BugHerd PDF Annotation App

An easy-to-use PDF annotation app that will fast track your feedback process

BugHerd's PDF annotation app makes it easy to annotate, mark up, and manage a PDF document - all from one location.

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The BugHerd PDF annotation app speeds up the review process

When it comes to the best PDF annotation apps, BugHerd stands out from the rest! It's the perfect PDF annotation tool for agencies, as well as e-commerce and SaaS businesses looking for visual feedback from stakeholders.

Easily annotate PDF documents, images, and other files

Clients and team members provide feedback directly on PDF files as they go through them.

Keeping track of user feedback is simple

All feedback is automatically routed as tasks to a Kanban-style board for easy management.

Integrate with other software platforms that you already use

BugHerd streamlines your workflows by integrating with tools such as Trello, Asana, Jira and more.

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BugHerd is an easy-to-use yet comprehensive PDF annotation tool perfect for collecting feedback from your team members and clients . Simply click on the green dots to see how it works.

Why you should use BugHerd to annotate PDF files

The best PDF annotation apps offer more than just basic annotation of PDF files.
PDF annotation tools such as BugHerd also offer your team and clients a way to track all feedback for easy management.

BugHerd is different to the free PDF annotation apps on the market because users can mark up PDFs, photos, designs and drawings, by simply pointing and clicking right on the element that they want to add notes to. All feedback then flows into an integrated task board to ensure easy tracking and management.

BugHerd's user friendly interface speeds up the annotation process

Quickly mark up PDF documents with BugHerd's simple point and click functionality and provide feedback by leaving virtual 'sticky-notes' on your PDF file.

‍With BugHerd users can annotate using text comments, drawing tools, virtual handwritten annotations, screen recordings, or attaching files such as screenshots, images, or documents.

Designers, web dev teams and project managers benefit from visual and contextual feedback and being able to look at comments through the reviewer's lens. When feedback is shared using BugHerd it's as accurate and contextual as possible, enabling you and your team to collaborate and resolve issues easily and efficiently.

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Manage all PDF annotations from a single location

All mark ups to your PDF file automatically feed into a user-friendly Kanban task board for easy task management and tracking. Your projects will run smoothly as all tasks are centralized into one location, ensuring that you don’t miss anything.

Managing your projects is easy as you are able to prioritize feedback, label tasks, assign them to team members and easily manage the pipeline of work. View your own list of annotations, or see the entire team's. BugHerd’s advanced editing features will help you manage your project efficiently and deliver customer value.

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Integrate with popular project management tools to streamline your workflow

BugHerd connects seamlessly with a range of project management, web development, customer support and CRM tools such as Trello, Asana, Jira, Git Hub, Slack, Zapier and many more; ensuring smooth communication and collaboration across platforms.

Send as much or as little information as you desire between BugHerd and your existing project management tools to keep your annotation projects moving.

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Minimal set up for a fast start

Get BugHerd's browser extension and quickly get started annotating PDF files. Annotate PDFs, web pages and other documents as you review them using BugHerd's advanced editing features.

Real-time notifications

BugHerd's PDF annotator ensures that the right people are notified at the right time with real-time notifications. You and your team will receive a notification when users add notes to a PDF element and the status of a task changes. This way they'll never miss comments and keep communication flowing.

User access

Choose who has access to what in BugHerd. Just want clients to leave annotations without seeing the task board? Can do. Need to have comments only between the team working on a task? BugHerd allows you to adjust the visibility settings, enabling each team to concentrate on their specific annotation project tasks.

Security and privacy

At BugHerd we take the privacy and security of our clients' data very seriously. We are committed to providing a secure environment and apply best practices to minimise risk. The platform is designed to protect your data from threats by applying security principles at every layer, while maintaining high performance.

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How to use BugHerd's PDF annotator

Just sign up to our free trial and you're set to go - no credit card details required. You'll be able to annotate as well as check out all of the other great features that BugHerd has to offer.

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1

Start your BugHerd trial and create a new project.

2

Load any PDFs, images, designs, etc, to the Deliverables tab in your project.

You can group them for easier feedback management (or group them to share).

3

Share the PDF with anyone you want to get feedback from.

BugHerd will capture their annotations as tasks, ready for you to action.

Frequently asked questions

Daniel Billingham

Senior Product Designer

“The ideal feedback and collaboration tool that supports the needs of clients, designers, project managers, and developers.”

What is a PDF Annotator and what is it used for??

A PDF annotator or PDF editor is a software application or platform designed to facilitate the process of adding annotations, comments, or markups directly onto PDF documents. These tools are commonly used during graphic design projects, content creation, website development, collaboration, and review processes.

How does a PDF annotator work?

