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Since 2007, I had a Macbook and it has a program called Preview that can highlight and add notes to a PDF file. So for this 3 years, I tried to find a similar program on Windows and it looks like the best is still Adobe Acrobat, about 326MB in size, good for 30 days, and if purchased, for about $449 (for Acrobat 9 Pro) ($299 for Acrobat Standard)

Is there a simple tool on Windows that can let us highlight text (and possibly add notes / annotation)? Just highlighting is good enough and it doesn't look like a very complication operation. thanks.

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I'd suggest PDF-Xchange Viewer http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer It's small, lightweight and comes with a variety of options. installable, portable etc. It's also free for personal use

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thanks. there is mentioning of "watermark" on their website... so if you add comments, and save, then there is a watermark? no highlight either? – 動靜能量 Jun 7 '10 at 3:44
PDF-Xchange supports Comments, highlighting, sticky notes, call-outs and more, subject to the security of the document you are working on. Easiest thing is to download the portable version and run it. Look at the Tools menu for options. – Pulse Jun 7 '10 at 4:54
I've been using it to annotate research papers and love it. The free PDF viewer doesn't add watermarks when you highlight or comment. – h4rrydog Jun 7 '10 at 5:59
I just want to say thanks for this suggestion. I was looking for something like this for annotating research articles, and this free alternative works perfectly for me. Thanks again! – user72923 Oct 3 '11 at 23:59
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You can consider foxitreader ( http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/ , or if you prefer no clicking through installer, use ninite ( http://www.ninite.com/ )

It supports adding comments + notes

p.s. AFAIK though it should be possible to add comments and notes via acrobat reader, did i remember incorrectly?

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maybe the comment can be added for the document as a whole... not for some text inside... – 動靜能量 Jun 7 '10 at 4:03
it is funny that Foxit Reader can let you highlight once and give a lighter yellow color, and if you highlight it again, it has a more prominent yellow color, just the same way if you use a highlighter on a real physical book. – 動靜能量 Jun 7 '10 at 5:50
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Have you had a look at the free tool Jarnal?

http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm

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I like Mendeley. It's geared towards research, so it may not make sense for all users.

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try the free nitropdf or is it pdfnitro?? it's the best free pdf editor cos it has lots of premium features most others charge for.

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