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App Store Apps > Productivity > Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes
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Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes

2026.3.1
Jonas Myren Ribe
4.54
1,624 reviews
Free

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4.54
1,624 ratings
Last updated
October 19, 2026
Size
37.1 MB

Users love it: 4.5 stars from 1,624 ratings.

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By Jonas Myren Ribe, from the App Store
Description by Jonas Myren Ribe Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
"... 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 of Use: highlightsapp.net/terms

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Price
Free
App size
37.1 MB
Content rating
Everyone

Technologies used by Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes

Releases

Updates seen on the App Store
Version
2026.3.1
Launched
April 2020

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About Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes

Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes is a productivity app developed by Jonas Myren Ribe.

User Ratings

Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes is rated 4.54 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 1.6 thousand ratings.

App Information

Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes is freely available from the App Store. The app size is 37.14 MB. The latest version available is 2026.3.1. The last update was on October 19, 2026.

Technical Requirements

The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on the App Store since April 2020.

Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes is made and published by Jonas Myren Ribe. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Jonas Myren Ribe. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Jonas Myren Ribe and are shown as published on the App Store.

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