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I like to annotate pdfs by hand, so import from Zotero into Notability on my ipad. Does anyone know of a good way to automatically reintegrate hand annotated pd

I like to annotate pdfs by hand, so import from Zotero into Notability on my ipad. Does anyone know of a good way to automatically reintegrate hand annotated pdfs back into Zotero? Ideally a given Zotero reference entry would have two pdfs, original and annotated, as well as a .note file. (The various plug in options seem only to manage text annotations.)

jmhammond 3y ago
I realize that below I'm not answering your direct question (and instead just talking about the text-based annotations), but I wanted to document it because I went from handwritten to highlighting and typing (clumsily on the ipad) I used to do this myself (though with GoodNotes), but I'm switched the Zotero in-built PDF viewer. The annotations you make in the in-built PDF reader are separate from the PDF file itself to: 1. Easier syncing - the annotations are light, rather than syncing the entire PDF > "We'll always try to support external workflows as efficiently as possible, but it will never match the seamless experience we're able to provide when everything is done within the app." [1] 2. The internal (text-based) annotations show up as notes, which has a neat effect that when I started using BetterNote this morning, it already has every one of my annotations ready to be used. I was surprised and a little delighted (there's a tiny button on the tab bar with a magnifying glass[2], it show all your notes/annotations from EVERY file and lets you link them to your workspace note). 3. You can export your annotations onto the PDF if you want to store them on the PDF itself. The bad: handwritten annotations don't show up in the notes list (in the Zotero 7 beta build I'm running, at least)[3]. [1]: https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/annotations_in_database https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/annotations_in_database [2]: https://app.screencast.com/gv9JBZNpJyoSF https://app.screencast.com/gv9JBZNpJyoSF [3]: https://app.screencast.com/0YQjZSV54R1Ha https://app.screencast.com/0YQjZSV54R1Ha
- superposeur 3y ago
  Thanks for this information — I’ll give the built in Zotero annotation took a closer look.

jmhammond 3y ago

I realize that below I'm not answering your direct question (and instead just talking about the text-based annotations), but I wanted to document it because I went from handwritten to highlighting and typing (clumsily on the ipad) I used to do this myself (though with GoodNotes), but I'm switched the Zotero in-built PDF viewer. The annotations you make in the in-built PDF reader are separate from the PDF file itself to: 1. Easier syncing - the annotations are light, rather than syncing the entire PDF > "We'll always try to support external workflows as efficiently as possible, but it will never match the seamless experience we're able to provide when everything is done within the app." [1] 2. The internal (text-based) annotations show up as notes, which has a neat effect that when I started using BetterNote this morning, it already has every one of my annotations ready to be used. I was surprised and a little delighted (there's a tiny button on the tab bar with a magnifying glass[2], it show all your notes/annotations from EVERY file and lets you link them to your workspace note). 3. You can export your annotations onto the PDF if you want to store them on the PDF itself. The bad: handwritten annotations don't show up in the notes list (in the Zotero 7 beta build I'm running, at least)[3]. [1]: https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/annotations_in_database https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/annotations_in_database [2]: https://app.screencast.com/gv9JBZNpJyoSF https://app.screencast.com/gv9JBZNpJyoSF [3]: https://app.screencast.com/0YQjZSV54R1Ha https://app.screencast.com/0YQjZSV54R1Ha

superposeur 3y ago
Thanks for this information — I’ll give the built in Zotero annotation took a closer look.