# Sumnotes Reviews
**Vendor:** Sumnotes  
**Category:** [Document Creation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-creation)  
**Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 10
## About Sumnotes
Sumnotes is an online PDF summary and highlight extractor.




## Sumnotes Reviews
  ### 1. A Great tool for extracting annotations.

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Aryan K. | Software Engineer, Computer Software, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 09, 2023

**What do you like best about Sumnotes?**

It is simple, fast and easy to use, needs no installation. I can easily set up notes and highlights to my documents while reading them with the help of Sumnotes. I love this feature where we can extract and sync annotations from multiple platforms with a few clicks. Also it has a free version where they give you free access to most of the features so you can definitely give it a try.

**What do you dislike about Sumnotes?**

It performs most of my operations with ease but for large documents/files there are some time and accuracy related issues. Although these issues are not major so maybe they can resolve these in later releases.

**What problems is Sumnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It helps me make notes while reading my documents and also to synchronize annotations that were made across various platforms.

  ### 2. Sumnotes - An absolute timesaver PDF annotation software

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Suryansh T. | Marketing Strategist at DHRUTIK INFOTECH PVT. LTD., Computer Software, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** September 06, 2023

**What do you like best about Sumnotes?**

The features which I find as great are as follows -

1. I generally make notes based on the pdfs I read and Sumnotes has provided help with its best in class annotations features which helped me marking and extracting from the specific pdf. One can also extract the notes to various formats.

2. Another great attribute about Sumnotes is that its a completely web based and supports all and different kinds of browser hence it's accessible from any kind of device. One can easily import the files extract and export them easily upon the device.

3. I find it very value for money and well suited for a professional. It's customer service is also commendable. Overall its a great package as its tools and features are best in class.

**What do you dislike about Sumnotes?**

The parts on which Sumnotes needs improvement are as follows -

1. I honestly feel they should improve on the extraction and loading time as it takes a lot of time to process a large file when in comparison to small files. Also lacks the desired accuracy in larger files

2. Although the platform is feature rich, it can be sometimes a bit overwhelming to use a few tools and one needs to go through a few tuitorials to understand its working.

3. Also the selection tool isn't accurate as it tends to select the entire para intead of selecting a specific part of it.

**What problems is Sumnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Sumnotes has saved me a ton of time thanks to its smart pdf and kindle annotation tools. Earlier to stumbling upon Sumnotes I was struggling to summarise my annotations from pdfs but now it has become a piece of cake. I use multiple document platforms and I could easily import out the data on it. Overall, Sumnotes is a trustworthy and reliable platform for annotatiions. Although the platform may sometimes glitch during using the selection tool and can be annoying at times.

  ### 3. Sumnotes: Capture notes and information in various formats

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Joshua C. | CMO at PRIDE ODISHA FEMININE PRODUCTS ( LOVISSA ), Health, Wellness and Fitness, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** August 29, 2023

**What do you like best about Sumnotes?**

The benefits of this platform are:

1. Sumnotes is the one-stop solution for data extraction that extracts annotations, notes, marking and more from the PDF files with ease. I was able to mark important notes for educational purpose.

2. Not only it acts as a notes highlighter and marker, it also acts as a PDF reader which removes the need for separate PDF viewer software.

3, The multiple formats if offers to export the notes is truly great, since I require to open the documents in different platforms which support different formats.  Another personal feature of mine is the ease of sending the highlighted content over e-mail.

**What do you dislike about Sumnotes?**

The features I disliked about it are:

1. A shortcoming I faced is while selecting a paragraph. it automatically selects the whole paragraph which is really annoying.

2. The loading time for the uploading of large size files is too high, also leading to decrease in accuracy as compared to files of less size.

**What problems is Sumnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Sumnotes is a great PDF and Kindle annotation management system that saves hours of hard work. Just within matter of seconds, I can have my customized PDF annotations and more ready for download in different formats. I can summarize the perspective annotations from PDF's, Kindle books and more. Overall, it is a great platform for the students as well entrepreneurs.

  ### 4. Easily Extract data from PDF

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Sabir P. | DevOps Engineer, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** October 26, 2023

**What do you like best about Sumnotes?**

Sumnotes can get in documents from a computer, Google Drive, and even Kindle. It's super easy to extract notes and other objects from the PDF and can also send it by email. It can be used as a PDF reader as well. The free version handles up to 100 MB and makes 50 highlights.

**What do you dislike about Sumnotes?**

Loading and extraction of documents is taking a long time. It would be great if they'll include more features in the future.

**What problems is Sumnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Sumnotes doesn't require any installation and is cloud-based. Moreover, it's very easy to extract information.

  ### 5. Great for data extraction and reading PDFs!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Tim P. | Systems Administrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** September 07, 2023

**What do you like best about Sumnotes?**

Sumnotes is great for extracting data out of PDFs and worked flawlessly when other methods would capture the data incorrectly.   The free version was great for our needs.

**What do you dislike about Sumnotes?**

We had a couple larger files that took awhile to extract data from.  Other than that, it worked great!

