WebViewer JavaScript PDF Annotation Library

In WebViewer annotations can be created both through the UI and programmatically.

Figure 1. Sticky annotation created on a document

Annotations allow users to mark up and comment on PDFs without altering the original authors content.

Apryse SDK Benefits include:

• Infinite Undo/Redo
• Support for annotation flattening
• Support for annotation appearances
• XFDF Import
• Export annotations to FDF, XFDF, text, or PDF annotation summary
• Sticky (Note)
• Comments
• Text markup (highlight, squiggly, underline, strikeout)
• Add shapes (line, arrow, polyline, rectangle, ellipse, polygon, cloud)
• Cloud annotations
• Apply freehand ink annotations
• Signatures
• Save the annotations into the PDF file
• File attachments
• Sound, movie, and 3D annotations
• Support for custom annotations
• FreeText, Callout
• TextHighlight, TextUnderline, TextSquiggly, TextStrikeout
• Stamp
• Redaction

Demos

Stamp Annotations Create Custom Annotation Annotation Permissions Measurement Tools Annotation or Form Flatten XFDF Annotations

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Importing and exporting annotations To import and export annotations with a PDF document.

Add annotations To create annotations programmatically with a PDF document.

Remove annotations To remove annotations programmatically with a PDF document.

Add custom annotations To create custom annotations programmatically with a PDF document.

Flatten annotations To flatten annotations programmatically with a PDF document.

A short introduction to XFDF file format An introduction to XFDF file format.

Annotation permissions To control which users can modify which annotations.

Annotation events/triggers To listen for annotation events and handle various callbacks.

Annotation tools An introduction to annotation tools.

Custom annotation tools To customize annotation tools for grouping, enable/disable, style changes, or behaviour enhancement

Customize stamp annotation To customize stamp annotation tool for standard and custom stamps

Default tool styles To customize the default annotation style properties of tools.

Add link to annotation To add a link to an existing annotation