PDFs
Upload PDFs to Screvi and read them in the built-in viewer with highlighting, or extract annotations you already made in another PDF app.
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Screvi handles PDFs two ways. Upload a PDF to read and highlight it inside Screvi, or import the annotations you already made in Acrobat, Preview, GoodNotes, or another reader.
Read and Highlight a PDF in Screvi
Upload
- In the web app, go to Articles and click Add article.
- Drop the PDF onto the upload area, or click to choose the file. The limit is 50 MB.
- Screvi saves it to your Articles inbox.
You can also paste a link that points directly to a PDF, or on your phone share a PDF link to Screvi from the share sheet.
Read
Open the PDF from Articles. The viewer gives you continuous scrolling, zoom in and out, fit to width, pinch to zoom on touch screens, a thumbnail sidebar for jumping between pages, and a page number you can click to jump anywhere.
Highlight
Select text on any page. The highlight is saved to your library, linked to the PDF, and anchored to the page so it stays put when you zoom or resize. The highlights panel in the sidebar lists everything you have marked in the document.
Share
Turn on Public sharing from the share menu to get a link. Anyone with it can read the PDF in Screvi without an account, see your highlights, and download the file. Turn sharing off to revoke the link.
Import Annotations from Another PDF App
If a PDF already has highlights, underlines, or notes from another program:
- Go to Integrations > Import PDF Highlights.
- Choose the annotated PDF. Screvi extracts the annotations in your browser; the file itself is never uploaded.
- Preview the highlights, grouped by type.
- Import them. They land on a book source named after the PDF.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I upload the same PDF twice?
Screvi detects duplicates and opens the copy you already have instead of saving another.
Where do the title and author come from?
From the PDF's metadata when it has any. Edit them from the article's menu if they are missing or wrong.
Why do my reader font settings not apply?
PDFs keep their own layout, so the typography controls for articles and EPUBs do not change how a PDF looks.
Can I send a PDF to my Kindle?
Not yet. Send to Kindle currently works for EPUB books and saved articles.
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