Your request on April 20, 2023
PDF Annotation Conversion
I need a way to convert pdf annotations made with one software package to something more standard that other programs can more easily access.
Response on April 20, 2023 by Solimar Systems
Hi - Solimar can remove and create PDF annotations with a product called Rubika - Document Re-engineering:
https://www.solimarsystems.com/solutions/rubika/
https://www.solimarsystems.com/solutions/rubika/rubika-modules/annotation-stripper/
I'd love to learn more about what you need. Please send me an email: mary.ann.rowan@solimarsystems.com
Thank you! Mary Ann
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Response on April 20, 2023 by Actino Software GmbH
You can always export annotations with for example Acrobat but also other tools into standard XFDF for use in other applications.
Best
Michael
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Response on April 21, 2023 by Mapsoft Computer Services Limited
We would be very happy to help you with providing you with a solution for converting your annotations to a standard PDF annotation type. We would need to see an example pdf file with the current annotations, any related documentation and maybe the tool(s) currently used to create the current annotations. Please provide us with your email address so that we can continue this conversation.
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Response on April 21, 2023 by INCITIUS Software
What content of your PDF annotations do you want to convert : text content only, dataset, annotation display ?
We have the means to collect data stored in annotations in CSV, XML, and also to populate PDF forms with the annotations data, for example.
If you have 30', I can show you some examples (Teams session).
Regards,
Yves MITTELMANN
yves.mittelmann@incitius.com
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Response on April 21, 2023 by Foxit Corporation
Hello,
normally, PDF annotations are standardized in PDF and any PDF viewer or other tool should be able to handle them.
Maybe, Foxit PDF Editor can help. For example, you can EXPORT the annotations if you want to work on this content only.
Best regards
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Response on April 25, 2023 by iText
If you're looking for a code-based solution, you may be interested in the iText PDF library - https://itextpdf.com/products/itext-7/itext-7-core. iText is very powerful and can be used for all kinds of PDF manipulation tasks. In this case, you can extract the annotations in PDFs, whether they are text or attached files.
This Stack Overflow post contains an answer linking to some helpful code examples - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14947829/reading-pdf-file-attachment-annotations-with-itextsharp.
The iText PDF library is licensed under AGPLv3, and can be used freely provided you comply with the AGPL requirements. For more information, see https://itextpdf.com/how-buy/AGPLv3-license
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