Every record includes its physical PDF page and annotation rectangle for review, migration, accessibility, and remediation workflows.
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A PDF comment exporter reads review annotations stored separately from normal page content — sticky notes, text boxes, highlights, underlines, strikeouts, stamps, ink drawings, shapes, and other markup — and exports them as structured, safe CSV or JSON.
Price
Free — no account needed
Account
Not required
Processing
Processed locally in your browser without an application document-processing request
Formats
PDF in, CSV/JSON out
File limit
Up to 100 MB and 2,000 pages
Browser support
Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge
Clear, practical guidance
What can a PDF comment exporter extract?
Export PDF Comments is a browser-based tool that lets you download comments, highlights, markup, authors, and replies. Choose PDF, use the controls above to configure the result, then download or use the resulting CSV or JSON. The core workflow runs locally in your browser without an application document-processing request. See formats, limits, and processing.
A PDF comment exporter reads review annotations stored separately from normal page content. These can include sticky notes, text boxes, highlights, underlines, strikeouts, squiggly marks, stamps, ink drawings, shapes, carets, attachment markers, redaction marks, and other annotation types.
EditPDF AI exports the review context around each annotation: physical PDF page, type, author, subject, comment text, creation and modification dates, annotation ID, workflow state, reply relationship, color, opacity, and rectangle coordinates when available. Link annotations, form widgets, and popup containers are excluded so the report focuses on review markup rather than interactive controls.
Practical examples
Common ways people use this tool in real documents and day-to-day workflows.
Editors and publishing teams
Collect reviewer notes, highlights, and corrections into a sortable spreadsheet before revising a document.
Legal and compliance teams
Create an auditable inventory of markup authors, dates, pages, subjects, states, and reply relationships.
Teachers and academic reviewers
Export feedback from annotated assignments, manuscripts, theses, and research papers for tracking or grading.
Accessibility and migration teams
Locate annotations by page and rectangle when remediating documents or moving review data into another system.
At a glance
Focused workflow
Download comments, highlights, markup, authors, and replies.
Supported workflow
Accepts PDF and produces CSV or JSON. Up to 100 MB and 2,000 pages
Access and processing
Core tool with browser-based document processing.
Three simple steps
How it works
1
Choose your PDF
Select one PDF up to 100 MB and 2,000 pages. The document stays read-only and is parsed locally.
Export every review record. CSV is ready for spreadsheets, while JSON preserves arrays, rectangles, reply IDs, colors, opacity, and workflow fields.
Know before you upload
Formats, limits & privacy
Confirm that your file is supported and understand how this tool handles document data.
Input formats
PDF
Output formats
CSVJSON
File limit
Up to 100 MB and 2,000 pages
Privacy & security
Annotation parsing, reply resolution, filtering, and export generation happen locally in your browser without an application document-processing request.
Optional comparison
Export PDF Comments vs. doing it manually
Open this comparison if you are deciding between the browser workflow and a manual process.
Compare the workflows+
Doing it manually
Scroll through every page copying reviewer comments into a spreadsheet by hand.
With Export PDF Comments
Export every annotation — notes, highlights, stamps, and more — with author and date in one file.
Doing it manually
Lose track of which comment replied to which.
With Export PDF Comments
Reply relationships between annotations are preserved in the export.
Doing it manually
Manually convert PDF timestamps into a usable date format.
With Export PDF Comments
Dates are normalized to ISO 8601 automatically.
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions
Which PDF annotations are included?+
The exporter includes notes, text boxes, highlights, underlines, strikeouts, squiggles, stamps, ink, shapes, carets, attachment annotations, redaction annotations, media annotations, and other non-link review annotations.
Why are links and form fields excluded?+
Links and widgets are interactive controls rather than review comments. Excluding them prevents hyperlink rectangles and form fields from overwhelming the comment report. Use Extract PDF Links or Export PDF Form Data for those objects.
Are replies connected to their parent comments?+
Yes when the PDF stores a standard IRT reply reference to another exported annotation. The parent record number is included in CSV and JSON.
Why does an annotation have no comment text?+
Some markup is meaningful visually without a text note, such as a highlight, drawing, shape, stamp, or redaction area. These records remain in the export with their type and location.
Are PDF dates converted?+
Supported PDF date strings are normalized to ISO 8601 UTC timestamps. Unusual or invalid date values are retained as stored rather than discarded.