PDF annotators feature a graphical interface for viewing and marking up PDFs with tools for text, shapes, and comments. Annotations are layered over the original content, enabling flexible editing without altering the document. Data is stored within the PDF or in associated files, allowing for easy sharing and collaboration.

How do PDF annotator apps improve efficiency?

When it comes to PDFs, designs, websites, etc, PDF annotation apps dramatically speed up the feedback process. They enable reviewers to quickly mark up changes and provide contextual feedback so that it's easy for stakeholders to collect and understand the annotations.

What makes BugHerd different from Adobe Acrobat?

The choice to use BugHerd or Adobe Acrobat to annotate PDFs depends on your specific requirements and workflow preferences.

Adobe Acrobat offers PDF annotation, text and image editing, form filling, and digital signatures. Users can create PDFs from various sources, edit text and images, add multimedia elements, fill out forms, apply digital signatures, and more.

With BugHerd, users are able to annotate PDFs and other documents, but the software also offers collaboration features such as task assignment, comment threads, and issue tracking. If you're working with a team on a project and need to collaborate on annotations and feedback, BugHerd's advanced team-oriented features will fast track your design projects.

BugHerd is also known for its simplicity and ease of use, particularly for non-technical users. If you're looking for a straightforward tool for annotating PDF files and other file formats without the complexity of a full-fledged PDF editor like Adobe Acrobat, BugHerd is definitely more user-friendly option.

What types of annotations can be made with BugHerd?

BugHerd is one of the simplest yet advanced design feedback tools on the market. It supports various types of annotations, including text comments, highlighting features, screen capture, and video feedback. Users can also attach files or screenshots to their annotations for additional context.

Do I need to install anything to use BugHerd?

There are two ways to set BugHerd up to get feedback on a website. You can embed a JavaScript snippet into the “head” of your website or you can install a browser extension to your preferred browser.

How to annotate PDFs with BugHerd's PDF editor

1. Start a BugHerd free trial
2. Create a BugHerd 'project' PDF, image, website, design, etc that you wish to track and receive feedback for
3. Install the BugHerd extension or add your project's Javascript snippet to your website
4. Invite your team and/or client(s) to your project to start giving feedback on your PDF, image, website, design, etc.

Can I create a new PDF with BugHerd?

While BugHerd is great for providing and gathering visual feedback on PDFs, websites, images, etc, it is not a PDF creation tool. To create PDFs the best tool to use is Adobe Acrobat.

How do I invite others to a BugHerd project?

You can invite people to join your project to provide feedback and to help resolve feedback. BugHerd has two main user levels, members and guests. Members are able to view the Kanban style Task Board and all the bugs and feedback reported. Guests are only able to provide feedback and respond to comments about bugs or feedback they’ve reported.

What level of support does BugHerd provide?

BugHerd offers various support options, including email support, in-product help documentation, and video guides. Deluxe and Enterprise plans also include priority support for quicker issue resolution.

Is BugHerd free?

You can try BugHerd for free on a trial.

What is the pricing structure for BugHerd?

BugHerd offers different pricing plans to accommodate various team sizes and needs. You can find detailed information on the pricing page of the BugHerd website. BugHerd also includes a free 7-day trial.There are no limits on the number of projects or users that can be managed with BugHerd, ensuring scalability and adaptability. View pricing

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BugHerd PDF Annotation App

An easy-to-use PDF annotation app that will fast track your feedback process

BugHerd's PDF annotation app makes it easy to annotate, mark up, and manage a PDF document - all from one location.

The BugHerd PDF annotation app speeds up the review process

Easily annotate PDF documents, images, and other files

Keeping track of user feedback is simple

Integrate with other software platforms that you already use

Join 10,000+ companies, 350,000+ users across 172 countries.

See BugHerd in action

Why you should use BugHerd to annotate PDF files

BugHerd's user friendly interface speeds up the annotation process

Manage all PDF annotations from a single location

Integrate with popular project management tools to streamline your workflow

More great BugHerd features

Minimal set up for a fast start

Real-time notifications

User access

Security and privacy

How to use BugHerd's PDF annotator

1

Start your BugHerd trial and create a new project.

2

Load any PDFs, images, designs, etc, to the Deliverables tab in your project.

3

Share the PDF with anyone you want to get feedback from.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is a PDF Annotator and what is it used for??

How does a PDF annotator work?

How do PDF annotator apps improve efficiency?

What makes BugHerd different from Adobe Acrobat?

What types of annotations can be made with BugHerd?

Do I need to install anything to use BugHerd?

How to annotate PDFs with BugHerd's PDF editor

Can I create a new PDF with BugHerd?

How do I invite others to a BugHerd project?

What level of support does BugHerd provide?

Is BugHerd free?

What is the pricing structure for BugHerd?

60 day money back guarantee.

But don't just take our word for it.
Customers love us.