# LiquidText

> Annotate & review documents

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id922765270](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id922765270)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id922765270`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LiquidText, Inc.
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (6,373 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.3.14
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2015-09-03
- **Size:** 312 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/liquidtext/id922765270)
- **Website:** [http://liquidtext.net/](http://liquidtext.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://liquidtext.net/liquidtext-privacy-policy/](http://liquidtext.net/liquidtext-privacy-policy/)

## Description

LiquidText provides a fast, natural way to review, gather, and organize information across documents and webpages. Pull excerpts, connect ideas with ink links and mind maps, and annotate multiple pages to prepare reports, meetings, or study sessions.

Features include cross-device sync, OCR, import/export to PDF and Word, real-time collaboration, and powerful search and margin notes, all designed to streamline research and writing.

## Rankings

- #22,971 — Overall
- #18 — highlighter
- #95 — research

## Review summary

LiquidText is praised for its unique, powerful research-oriented features and Zotero sync, with an intuitive feel and ongoing development. However, many reviews warn about the subscription price, recurring bugs and license/sync issues, navigation and feature gaps, and accessibility drawbacks. Overall, it’s a compelling tool for heavy document work, but its value is undermined by cost, reliability, and UX limitations.

### Pros

- Powerful, unique research and annotation capabilities (ink links) and a visual, cross-document workspace.
- Solid Zotero integration and reliable synchronization across devices.
- Intuitive interface and a forward-looking workflow that feels distinct from standard productivity tools.
- Active development delivering useful features for academic/legal research workflows.

### Cons

- Price: subscription-based model and lack of a clear one-time payment option; perceived high cost and paywalls.
- Stability and reliability issues: frequent crashes, license corruption, and syncing problems across devices.
- UX gaps: navigation can be cumbersome, limited bookmarking/ outlining, and missing features like OCR for handwritten text and robust multi-window support.
- Accessibility concerns: poor accessibility with screen readers on iPadOS.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id922765270)