
What matters when you annotate a PDF
Annotations sit on top of the page and don't change the underlying text.
You can highlight, comment, draw and add notes.
Annotated files are ideal for review and feedback.
How to annotate a PDF
- 1
Open the editor
Sign in and open the PDF editor.
- 2
Add your PDF
Upload the document to mark up.
- 3
Add annotations
Highlight text, add comments, draw shapes or leave notes.
- 4
Download
Save the annotated PDF.
Common questions
- How do designers annotate a PDF for free?
- Annotating a PDF adds highlights, comments, shapes and notes on top of the page, so you can mark up a document without changing its text. On Arthize it's free with no watermark, and the file is deleted after the job — which is why designers and creative teams can use it for proofs without a confidentiality risk.
- Is it private to annotate a PDF sensitive proofs?
- Yes. Client work and unreleased designs are confidential; private processing keeps proofs off public tools. Files are processed inside your private Arthize workspace and deleted after the job.
- How do I annotate a PDF?
- Annotating a PDF adds highlights, comments, shapes and notes on top of the page, so you can mark up a document without changing its text. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
- Can I highlight and comment on a PDF?
- Annotating a PDF adds highlights, comments, shapes and notes on top of the page, so you can mark up a document without changing its text. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
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