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Review and annotate PDF textbooks

Instead of printing or copying notes by hand, I just open the PDF, highlight key sections, and add comments I can come back to later. Way faster and easier to search.

For students

For productivity nerds

For writers

Olha Novitska

Senior Content Writer

Date published

September 23, 2025

Setapp Apps used
Step-by-step process

Step 1

Open textbooks in PDF Search.

Step 2

Highlight key points or definitions.

Step 3

Search keywords quickly across large PDFs.

Step 4

Take notes in SideNotes linked to the section.

Step 5

Summarize chapters in plain language.

Step 6

Save excerpts and annotations for later use.

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