Does exporting change or flatten the PDF?+
No. The source PDF stays read-only. The tool only creates CSV or JSON files and never changes annotations or page content.
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Download comments, highlights, markup, authors, and replies Return to the tool above to choose your file, or browse the complete PDF toolkit for another task.
Export PDF Comments
Find notes, highlights, text boxes, stamps, drawings, shapes, replies, authors, and dates, then download a searchable CSV or structured JSON audit.
Broad markup coverage
Captures notes, text boxes, highlights, underlines, strikeouts, stamps, ink, shapes, carets, attachments, redactions, and other review annotations.
Review context retained
Exports authors, subjects, comment text, dates, states, annotation IDs, intents, and supported reply relationships.
Page locations included
Every record includes its physical PDF page and annotation rectangle for review, migration, accessibility, and remediation workflows.
Verified facts
Check access, supported files, limits, and processing before choosing a document.
The core task does not require an account.
A PDF comment exporter reads review annotations stored separately from normal page content — sticky notes, text boxes, highlights, underlines, strikeouts, stamps, ink drawings, shapes, and other markup — and exports them as structured, safe CSV or JSON.
What can a PDF comment exporter extract?
Export PDF Comments is a browser-based tool that lets you download comments, highlights, markup, authors, and replies. Choose PDF, use the controls above to configure the result, then download or use the resulting CSV or JSON. The core workflow runs locally in your browser without an application document-processing request. See formats, limits, and processing.
A PDF comment exporter reads review annotations stored separately from normal page content. These can include sticky notes, text boxes, highlights, underlines, strikeouts, squiggly marks, stamps, ink drawings, shapes, carets, attachment markers, redaction marks, and other annotation types.
EditPDF AI exports the review context around each annotation: physical PDF page, type, author, subject, comment text, creation and modification dates, annotation ID, workflow state, reply relationship, color, opacity, and rectangle coordinates when available. Link annotations, form widgets, and popup containers are excluded so the report focuses on review markup rather than interactive controls.
Practical examples
Common ways people use this tool in real documents and day-to-day workflows.
Collect reviewer notes, highlights, and corrections into a sortable spreadsheet before revising a document.
Create an auditable inventory of markup authors, dates, pages, subjects, states, and reply relationships.
Export feedback from annotated assignments, manuscripts, theses, and research papers for tracking or grading.
Locate annotations by page and rectangle when remediating documents or moving review data into another system.
At a glance
Focused workflow
Download comments, highlights, markup, authors, and replies.
Supported workflow
Accepts PDF and produces CSV or JSON. Up to 100 MB and 2,000 pages
Access and processing
Core tool with browser-based document processing.
How it works
Choose your PDF
Select one PDF up to 100 MB and 2,000 pages. The document stays read-only and is parsed locally.
Review and filter annotations
Inspect annotation totals, pages, authors, replies, types, comment text, subjects, dates, and page rectangles.
Download CSV or JSON
Export every review record. CSV is ready for spreadsheets, while JSON preserves arrays, rectangles, reply IDs, colors, opacity, and workflow fields.
Formats, limits & privacy
Confirm that your file is supported and understand how this tool handles document data.
Annotation parsing, reply resolution, filtering, and export generation happen locally in your browser without an application document-processing request.
Export PDF Comments vs. doing it manually
Open this comparison if you are deciding between the browser workflow and a manual process.
Compare the workflows+
Scroll through every page copying reviewer comments into a spreadsheet by hand.
Export every annotation — notes, highlights, stamps, and more — with author and date in one file.
Lose track of which comment replied to which.
Reply relationships between annotations are preserved in the export.
Manually convert PDF timestamps into a usable date format.
Dates are normalized to ISO 8601 automatically.
Frequently asked questions
Which PDF annotations are included?+
Why are links and form fields excluded?+
Are replies connected to their parent comments?+
Why does an annotation have no comment text?+
Are PDF dates converted?+
Does exporting change or flatten the PDF?+
Continue with a related tool
Finished this task? Choose the next step for your document without returning to the full tools directory.
Guides & real-world workflows
Step-by-step guides
How to export comments and annotations from a PDFRead →How to turn PDF review comments into a spreadsheetRead →Export PDF Comments vs. manual copy-pasteRead →Ready to use Export PDF Comments?
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