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Reading online means scanning dozens of pages a day — and losing the important parts just as fast. Select and save key passages from any web page, PDF, or EPUB to revisit them later without re-reading the whole page. Color-code your highlights, add annotations, then search or export them across all your bookmarks.
Highlights are free for all users with no limit on pages or highlights. Annotations (notes on highlights) require a Pro plan.

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Saving highlights

Select any text and pick a color — the highlight is saved instantly. You can also add an optional note. See how it works on each platform below.
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Right-click a bookmark and select Preview.
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Select text by clicking and dragging over the passage you want to save.
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Pick a highlight color from the toolbar that appears, and optionally add an annotation.

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Revisiting highlights

Highlights sync across all your devices automatically. With the browser extension, they also appear right on the original page when you revisit it.
With the browser extension installed, saved highlights appear directly on the original page when you revisit it.
The extension needs permission to display highlights on pages. To enable it, right-click the extension icon → Settings → Permissions and turn on Highlights. In Safari on macOS, click Always Allow on Every Website when prompted. Why is this needed?

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Annotating

Leave a note on any highlight — useful for capturing your thoughts in context. Tap or click a highlight, then tap the note icon to write your note.
Annotations require a Pro plan. Highlights themselves are free.

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Editing highlights

Tap or click any saved highlight to open an action toolbar (available on all platforms):
  • Change color — switch between available highlight colors
  • Add note — attach an annotation to the highlight
  • Delete — remove the highlight from the page

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Finding highlighted bookmarks

Click the Highlights filter in sidebar.

Upload files

Highlight text in uploaded PDFs and EPUBs

Search highlights

Find specific highlights across your entire library

Export

Download your highlights as a file

Integrations

Export highlights to Readwise, Notion, and other apps

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FAQ

Yes. Save a PDF as a bookmark or upload it as a file, then open it inside Raindrop.io to highlight. EPUBs work the same way — upload to any collection and open. The browser’s built-in PDF viewer doesn’t support Raindrop.io highlights.
To display your saved highlights when you revisit a page, the extension needs Access data on websites. It checks the page URL and loads matching highlights — no tracking or third-party data sharing involved. Many extensions request this permission by default; Raindrop.io asks explicitly.
Yes. Highlights are part of your backup data alongside collections, bookmarks, and tags.
Yes. Highlights are stored on Raindrop.io servers and appear everywhere you’re signed in.