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PDFanno

PDF annotation as part of a traceable review and document hand-off flow.

A collaborative PDF annotation and review platform for study spaces, permissions, versioned documents, discussions, and auditable exports.

Project roles

Product Owner · Statistician · Systems Architect · Primary Builder

01 / Workflow change

Reviewers work on versioned PDFs inside a Study space, discuss annotations in context, synchronize changes, and export review evidence from the same workspace.

02 / Verified evidence

Current capabilities verified against project sources.

  1. 01

    Study membership and role settings manage document access and the scope of collaboration.

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  2. 02

    Projects, folders, file intake, and PDF version management preserve each document version and its review context.

    Source · pdfanno · PROJECT_SPEC.md
  3. 03

    Text and highlight annotations, nested replies, and real-time synchronization support contextual collaboration.

    Source · pdfanno · PROJECT_SPEC.md
  4. 04

    Excel exports, comment history, decision tracking, and audit logs retain review evidence beyond the viewer.

    Source · pdfanno · PROJECT_SPEC.md

03 / Project status

Implemented capabilities and planned extensions.

Current

  • Versioned PDF viewing, contextual annotation, discussion, real-time synchronization, export, and audit

Exploring

  • Spreadsheet collaboration, annotated PDF export, and a native Word review bridge