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How to highlight text in PDF files in Linux

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Mar 15, 20267096 views
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Some pdf readers for windows allow you to highlight and type notes into PDF files. The pdf readers that I've seen for Linux only allow you to read pdfs. Are there any that allow you to highlight text and add notes?

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Fix for: How to highlight text in PDF files in Linux

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You can use okular for that purpose. Be aware that it doesn't actually change the PDF. The annotations are stored in a separate file and can (only?) be displayed by okular. screenshots

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