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Importing and Exporting Annotations

Move DraftPDF annotations between sessions using annotation JSON files.

DraftPDF can export the current document's annotations to JSON and import them again later. This is useful for review workflows, backups, and moving markup between compatible copies of a document.

Export annotations

  1. Open File > Export Annotations, or use the export button in the Annotations panel.
  2. DraftPDF saves a `.annotations.json` file to your device.

Import annotations

  1. Open File > Import Annotations, or use the import button in the Annotations panel.
  2. Choose a previously exported annotation JSON file.
  3. DraftPDF imports the annotations into the current document.
Tip:Annotation import/export preserves supported annotation data, including stamp-backed annotations and their related payloads.
Warning:For the best results, import annotations into the same PDF or an equivalent copy with the same page structure.
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