Import Annotations (from CSV)
Drop a PDF + a CSV exported earlier from "Export Annotations" — the tool re-attaches each annotation to its page as a real /Annot entry.
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How does the Import Annotations (from CSV) work?
Restore annotations to a PDF from a CSV exported earlier via Export Annotations. The CSV format matches the export: header row of `page,subtype,rect,author,contents`. Each non-empty data row becomes a real PDF /Annot dictionary entry attached to the listed page. Useful for migrating annotations between document revisions, batch-applying a known annotation set across similar documents, or restoring a review pass after a re-export wiped the original /Annot entries. Highlight-subtype rows additionally get a /C colour and computed /QuadPoints from the rect.
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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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