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A Practical System for PDF Notes While Reading

Word notes, sentence notes, and region screenshots — a lightweight annotation system for language learners.

Highlighting alone is not a system. In a foreign language you need to know what you saved and why.

Three note types

  1. Word — select → translate → save
  2. Sentence — keeps grammar context
  3. Visual — region capture for diagrams and tables

Review loop

  • Capture fast while reading
  • Skim notes weekly
  • Send yourself a WhatsApp/email digest
  • Set a reminder

With NarratorPDF, text notes can sync to the cloud when signed in so your second device stays in sync. The PDF file remains yours.

Try notes on the demo.

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