Good PDF Reading App That Can Bookmark and Annotate?

[Ascendant0]

I like digital textbooks, and the ones I'm studying now are in PDF format. I really need an app I can use across all my interfaces (windows desktop and laptop, a tablet, and iphone) that I can bookmark and annotate with? I have seen a few readers mentioned online, but it needs to be an app so that I can use it on my tablet and phone as well (I have a LONG commute for work, so I need it on them as well)

Ideally something free, as like I said, I'm going to use it on multiple computers. If I buy something on the iphone or the PC, not sure if I'd be able to download that same purchased app on all my interfaces. I'd appreciate any suggestions, thanks! :)

 

[fresh_42]

Why an app? Safari should do the job.
Here are some tricks to find good reads, esp. #9
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-any-occasion.1016388/

 

[Ascendant0]

Why an app? Safari should do the job.
Here are some tricks to find good reads, esp. #9
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-any-occasion.1016388/

I just downloaded Safari on my tablet. It's not even giving me an option to open the PDF with Safari, so that's not going to work.

 

[fresh_42]

Not sure what you are talking about. I have downloaded pdf on my iPhone which I can read, and I just opened a link with a pdf that I could also read on Safari without doing anything.

If Safari doesn't work, download a pdf reader.

 

[Ascendant0]

Not sure what you are talking about. I have downloaded pdf on my iPhone which I can read, and I just opened a link with a pdf that I could also read on Safari without doing anything.

If Safari doesn't work, download a pdf reader.

Not the iPhone, my tablet. My tablet will not open it with Safari. It is not an Apple product, and the option to open a PDF with it is not available. That is what I use the most when traveling, so I need it on there too

 

[fresh_42]

Not the iPhone, my tablet. My tablet will not open it with Safari. It is not an Apple product, and the option to open a PDF with it is not available. That is what I use the most when traveling, so I need it on there too

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adobe-acrobat-reader-edit-pdf/id469337564

 

[Tom.G]

Try a Google search for "PDF reader for <the operating system you have>"

For instance:
https://www.google.com/search?&q=pdf+reader+for+android

Also, Adobe (the originator of the PDF format) has several readers available.
https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/mobile/acrobat-reader.html

Cheers,
Tom

 

[robphy]

Possibly useful:
https://notability.com/
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app

I use Adobe Acrobat across my devices… but haven’t done much annotating with it.

On Windows, I use pdfAnnotator and Microsoft Edge. However, Edge on iOS doesn’t have annotation tools.

 

[Swamp Thing]

Here is a good forum about all things ebook. Worth bookmarking if ebooks are mission critical for you.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/

They have threads about different devices, software, formats etc. If you scroll down the page you will find a section about ebook formats including PDF.