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===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 an 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=== | ===Installation=== | ||
* on linux: | * on linux: | ||
** a JRE must be installed first (not described here) | |||
** download http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal-install.zip | |||
** unpack it to '''/opt/jarnal''' (you can choose another location if you want) | |||
** to start the tool, run '''sh /opt/jarnal/jarnalannotate.sh''' | |||
* 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''' | |||
Revision as of 16:06, 7 August 2008
Introduction
The purpose of this page is to collect notes on tools that allows annotating pdf files. Requirements:
- only free tools are considered
- must run on Windows and MacOSX
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 an 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 linux:
- a JRE must be installed first (not described here)
- download http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal-install.zip
- unpack it to /opt/jarnal (you can choose another location if you want)
- to start the tool, run sh /opt/jarnal/jarnalannotate.sh
- 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