Real-time PDF Markup Software - highlight, annotate, edit & more

PDF Markup Software

Annotations and collaborative features for PDF and images. The PDF Markup Software and XMP/Annotations SDK allows users to markup PDF documents, TIFF and JPEG Images.
Add annotation capabilities to your applications such as custom annotations, rubber-stamp, sticky notes, freehand, text, redaction, and more.

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Main features

Read & Write XMP annotation from PDF & Image.
Multipage document support for TIFF & PDF formats.
Full Unicode support.
Custom annotation support.
Many sophisticated annotations such as highlighted regions, free-hand, rubber stamps, sticky notes, connected lines, embedded images, polygons, text and more…
Very fast rendering and manipulation.
Annotations collection can be loaded/saved in XML format.
Annotations collection can be stored as Metadata of the document.

New with version 14.2.18: XFDF support.
Annotations can be burnt on any document.
Let your user to move, resize, rotate, scale any kind of annotation.
Manage annotations by code or by user interaction.
Full support for blending.
Full interaction with the GdViewer object.
Full support for printing.
AnyCPU: available in 32-bit & 64-bit versions.
Can work in multi-thread applications.

Example of usage

Online annotation demo: add, edit or remove rubber-stamps, sticky notes, freehand, text, redaction and more…

How to use

Download and install GdPicture.NET package from here.

You will be able to find some compiled demo applications in
[Install directory]\Samples\Bin\

You will be able to find C#, VB.NET, Delphi, Visual FoxPro, HTML demo applications including source code in
[Install directory]\Samples\WinForm\

You will find other code snippets within the online reference guide found here

https://www.gdpicture.com/guides/gdpicture/

You can find some discussions about the GdPicture/XMP Annotations Plugin in the dedicated section of our community forums located here

GdPicture/XMP Annotations

FAQs

The SDK supports a wide range of annotation types, including:

Custom annotations
Rubber stamps
Sticky notes
Freehand drawing
Text annotations
Redaction annotations

These tools enable users to effectively markup and collaborate on PDF documents

Yes, the SDK provides extensive customization options, allowing developers to define properties such as color, opacity, position, and size of annotations. This flexibility ensures that annotations can be tailored to meet specific user requirements and application aesthetics.

Absolutely. The GdPicture.NET XMP/Annotations SDK facilitates collaboration by allowing multiple users to add and edit annotations. Annotations can be stored within the document or as separate XMP metadata, enabling seamless sharing and collaborative editing.

Yes, the SDK supports importing and exporting annotations. Annotations can be embedded directly into PDF documents or saved as external XMP metadata files. This feature facilitates the exchange of annotated documents between different systems and users, promoting interoperability and efficient workflow integration.

The SDK is designed for seamless integration with various development environments, including: