The fastest PDF annotation tool

Upload a PDF, share one link, and collect clear feedback from clients and teammates. Pastel helps teams collect feedback from co-workers and clients on PDFs to cut review times in half.

No account, no plugin and no licence needed for client reviewing.

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Trusted by fast moving agencies & marketing teams

Used by agencies, marketing and dev teams to close revision rounds faster
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With Pastel, I can provide feedback and I'm not holding my team back, so they can move faster.

Ruth Zive
Head of Marketing at Ada

We’ve saved hours on every project, and the amount of time we’ve saved scales directly with the size of the project - the bigger the project, the more time we save.

Matt Crisp
Owner of Crisp Digital

How to annotate a PDF in four steps

No Acrobat licence, no plugin, no download needed.

Upload your PDF

All you need to annotating a PDF for review is to upload the file and share a link.

Click to comment

Your clients can click and type to start leaving feedback.

Share a link

Clients open it in the browser, no sign-up required.

Auto create bug tickets

Take your revision process to Trello, Asana, Jira and more.

Pastel lets you comment directly on UI elements on a website.

Your client doesn't need an account, a licence or a tutorial

Most PDF annotation tools assume everyone in the review has the same software. Pastel doesn't. You send one link; they open it in whatever browser they already have and start marking up the file. That single difference is what collapses a three-week revision round into a couple of days.

Smart annotations

Every annotations is pinned to a specific element and records information.

Always up to date

Upload the updated version and keep everyone in the loop with the same sharable link.

Works anywhere

Works on Mac, Windows, iPad and Android. All you need is internet.

Review and comment on design files

Drag any PDF into Pastel or upload it. Files are ready to review in seconds. Nothing to install, it's all on your browser!

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Keep revisions in scope

Control when you want feedback by disabling new annotations with a click and re-enable them when you’re ready for your next round of feedback.

Turn PDF comments into tasks in your PM tool

Make your conversations more actionable by exporting annotations and screenshots to enrich each task in your other tools.

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