Wonderwake : Un doux réveil

This app fills a useful niche, making it easy to display and export highlted text in PDFs. I like how you can sort the PDF highlights by color, and add lines between the notes to make them easier to read. Also, text rendering is also very good, and the app loads and runs quickly. Sadly, the export functionality that most people likely want and need from this app is only available (as of Apr 3 2023) by upgrading to a monthly or yearly Pro subscription. For users who just need this highlight and export-related functionality, it's a better value than Adobe's offering by a long shot, but Highlights doesn't offer too many frills outside of its highlight functionality. It does seem to support Unicode and Japanese text in PDFs well enough. For users who need a basic PDF reader that can export and manage highlighted text in a better way than the standard Preview app but who don't want to go all the way with more full-featured (and more expensive) offerings, Highlights is definitely worth a look. (Keep in mind that the app doesn't seem to be updated too often, but it does support macOS Monterey and Ventura as of this writing.)

残念です

This app has done an excellent job in significantly enhancing work efficiency and productivity. I was wondering, however, if future updates could allow users to use wider range of colours with varying brightness for annotations. The current default colours (esp when used to highlight) are too dark to read the original paper.

　とても便利に使わせて頂いています。 　論文などを読むときは、iPad の手書きノートアプリで読むより、Markdown でノートを取ったほうが管理しやすくて好きなので、いつも Mac & Ulysses を使っています。 　今までは、わざわざコピー&ペーストやクリーンショットをしてUlysses にまとめていましたが、このアプリのおかげで非常に捗るようになりました。 　欲を言えば2点改善してほしいです。 1. MarkdownXL のStrikeoutへの対応 　Ulysses では、Strikeoutとして ("||...||") が出力されるようにしてほしいです。<del>だと、PDF やdocx への書き出しで認識されないので。 2. OCR の日本語対応 　スキャンされた文章を読むときにとても便利な機能なので、日本語にも対応してもらえると嬉しいです。

I have no idea what I’m doing

Was my favorite but nah it became useless when it had bugs

Almost amazing, has some issues with certain documents where text highlights are wayy off from where the text appears rendering the app useless for some documents. The pro version is subscription instead of a one time purchase which is upsetting, especially when other alternatives always have a one time purchase option. Reached out via email too but was never responded to. Might eventually switch over, I don’t need many advanced features but I would like enhancing features without having to pay for it forever.

Can’t search in PDF documents

I bit the bullet and subscribed to this app, knowing (and hoping) that something better comes along that doesn’t require a pricey subscription to do something so relatively simple. Exporting highlights and notes from a PDF shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg and should be better managed by native tools. For the price, it lacks some basic features like the ability to add bookmarks and makes navigating lengthy PDFs cumbersome. To the developers… please add different page options for viewing PDFs, like single page turns as opposed to continuous scrolling. Some of us don’t like scrolling, and prefer the hard clean transition of a traditional page turn. Having these options would at least make this feel like the most basic of PDF viewers. The app does it what it’s supposed to do well, namely exporting highlights and notes in markdown, but is overpriced for the main functionality. If it were more imaginative, and offered additional value, I’d consider something like this, but for now am hoping that tools like omnivore and others improve their PDF annotating.

This is a great app! There are, though, two primary Isuues I have with it. The first isn't the program's fault at all. The quality of the PDF you're reading REALLY matters. One day, people will allow purchase of PDF textbooks, and things will get better; until then, scans will have to do. That said, the app does a really great job doing exactly what it says. The second issue is totally on the developer. The "Pro Version" of this app is only available by subscription. Now, I hate supscription apps as a rule, but this one is a real issue. $30/year. Not too bad, right? Well, if I go into academia at 18 and start subscribing that's $120 by the time I graduate my undergrad. Let's say I have a 3-year Master's program. another $90. Now I go into a doctoral program. 5 years? Another $150. Now I have paid $360 for this app. Let's say I'm staying in Academia and want to keep it. Let's just say I have a 30-year career ahead of me.That's another $900. Thgis is a GREAT piece of software. Truly. But it's not worth $1000. I would STRONGLY encourage the developer to reconsider the subscription model or, at least, the price of it.