text.ur
Collaborative PDF annotation for teams and classrooms.
Highlight, comment, and discuss documents together in real time.
Collaborate
See who is reading in real time. Discuss passages with threaded comments and emoji reactions.
Annotate
Highlight passages and pin comments directly onto PDF pages. Every note stays anchored to its context.
Organize
Create groups, invite members, and control access with a flexible permission system. Manage your document library with ease.
Engage
Motivate participation with a scoring system and document tasks. Track contributions, test comprehension, and reward active readers.
Focus
Filter by user or tag to zero in on specific contributions. Pin comments to keep them expanded while you read.
Customize
Group administrators can configure custom tags and tasks per document to categorize feedback and test comprehension.
Classroom Tools
Switch documents between public and restricted mode in real time. In public mode all comments are shared live. In restricted mode regular members only see their own notes while administrators can still view everything.
Privacy
Control who sees your comments. Mark them as public for everyone, restricted for administrators, or private for your eyes only.
Open Source
Fully open source and self-hostable. Deploy your own instance with Docker in minutes.
git.uni-regensburg.de/text.ur/text.urEasy Setup
Invite users with configurable share links that grant individual permissions and can be revoked at any time. Guest accounts can join instantly and upgrade to a permanent account within 90 days.