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Best, free and multiplatform screen annotation software

I am looking for multiplatform desktop screen annotation software (not communicator or screen recorder). I am conducting lectures on multiple platforms, like Windows or macOS. Recently, I was ...
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Add help tips for my coworkers to 3rd-party web apps

We have several old inventory-management websites with tons of pages of poorly-documented user settings. The knowledge of how to use these settings and tools is scattered among several people at my ...
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PDF Annotation sidebar / increase width of document

I recently bought a Surface 3 pro tablet, and really love the ability to annotate pdf documents using the stylus. Still, for scribbling along my thoughts while reading a document, I would need more ...
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What could I use to read and annotate pdf files on my tablet and have them sync to a reference management library?

I use Zotero to manage my citation library with a WebDAV server to sync the files. I would like be able to read and annotate the pdf files on my android tablet and have them sync back to the citation ...
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Is there some HTML annotation tool for adding annotations to downloaded HTML files?

I would like to add annotations (such as underlines, text comment, circle or square a text region, …) to downloaded HTML files. Is there some WYSIWYG HTML annotation tool (for Linux; I am under ...
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Annotation apps with different layers of highlighting

Are there PDF annotation apps available that allow for different layers of highlighting? For example, you could highlight a sentence yellow and, at the same time, some specific words within that ...
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Software to annotate EPUB files (with capability to export the annotations)

I am looking for a software for Android and/or Linux to annotate EPUB files. It should have the capability to export the annotations. Preferably in XML or other easily parsable format.
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Tool to annotate html files (preferably within web browser)

I want to annotate web pages to tag words as certain classes. I have tried brat but this only works with .txt files. I think a chrome/firefox extension would be best since the browser could easily ...
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Collaboratively annotate an image

I'm looking for a service that would allow me to upload a large map and allow several people to mark certain locations on it. Would be nice if I could categorize the markers and only view certain ...
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PDF annotation tool and management for Mac

I am looking for a tool which allows me to load PDF documents, annotate & comment on them, and then "browse" the annotations and comments in some form of viewer (perhaps like a spreadsheet). The ...
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Plug-in to use in Microsoft Edge to highlight text in websites (like Diigo)

Is there any web service that I can use to highlight text in websites in Edge browser? I like Diigo and Annotary but they have extensions only for Chrome. The feature I'm looking for is like painting ...
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Wiki with line-based history like "annotate" in version control software

I am searching for a wiki software which supports line-based history like the version control feature "annotate/blame". Per line, I want to know: who changed it modification date and time other ...
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Graphical annotation software that hides small / huge text

I have various graphics that I want to annotate with position markers and corresponding names or shorts texts. These information have varying scope: while some are describing small details, others are ...
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Djvu reader with drawing and writing support for annotations?

I just got a Djvu document that I'd love to annotate with my Surface Pro 3, using the included pen. But neither of the good Djuv readers I like (WinDjView and DjView) support penning or annotation in ...
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Android app to extend Play Store wishlist and allow creating quick notes about apps

I need an Android (KitKat) app to quickly add apps to an organized wishlist. Google's integrated Play Store wishlist is far too simple to be useful. Being able to assign categories or tags is ...
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Self-hosted PDF annotator for alpha and beta readers

Background While writing a novel, I'd like to get feedback from alpha and beta readers. Currently, I build a PDF and send an email to each reader individually. A number of readers have requested the ...
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Annotation Protocol compatible annotations?

I am looking for a browser extension that allows for W3C Web Annotation Protocol compatible annotations on locally stored HTML pages. My favourite browser is Firefox, so add-ons for Firefox would be ...
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Android screenshot and tutorial maker

Often I need to explain certain actions in an Android app. What I usually do is take a bunch of screenshots. Then put those screenshots in a series like a step-by-step guide. Also annotate them, red-...
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Annotation software for multi camera setup

Background I have multiple, synchronized cameras with partial overlapping views. I already have object tracking applied to the objects in the videos I get from these cameras. Now I want to have a ...
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Image annotation software for ML purpose

Objective: A software where the user can annotate an image with bounding boxes. These annotations would be used for an ML algorithm like YOLO/R-CNN Looking for an opensource, gratis software like ...
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Libre Note-taking application with pen support

Usecase: OneNote on Microsoft Surface, text on screenshot is german For my university notes I'd like to use a libre note-taking application with text and pen support (very important for, say, ...
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plugin for firefox to highlight text

I want plugin to firefox, which would allow me simply to highlight text on the websites and it woudn't disappear, after next launch.
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Video of annotations

I'm a college English teacher and I want to make instructional videos for my students. I need to find software that will allow me to do make a video of the process of doing a freehand markup of text ...
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Libre image/video annotation software?

I am in need of software to empower users to easily annotate images and video with boxes, lines, points, etc., and export these annotations in some industry standard format. It is important that the ...
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Looking for open-source and commercial tools for annotating RGB images with 3D bounding boxes or 6D pose (3D bbox + 3D rotation matrix)

I am trying to create ground truth for a custom data so that I can test the accuracy of my 6 Degree of Freedom (6 Dof) pose estimation algorithms on my custom data (that has no instance in famous 6D ...
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Software for saving and viewing historical pdf annotations

There are some documents that I read, annotate, and highlight often. My current practice is to make a copy of an original 'template' .pdf file, and then add annotations and save it with the date (i.e. ...
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Looking for free pdf-viewer with similar annotation capabilities to Zotero

This is what I require, anything else is optional: I must be able to set it as the default pdf-viewer, such that I can simply double-click on a file and start reading (Zotero can't do this, I have to ...
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Webdav compatible software to annotate PDF on Android

I have some PDFs that are stored on a webdav server that I would like to annotate on my Android tablet (with a stylus). What Android app could allow me to do this?
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Looking for online PDF annotation tool with the ability to sync with iPad and highlight extraction

I'm actively looking for a software which lets me read, highlight/annotate PDF files online (web-based) and also do the same on iPad using a software. Additionally, a Windows application which lets me ...
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