Annotations: highlight passages and add notes to the articles you read
Reading is only half of research. Add a note to an article to remember why it mattered, highlight the sentences you will want to quote, and find all of it again in one place when you need it.
Create a free account- FreeNotes on articles are free on every plan.
- ProPro adds highlights, with your own notes on them and sync to Readwise.
- TeamTeam plans let you share notes and highlights with your team.
What it does
Annotations turn reading into notes you can use later. On any article, you can add a note that says why you saved it, what to check or who should see it. Notes are available on every plan, and they are indexed with the article, so you can find an article again by something you wrote about it.
With Pro, you can also highlight the passages that matter. Select a sentence or a paragraph and click Highlight text, and the passage stays marked in the article. Each highlight can carry its own note, so a quote and your comment on it stay together. Your highlights stay in place even if the publisher later edits the article, because Inoreader keeps your copy of the text you marked.
Every annotated article is collected under Saved, Annotations, with its notes and highlights at the top. If you use Readwise, connect it, and your highlights and notes arrive there as you make them. On Team plans, you can share a note or a highlight with your team, so colleagues reading the same article see your comments next to their own.
How it works
- To add a note, open an article and click Add note at the bottom of the article view.
- With Pro, select a passage while you read and click Highlight text. Click Edit under the highlight to add a note to it.
- Open Saved, then Annotations, to see every article you annotated.
- To send your highlights to Readwise, connect it under Preferences, Share, save, login.
What people use it for
Research for a paper or a talk
Highlight the findings and figures you will cite, add a note with the context, and come back to the Annotations section when you start writing.
Remembering why you saved something
Add a short note to an article you want to come back to, and you will know what it was for when you find it again weeks later.
Sharing what matters with a team
On a Team plan, share a highlight with a note on it, and your colleagues see exactly which part of the article you mean and why.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between a note and a highlight?
A note belongs to the whole article, and you can add one to any article on every plan. A highlight marks a passage inside the article, and with Pro you can also write a note on that passage.
How do I highlight a passage?
Select the text while you read and click Highlight text. The passage stays marked in the article and also appears in the Annotations panel at the top, where you can add a note to it.
Where do I find my annotations later?
Open Saved and then Annotations. Every article you highlighted or wrote a note on is listed there, and each one opens with its annotations at the top.
Can I search my notes?
Yes. Your notes are indexed together with the article, so a search for a word you wrote in a note finds the article it belongs to.
What happens to a highlight if the publisher updates the article?
Your highlight stays where you put it. When you highlight an article, Inoreader keeps your own copy of the text you highlighted, so a later change on the publisher's side does not move or remove it.
Can I send my highlights to other tools?
Yes. Connect Readwise under Preferences, Share, save, login, and your highlights and their notes are sent there as you make them. Your annotations also work in the iOS and Android apps.
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