Annotate.net
Annotate.net is a teaching and annotation platform for instructors and students working with course materials. It adds interactive questions to Google Slides, PDFs, web pages, and Annotate notebooks, and lets students mark up those materials while instructors review work and send audio or webcam video feedback. Assignments can combine web pages, PDFs, and Google Slides for Google Classroom. The service also supports importing PowerPoint, PDF, SMART Notebook, Dropbox, and Box files. Its Chrome extension can annotate web pages, highlight text, and capture screen images during screen sharing; the Mirror Client supports screen sharing or remote desktop control, with AirPlay and Google Cast listed. Free account limits vary, while paid plans are billed yearly: Student Pro is 12.79 USD per year, Educational Instructor Pro is 15.99 USD per year, and non-educational Instructor Pro is 27.99 USD per year. The service is listed for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, Windows, and as an extension.
Who it is for
Annotate.net suits educators who want to build interactive course activities and review student work, as well as students or participants who need to annotate course content. Educational instructor licenses require an active educator at a K-12 or higher education institution and institutional email registration.
What is good
- Supports 10 interactive question types.
- Students can annotate course materials.
- Instructors can give audio or webcam feedback.
- Works with Google Classroom assignments.
- Includes web, desktop, mobile, and extension platforms.
What to know first
- Free account storage and usage limits vary.
- Instructor phone access is not recommended for daily use.
- Some phone features may be disabled or not work as designed.
- Educational instructor licenses have eligibility requirements.
Verdict
Annotate.net combines course annotation, interactive activities, assignments, and instructor feedback in one teaching workflow. Check the account-specific limits and eligibility rules before choosing a plan.
Annotate.net plans and pricing
All plansCompared on interactive classroom software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Interactive presentations
- Yes
- Live polls
- Yes
- Quiz activities
- Yes
- Audience questions
- Yes
- Assessment reports
- Yes
- LMS integration
- Yes
