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===Installation=== | ===Installation=== | ||
* on | * on '''Windows''': | ||
** install JRE if needed. A quick way to do that is to download from http://filehippo.com/download_java_runtime/ and run the installer. | ** install JRE if needed. A quick way to do that is to download from http://filehippo.com/download_java_runtime/ and run the installer. | ||
** download http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal-install.zip | ** download http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal-install.zip | ||
** unpack it to '''C:\jarnal''' (you can choose another location if you want) | ** unpack it to '''C:\jarnal''' (you can choose another location if you want) | ||
** to start the tool, open '''c:\jarnal\jarnalannotate.cmd''' | ** to start the tool, open '''c:\jarnal\jarnalannotate.cmd''' | ||
* on '''linux:''' | |||
** a JRE must be installed first if needed (not described here) | |||
** download http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal-install.zip | |||
** unpack and install: | |||
<pre> | |||
sudo mkdir -p /opt/jarnal | |||
cd /opt/jarnal | |||
unzip /path/to/jarnal-install.zip | |||
</pre> | |||
* on '''MacOSX:''' | |||
**the same as on linux; MacOSX has JRE installed by default | |||
After installation, to start the tool run '''sh /opt/jarnal/jarnalannotate.sh''' | |||
Revision as of 17:34, 7 August 2008
Introduction
The purpose of this page is to collect notes on tools that allows annotating pdf files. We consider only tools that are free.
Jarnal
General notes
- requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to run
- cross-platform
- not very fast, but useable
- main concept: the tool loads a pdf file as a background image, then allows simple drawing on another layer on top of the background
- allows exporting the result as another pdf, combining the original pdf and the new layer
- further info can be found at Jarnal home page: http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm
Installation
- on Windows:
- install JRE if needed. A quick way to do that is to download from http://filehippo.com/download_java_runtime/ and run the installer.
- download http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal-install.zip
- unpack it to C:\jarnal (you can choose another location if you want)
- to start the tool, open c:\jarnal\jarnalannotate.cmd
- on linux:
- a JRE must be installed first if needed (not described here)
- download http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal-install.zip
- unpack and install:
sudo mkdir -p /opt/jarnal cd /opt/jarnal unzip /path/to/jarnal-install.zip
- on MacOSX:
- the same as on linux; MacOSX has JRE installed by default
After installation, to start the tool run sh /opt/jarnal/jarnalannotate.sh