iOS Beta -- Annotating PDFs

elianav · April 25, 2022

I know the iOS app is in beta, and I'm not sure if comments about it are welcome/where to give them. I hope here is the right place?

I am really enjoying having the ability to mark up PDFs on my iPad directly on Zotero, but I wish there was more control over the pen and highlighter options. For example, it would be nice to have way more color options and to also be able to change the size of the pen tip (when I write notes in the margins of papers, it often feels like the pen size is too big). An eraser option would be good too!

zurpher · April 25, 2022

@elianav These features have been suggested multiple times already. From what I understand, expanding the color choice is definitely an option. It seems that we have to be patient and see when the developers will be able to attend to these feature requests.

dstillman · April 25, 2022

to also be able to change the size of the pen tip

@elianav: You can change the pen size by tapping and holding on the ink annotation tool.

(Also, the app was released a month ago. It's not in beta, though there's a beta available if you want to continue using that. If you haven't switched to one or the other you should do so now.)