Last updated: 10 October 2026
PDF Annotate is a document-editing app for Mac, iPhone and iPad made by Desirable Apps. It is designed so that your documents and your activity stay on your devices.
Nothing. PDF Annotate does not collect, transmit, or store any personal information, usage analytics, or crash reports on any server. It has no accounts and no advertising.
The PDF files you open and the annotations you add stay in the location you chose: on your device, or in iCloud Drive or another storage provider if that is where the file lives. The app only reads and writes the files you open or create, and does so using the standard system document picker and file access controls.
When you add an image from your photo library, the app uses the system photo picker. The app receives only the photos you select and never has access to your library as a whole. Selected images are embedded in the PDF you are editing and are not sent anywhere.
The app remembers your tool preferences, such as the ink colour and line width, in local app storage on your device. These are never transmitted.
The app contains no third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking code, and makes no network connections of its own.
The app does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.
If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this address with a new date.
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