Built for Speed
A streamlined workflow that removes every unnecessary step. Drag → Comment → Export. One-hand easy on desktop and mobile.
Pinpoint Precision
Comments lock to exact page coordinates for clean, professional exports. Perfect for legal work, script notes, student review, and editorial feedback.
Voice-First Option
Tap the mic and speak your comments. Faster than typing. Ideal for mobile review sessions.
Stored, Organized, Accessible
Paid plans include long-term storage and a clean history panel. Re-download any annotated PDF when you need it.
How It Works
Upload Any PDF
Supports documents up to your plan’s upload limit.
Drag a Comment Box
No toolbars, no noise. Just drop a box where you want it.
Type or Speak Your Note
Automatic text field or voice-to-text.
Export a Clean PDF
Your comments embed directly on the page. Download instantly.
Who It’s For
Writers & Screenwriters
Leave fast scene or dialogue notes without fighting Adobe.
Lawyers & Paralegals
Rapid contract or discovery markup with precise positioning.
Students & Educators
Simple, fast academic annotation without heavy software.
Assistants & Coordinators
Review documents on the go, especially on mobile.
Simple, One-Time Pricing
No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Just a fast, powerful tool for your tasks.
Free
Try it for real.
Annotate up to 10 pages per document
No time pressure
No credit card required
Export disabled or preview only
No cloud storage guarantees
Pro Unlock
Unlock everything.
Full document annotation (no page limits)
Full PDF export enabled
1 GB cloud storage included
No recurring billing
Purchasing the one-time unlock grants permanent access to all current features.
Future advanced collaboration or enterprise tools may be priced separately.
Why Choose This Over Big PDF Suites?
Why Choose This Over Big PDF Suites?
Other tools cost $9–$19/month for 20 features you’ll never use. This tool does one thing: fast, accurate PDF comments for $2/day or $3/month.
Why Choose This Over Free Tools?
Free annotators disappear your files, have cluttered toolbars, or don’t store history. This one saves your PDFs, syncs comments precisely, and works beautifully on mobile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fast answers about Instant Markup’s voice-first annotations, free limits, and upgrade paths.
What is Instant Markup?
Instant Markup is a speed-first annotation tool for PDFs and images (PNG, JPEG) built around a draw → speak → done flow. You draw on the document, a comment box opens automatically, your voice is recorded and transcribed, and the comment is saved with page, position, and timestamps. You can export a marked-up PDF or a CSV of all comments.
What file formats are supported?
You can upload and annotate PDFs, PNGs, and JPEGs. Regardless of the input format, your annotated documents will be exported as a professional PDF report with all your markings and comments included.
Who is Instant Markup for?
Instant Markup is tuned for lawyers, screenwriters, editors, teachers, students, agents, managers, and researchers who need fast markup without heavy UI. It emphasizes minimal toolbars, low friction on trackpads/styluses/touch, and clear separation between rendering and annotation layers.
How does the Free tier work?
Free users can keep up to 3 documents at a time, each stored for 3 days. They can fully annotate the first 3 pages and see blurred previews for the rest. Exports include only those annotated pages (watermarked) and CSV rows from those pages. Delete a file to free a slot, or upgrade to keep documents longer.
What actions trigger the paywall?
The paywall appears when you try to annotate page 4+, export the full PDF, save to cloud, upload a file over 100 pages, or use advanced tools as they launch. Locked pages briefly show your stroke then fade out to remind you to upgrade.
What is included in the Day Pass?
The Day Pass ($2) unlocks all pages for one document for 24 hours. You can annotate and export the full PDF and CSV for that file. Cloud saving is limited to that document only; additional documents still follow free limits. The pass is tied to the document ID and shows a countdown while active.