MarginNote AlternativesOnly apps categorised as PDF Readers

The best PDF Reader alternative to MarginNote is Xodo. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try LiquidText or Skim. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to MarginNote and seven of them are PDF Readers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting PDF Reader alternatives to MarginNote are PDF Expert, Flexcil, iAnnotate and Zhizhi Reader.

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  1. Xodo icon

    Xodo

     71 likes

    Xodo is the ultimate cross-platform PDF viewer and annotator. Powerful, fast, and optimized for all phones and tablets, Xodo makes it easy to access, edit, share, sync, manage, sign, and more.

    116 Xodo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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    Comments about Xodo as an Alternative to MarginNote
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    Xodo: no index cards - no mindmapping

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    Only support standard PDF annotations.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Xodo is Paid and ProprietaryMarginNote is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Xodo is LightweightMarginNote is not according to our users
  2. PDF Expert icon

    PDF Expert

     38 likes

    Read, annotate, and highlight PDFs, fill interactive forms with saved input, underline or strike through text, manage bookmarks, sync files from cloud services, and share documents. Compatible with Preview and Adobe Acrobat annotations, supporting extensive iOS features.

    129 PDF Expert alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about PDF Expert as an Alternative to MarginNote
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    1. Less supports for annotation, e.g., color/styles of notes, batch changing style of notes, advanced search in notes.
    2. Does not support epub.
    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • PDF Expert is Paid and ProprietaryMarginNote is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. LiquidText icon

    LiquidText

     12 likes

    LiquidText offers a fast, natural way to review, gather, and organize information across all your docs: then apply the results to writing reports or simply studying. Pull out key facts and connect them together

    14 LiquidText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
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    Comments about LiquidText as an Alternative to MarginNote
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    Negative
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    1. Needs subscription to sync between iOS and Mac.
    2. Much worse performance on Mac.
    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    Pen functions in LiquidText are much better

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • LiquidText is Freemium and ProprietaryMarginNote is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • LiquidText is LightweightMarginNote is not according to our users
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    Skim

     93 likes

    PDF viewer for macOS supports scientific papers, annotations, highlights, bookmarks, split view, exporting notes, AppleScript, multiple annotation types, bibliography integration, full-screen, search, and compatibility with various macOS versions.

    88 Skim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    iAnnotate

     3 likes

    With iAnnotate you can read, annotate, and share PDFs, Microsoft Office files, images and web pages!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Zhizhi Reader

     2 likes

    Knowledge management software based on reading notes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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