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Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes

Productivity • Jonas Myren Ribe
4+ v2026.3.1 Recorded price: Free App Store →
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IPA Analysis
Technical Specs
Bundle ID net.highlightsapp.universal
Version 2026.3.1
App Store Size 37.14 MB
Minimum iOS 15.0
Devices iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Catalog release date 2020-04-10
Latest recorded version date 2026-10-19
Features & Support
Advisory 4+
Languages (1)
EN
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Preview

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Description

"... an app that students, academics, and anyone who does substantial amounts of PDF-based research should try" - Macstories.net "It’s the novel approach to PDF annotation that makes this app a cut above the rest"- TapSmart.com *** "App of the Day" - App Store, US *** USE HIGHLIGHTS FOR FREE Highlights is a fast and lightweight PDF reader (under 10MB) packed with features to help you do your best research. Free users have access to standard PDF reader features including document browsing, reading and annotating. There are NO ADS, time limits or tracking. READ PDF DOCUMENTS • Open PDF documents from anywhere • Browse files using the familiar document browser • Open PDFs in Single Page or Two Page scroll mode • Double tap to Smart Zoom in on a paragraph or figure • Scrub smoothly to the desired page • Search the entire document in an instant • Navigate using any connected keyboard or mouse STORE YOUR FILES WHERE YOU WANT • Full support for "Open In Place" lets you make edits to the file where it is • Access your files from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or Box using the document browser • Or keep them privately on device only HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE FASTER • Select text with your finger, Apple Pencil or mouse pointer • Highlight, underline, strikethrough text and make image selections • Add comments to annotations or as individual sticky notes • Annotate with fewer taps using context aware popovers • Default annotation colors prevents you from having to repeatedly setting the color for the same type of annotation every time TURN ANNOTATIONS INTO NOTES • As you markup text and images the contents are extracted and sorted into notes • Customize the formatting and contents of your notes • Sort the annotations chronologically or create your own color coding EXTRACT TABLE DATA AND RECOGNIZE TEXT • Convert images containing text or tables to actual text and tables using machine learning - letting you get to the underlying data with a single tap SMART COPY Copy annotations to the desired format with one tap: • Text markup as text • Image selections as images • Tables as CSV • Citations as BibTex LOOKUP CITATIONS • Highlights will fetch DOI-links and metadata • Markup any reference and tap the link icon to look it up • If you have read the work already or have it in your reference manager library, Highlights will link you to it EXPORT ANYWHERE • Save or share your notes as portable files: Markdown, TextBundle, HTML, WebArchive or PDF • Share them to your favorite notes app: Apple Notes, Bear, Craft, Evernote, DEVONThink, Keep It, MindNode, Notion, Obsidian, Roam Research or Ulysses • Or send them to a colleague via mail. It's your notes, you decide where they go MUCH MORE • Dark mode • Multi-window support on iPadOS • Keyboard shortcuts and navigation • Support for system Copy and Undo gestures • Alternative app icons • Custom accent colors • Apple Pencil double-tap gestures • Power annotation tools For a full list of features see: highlightsapp.net/features HIGHLIGHTS PRO The Highlights Pro subscription unlocks advanced features on your iPhone, iPad and Mac: • Export options for other apps and easily editable formats • Extract information using table and text recognition • Customize accent colors and alternative app icons • Power annotation tools • Citation lookups • Smart Copy Highlights Pro includes a 14-day free trial. You can cancel your subscription at any time. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off within 24-hour prior to the end of of the current period. Payments will be charged to your iTunes account and your account will be charged within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. For more information about Highlights Pro: highlightsapp.net/pro Privacy Policy: highlightsapp.net/privacy Terms of Use: highlightsapp.net/terms

