PDF TOOLS

PDF Comment
Extractor

Upload a reviewed PDF and extract every comment, highlight, and annotation into a structured Excel action tracker. Runs in your browser. Your files stay on your device.

Upload PDFs

Drop one or more PDFs with review comments. The tool reads annotations (highlights, notes, strikeouts, text markups) and turns them into a sortable table you can export to Excel.

Drop PDF files here, or click to browse
Accepts .pdf files with review comments and annotations
Client-side only. Your file is parsed by your browser using the FileReader API. No data is sent to any server.

How it works

Teams review PDFs and leave comments, highlights, and annotations across the document. Collecting those comments into a tracker usually means re-reading the entire file and copying text by hand. This tool reads the annotation layer of the PDF directly and pulls every comment into a sortable, filterable table in seconds.

Once extracted, you can assign owners, set statuses (open, in progress, resolved), add priorities and due dates, then export the full tracker to Excel. The workbook includes separate sheets for all comments, open action items, and a summary breakdown by author, type, and status.

Everything runs in your browser using pdf.js. Your PDF never leaves your device, and no data is sent to any server during extraction.

Frequently asked questions

What types of PDF comments does this tool extract?
The tool extracts all standard PDF annotation types: highlights, text notes, strikeouts, underlines, free-text annotations, and caret marks. It reads the author, comment text, page number, date, and annotation type from each comment.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. The PDF is processed entirely in your browser using pdf.js. Your file never leaves your device, and no data is sent to any server during extraction.
Can I upload more than one PDF at a time?
Yes. You can select or drop multiple PDFs at once. Comments from all files are combined into a single table with a source-file column so you can tell which comments came from which document.
What does the Excel export contain?
The exported workbook has three sheets. The Comments sheet lists every extracted comment with page, author, text, type, date, and any action-tracker fields you filled in. The Action Tracker sheet shows only open and in-progress items. The Summary sheet breaks down totals by author, type, and status.

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