Annotate the actual page
Enter a dedicated PDF workspace to draw, write, add shapes, notes, tables, and connectors in page-local coordinates.
PDF annotation workspace
Read the source.
Think around it.
Import a PDF, annotate its pages, and connect the document to notes, diagrams, and ideas on the same infinite whiteboard.
Keep context on the whiteboard
The PDF remains part of the wider canvas, so source material can sit beside explanations, diagrams, and related evidence.
Navigate without duplicating files
Extracted page references point back to the original document page instead of creating disconnected copies of the source.
HOW IT FITS YOUR WORK
One workspace.
No broken context.
A PDF reader inside a visual workspace
Traditional PDF tools keep annotations inside the boundaries of a document. Traditional whiteboards can show screenshots, but those images lose page navigation and their relationship to the source. Vertexa keeps the PDF and the surrounding visual work connected.
Import a document onto the whiteboard, open it with a double click, and work in a dedicated page view. Navigate pages, zoom for close reading, and add annotations without turning each page into an unrelated image.
Use the same tools while reading
PDF mode supports the tools needed to explain what you are reading: freehand marks, shapes, text, sticky notes, tables, and connectors. Annotations belong to their PDF page, so they stay aligned when the page is viewed again or represented elsewhere on the whiteboard.
This makes the workspace suitable for research, studying, document review, and any process where the reasoning around a source matters as much as the marks placed directly on it.
Connect evidence to the larger argument
A document rarely explains the complete thought. On the surrounding infinite canvas, you can compare sources, create a table, map a process, or connect a page to a note that captures why it matters.
Page references provide a lightweight path back to the source. Instead of copying the same PDF data repeatedly, references preserve navigation to the original page and its annotations.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Before you begin.
Can I draw and write directly on PDF pages?
Yes. Double click an imported PDF to enter its workspace, then annotate pages with drawing, text, shapes, notes, tables, and connectors.
Does Vertexa upload my PDF?
The current free board stores imported PDF data in this browser on this device. It is not uploaded to a Vertexa cloud account.
Can I place PDF pages beside other notes?
Yes. The PDF lives on the whiteboard, and extracted page references can point to specific pages while the wider canvas holds related notes and diagrams.