Highlights
Turn PDF highlights into notes.
About Highlights
Highlights reads papers and books with you, then exports your annotations to Markdown, Obsidian, DEVONthink and more.
Questions about Highlights
Is Highlights free?
Highlights is free to download and use, with paid upgrades for extra features.
Where can I download Highlights for Mac?
Download Highlights from the developer's website (highlightsapp.net). MacWorthy links only to official sources.
What are good alternatives to Highlights?
Other writing & notes apps for Mac worth a look are PDF Expert (subscription), iA Writer (one-time purchase), Ulysses (subscription) and Bear (free + pro).
Other writing & notes apps like Highlights
PDF Expert
Read, annotate and edit PDFs without a fight.
iA Writer
Focused Markdown writing, nothing more.
Ulysses
A complete writing environment for long work.
Bear
Beautiful notes, linked and tagged.
Drafts
Where text starts, before it knows where it goes.
Craft
Documents that look designed by default.
Tot
Seven dots. Seven notes. That's it.
MarkEdit
TextEdit, if it spoke Markdown.