Hypothesis - Web & PDF Annotation

Collaboratively annotate, highlight, and tag web pages and PDF documents.
What is Hypothesis - Web & PDF Annotation?
Hypothesis - Web & PDF Annotation is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance web and document interaction. Ideal for group discussions, social reading, research organization, and personal note-taking, Hypothesis allows users a high degree of interactivity with web pages and PDF documents. Users can annotate, highlight, and tag content for a collaborative or individualized experience.

Extension stats

Users: 300,000+
Rating: 4.11 (221)
Version: 1.1540.0.1 (Official Build) (Last updated: 2024-11-18)
Creation date: 2020-05-28
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • scripting
  • storage
  • tabs
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 4.90M

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Hypothesis - Web & PDF Annotation (v1.1325.0.0 (Official Build))
3.40 (26) 1,324+
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Extension summary

Use Hypothesis to hold discussions, read socially, organize your research, and take personal notes on webpages, PDFs and EPUBs.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Very useful for highlighting and annotating webpages and PDFs
  • Easy to use
  • Good for research and annotation tasks
Cons
  • Frequent logouts and login issues
  • Need to manually activate for each page
  • Public by default, leading to privacy concerns
Most mentioned
  • Issues with logging out
  • Desire for better functionality and additional features (like more highlight colors)
  • Needs refinement and improvements in user experience
Recent reviews
by Jens, 2024-09-29

by Eduardo P., 2024-09-26

极其好用!!!!!!!!!!1
by REAK B, 2024-08-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Hypothesis - Web & PDF Annotation requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Hypothesis - Web & PDF Annotation has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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