How to Highlight and Download Online PDFs with Curateit

Savan Vyas
Curateit
Published in
3 min readMar 14, 2023

In today’s digital age, PDFs have become one of the most widely used file formats for sharing and reading documents. However, with the vast amount of information available online, it can be difficult to find relevant PDFs quickly and efficiently. That’s where Curateit comes in — an innovative online tool that allows you to highlight and download online PDFs with ease.

Curateit is a browser extension that is available for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. Once installed, the extension allows you to highlight text on any webpage and save it as a PDF. This can be incredibly useful for research purposes, as it allows you to quickly compile relevant information into a single document.

To use Curateit, simply navigate to the webpage containing the PDF you wish to download. Once the page has loaded, click on the Curateit icon in your browser’s toolbar. This will open up the Curateit sidebar, where you can begin highlighting the text you wish to save as a PDF.

One of the most powerful features of Curateit is its ability to automatically generate a table of contents for your PDF. As you highlight text on the webpage, Curateit will detect the headings and subheadings and automatically add them to the table of contents. This can save you a lot of time and effort when compiling a lengthy document, as you won’t have to manually create a table of contents yourself.

Another useful feature of Curateit is its ability to save multiple PDFs from a single webpage. For example, if you are researching a particular topic and come across a webpage containing several relevant PDFs, you can use Curateit to highlight and save each PDF separately. This can be incredibly helpful when conducting research, as it allows you to organize your information into separate files for easy reference later on.

Curateit also offers several customization options to help you tailor your PDFs to your needs. For example, you can choose to include or exclude images and hyperlinks in your PDFs, as well as adjust the font size and style. This can be helpful if you need to create a PDF that is easy to read and navigate, or if you want to save on printing costs by excluding unnecessary images.

Once you have finished highlighting the text you wish to save as a PDF, simply click on the “Download PDF” button in the Curateit sidebar. This will save your PDF to your computer, where you can access it at any time. You can also choose to save your PDF to cloud storage services like Dropbox or Google Drive for easy sharing and collaboration.

In addition to its PDF highlighting and downloading capabilities, Curateit also offers a powerful annotation tool. This tool allows you to add notes, comments, and highlights to any webpage, even if it doesn’t contain a PDF. This can be incredibly useful for marking up online articles and research papers, as well as collaborating with colleagues and classmates.

Overall, Curateit is an incredibly powerful tool for anyone who needs to organize and compile information from online sources. Whether you are a student conducting research, a journalist compiling notes for an article, or a business professional gathering data for a report, Curateit can help you save time and effort by allowing you to highlight and download online PDFs with ease. So why not give it a try today and see how it can help streamline your workflow?

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Savan Vyas
Curateit

Savan Vyas is the Head of Product at Writesonic and Founder of Curateit. I am passionate about exploring, understanding, building and sharing tools with all