Export Annotations to JSON
Walk a PDF's page Annots dictionaries and export every annotation to a JSON file — for tooling, migration, or programmatic processing.
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How does the Export Annotations to JSON work?
Walk every page's Annots dictionary in a PDF and export every annotation object to JSON. Each entry includes page number, subtype (Text / Highlight / FreeText / Link / Square / Circle / etc.), rect [x1,y1,x2,y2], author, and contents. Useful when you want to programmatically process annotations — feed them into a review tracker, transform them, or migrate between PDFs. Note: marks drawn by our other tools (Highlight Text, Add Comment, etc.) are page content, not real annotation objects — this tool only finds Adobe-style /Annot dictionary entries.
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All processing happens on your device. Your files never leave your browser, never touch our servers, and are not stored anywhere. Close the tab and the file is gone.
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Works in any modern browser — Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, and tablets. No installation, no app to download. Just open the page and start.
⚡ Quick & easy
Drag, drop, click. Most files process in seconds, not minutes. No watermarks added to your output, no per-day limits, and the tool always shows the result before asking you to download.
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Free to use, every time. No account creation, no email required, no “trial” that converts to a paid plan. We make money from ads so you don’t have to pay.
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