What's New

Version 2026.3.1 2026-10-19
The iPhone Duo release with a whole new page layout mode called Auto where unfolding will automatically switch from single to two-page layout for a book-like ex...The iPhone Duo release with a whole new page layout mode called Auto where unfolding will automatically switch from single to two-page layout for a book-like experience. The Auto page layout mode is also available on iPads when rotating from portrait to landscape, but is off by default. To enable it go More (...) > Settings > Page Layout and select Auto. The default on iPad is Single page layout which will slide in the notes panel when rotating from portrait to landscape. The aspect ratios of the inner and outer displays on the iPhone Duo are ideal working with PDFs. To really utilize the space, Highlights lets you view PDF documents edge-to-edge in both the folded and unfolded state. The toolbar buttons float above the content in a vertical bar making them easy to reach. If you want to focus on the content, simply tap on the PDF to hide the buttons completely. You can still markup text and add annotations. Tap the PDF again to bring back the toolbar. The iPhone Duo brings features previously available only on iPad, including Apple Pencil support (coming later) and multiple windows. Highlights is built around these features, which means you can work on multiple PDFs, compare two documents side-by side on the inner display or tap and hold on a PDF in the document browser and select "Open in New Window" to open it in a separate window. This release contains a lot of under the hood improvements to allow for more flexible window resizing. This should also make toolbar contents and sheet presentations more consistent across all devices. In practice, this has some implications: - iPhones show more toolbar items when the document title is short - More predictable order of overflow items in the More menu (...) - More consistent appearance of sheets and location of dismiss buttons Other improvements: - Fixed Settings table view appearing with white background when presented as fullscreen sheet in light mode from Document Browser on iOS 26/27 - Fixed Table of Contents links in PDF Introduction Guide - Fixed issue with the navigation bar not re-appearing after being hidden when rotating large screen devices - Active Undo/Redo buttons in the More menu on iPhone now include the name of action it will perform - Improved contrast for table views in popovers and sheets with Liquid Glass - Fixed an issue with PDFs being offset vertically when changing between single and two-page layouts - Fixed an issue with PDFs in dark mode sometimes appearing with a gray background when resizing windows on iPad - Fixed an issue where the segmented control for switching between PDF and Notes could get tinted on iOS 27

Technical Analysis

Package Overview Basic metadata
Bundle ID net.highlightsapp.universal
Current Version 2026.3.1
Minimum iOS 15.0
Package Size App Store Size
Package Metadata 5 / 72 version records
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v2026.1.4
App Store ID: 887185908Build: 549
2026-07-03 15:02:36 Get Version
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v2026.1.3
App Store ID: 886379547Build: 2026.1.3
2026-06-06 12:32:28 Request Version
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v2026.1.2
App Store ID: 885909065Build: 2026.1.2
2026-05-22 08:18:49 Request Version
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v2026.1.1
App Store ID: 883575610Build: 2026.1.1
2026-04-21 13:07:53 Request Version
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v2026.1
App Store ID: 881569562Build: 2026.1
2026-01-28 14:02:57 Request Version
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v2025.1.5
App Store ID: 879391972Build: 2025.1.5
2025-11-03 10:52:20 Request Version
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v2025.1.4
App Store ID: 879116530Build: 2025.1.4
2025-10-23 10:12:41 Request Version
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v2025.1.3
App Store ID: 878645021Build: 2025.1.3
2025-10-09 10:50:47 Request Version
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v2025.1.2
App Store ID: 878306492Build: 2025.1.2
2025-09-25 09:52:14 Request Version
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v2025.1.1
App Store ID: 878067156Build: 2025.1.1
2025-09-21 15:21:19 Request Version
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v2025.1
App Store ID: 871744707Build: 2025.1
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v2024.2.3
App Store ID: 870560038Build: 2024.2.3
2024-11-28 09:02:56 Request Version
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v2024.2.2
App Store ID: 870431040Build: 2024.2.2
2024-11-20 12:55:28 Request Version
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v2024.2.1
App Store ID: 870270764Build: 488
2024-11-07 17:30:42 Get Version
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v2024.2.1
App Store ID: 870152408Build: 2024.2.1
2024-11-09 08:59:59 Request Version
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v2024.2
App Store ID: 869011476Build: 2024.2
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v2024.1.2
App Store ID: 868972220Build: 481
2024-10-30 06:17:08 Get Version
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v2024.1.1
App Store ID: 868953600Build: 2024.1.1
2024-09-12 22:04:42 Request Version
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v2024.1
App Store ID: 861644970Build: 2024.1
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v2023.3.3
App Store ID: 861317177Build: 468
2023-11-09 07:12:26 Get Version
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v2023.3.2
App Store ID: 860727709Build: 466
2023-11-03 05:58:54 Get Version
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v2023.3.1
App Store ID: 860713420Build: 2023.3.1
2023-10-17 11:11:16 Request Version
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v2023.3
App Store ID: 859913632Build: 2023.3
2023-10-11 21:29:20 Request Version
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v2023.2
App Store ID: 859820061Build: 2023.2
2023-09-14 13:31:30 Request Version
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v2023.1.3
App Store ID: 859501162Build: 2023.1.3
2023-09-04 10:11:16 Request Version
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v2023.1.2
App Store ID: 859416174Build: 2023.1.2
2023-08-28 09:28:33 Request Version
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