**What problems is Sumnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Allows to easily extract data from our PDF files with no corruption of data!

  ### 6. Awesome Data Extraction tool from PDF

**Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Sanjay K. | Technical Lead, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2021

**What do you like best about Sumnotes?**

Getting data and text/notes was always a hustle, Tried multiple tools either way the data extracted won't be with good accuracy or the format will change. Sumnote is the one-time solution for this data extraction that can extract Annotations, marking, notes from the PDF with ease. It also acts as PDF Reader as well. extracting Image is the another best option which the tool provides and its ease to use. 100 Mb and 50 Highlights provided with the free version and which satisfy the average usage.

**What do you dislike about Sumnotes?**

For the first time use it was a bit confusing and keep triggering the login screen, later referring to the site embedded documentation helped the thing ease. for a large pdf file, the extraction and loading time very high and accuracy seems to less comparing the less size file.

**Recommendations to others considering Sumnotes:**

It's the best for making notes and blogging purposes. And extract quality content from the Annotation from the PDF.
Best for Bloggers and students.

**What problems is Sumnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It's used to extract the notes and prepare the blogging content research, also the extract feature image is used for process screenshots and easy access. Annotation helps to get the information to filter from the pdf easily than ever.

  ### 7. Great Experience With Sumnotes

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Emily Y. | Researcher, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2020

**What do you like best about Sumnotes?**

My major is history so I spend most of my day reading articles and books. I can easily access resources on the internet so I prefer to read pdf documents. It was difficult to take notes before, but thanks to Sumnotes, I can highlight any sentence I want in the pdf document and extract it easily. I may say that studying has become easier and more enjoyable thanks to it.  Sumnotes is a cloud-based application and it allows me to extract my notes in many formats and I usually prefer Word or download them on my pc. Sometimes I send it over e-mail and use the application in all ways.

**What do you dislike about Sumnotes?**

I don't think it has any negative side for now. The application does everything it promises. Maybe updates may increase and more features can be added.

**Recommendations to others considering Sumnotes:**

I especially recommend Sumnotes to students like me. If you need it for a short time, I suggest you try the monthly option. Moreover, there is a free version.

**What problems is Sumnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Sumnotes is a tool supported by all browsers and operating systems. It doesn't require installation, so it's very simple and anyone can learn it right away. After I started using Sumnotes, I believe I am more efficient and  its layout helps me study.

  ### 8. Sumners to extract information from pdf files and manage notes.

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Berenice G. | profesora de castellano, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019

**What do you like best about Sumnotes?**

This application is great when we look for information for an educational project, since it allows us to manage our study notes and if we are researching the network and find a content or piece of text that interests us for our project, just highlighting a text within a PDF file, allows us to export and save it and can store it in the cloud, or download it to our computer. It is very easy to use and I do not need any additional software to open the PDF files, since these can be read directly from the platform itself and I can add new notes, images or photographs before downloading it, allowing me to create a project in less time.


**What do you dislike about Sumnotes?**

In the time of use I have had no problem with the application and use every time I need to do an educational project in the institution I work.


**Recommendations to others considering Sumnotes:**

It is an application with support for all browsers and operating systems.
It allows to export the text that we highlight in PDF files automatically, it can be exported in plain text, Word, evernote, email and can include images.
Being online and being completely in the cloud, I do not need to do any kind of installation
It is a tool that helps us perform our tasks more quickly and share it with colleagues through the same web.


**What problems is Sumnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?**

This application provides the necessary tools to collect information, allowing you to organize a work or project more efficiently and quickly.


  ### 9. Great, Super Easy To Use!

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** May 16, 2019

**What do you like best about Sumnotes?**

Its all cloud based! Nothing to install or download, just upload your file and select how you'd like them exported!

**What do you dislike about Sumnotes?**

I wish it had a more customizable way to organize how I would like the notes but I'll take the simplicity for now! 

**Recommendations to others considering Sumnotes:**

It is very simple and easy to use. Really helps to break down long contracts or slides with multiple annotations that you are constantly scrolling to find and read! 

**What problems is Sumnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Summarizing long contracts and pdf's.


## Sumnotes Discussions
  - [How do you summarize a PDF?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-you-summarize-a-pdf)
  - [How do I extract notes from a PDF?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-extract-notes-from-a-pdf)
  - [Is Sumnotes free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-sumnotes-free)

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## Sumnotes Features
**Design**
- Graphics
- Templates
- Themes

**Collaboration**
- Multi-User Collaboration
- Real-Time Communication

**File Types**
- Export
- Import
- Web Publishing

**Edit & Revise**
- Revision History
- Suggestion Mode
- Document Editor

**Integrate & Embed**
- Calendar
- Website
- Applications

**Operating System**
- PC Operating System
- Mac Operating System
- Linux Operating System

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Generation
- AI Text Summarization
- AI Text-to-Image
- AI Text-to-Speech
- AI Image-to-Text

**Agentic AI - Document Creation**
- Proactive Assistance

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