GetPolar: Highlight, Tag, & Search PDFs + Notes + Bi-directional links

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Posted by Smithers
Feb 16, 2022 at 09:01 PM

Hey everyone.

I’ve found my annotation unicorn I think.

It looks like they just made a big update. It’s now like a “super-charged document annotator/highlighter” with “roam-esque” features.

I’m really excited about it: https://getpolarized.io

What’s Rad:

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TAGGING — you can tag every highlight/annotation.

AREA HIGHLIGHT — In effect, it takes a picture of the source material. The cool thing is, that picture visually shows up in the search!

TEXT HIGHLIGHT — Works like above, except for text. That text visually shows up in search.

NOTES / COMMENTS — underneath each highlight/annotation, you can make a comment/note (which you can fold / unfold like an outliner). Tags you enter in a Note also show up in Linked References.

LINKED REFERENCES — like Roam, every Tag get’s it’s own “page.” And like Roam, each Tag’s page shows all Linked References of that Tag in other annotations across your library. Crazy!

SEARCHING — The best part I think. Everything above shows up, VISUALLY, in the search.

The area highlights (pictures of source material) actually shows up in the search!

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Posted by MadaboutDana
Feb 17, 2022 at 10:13 AM

That does look pretty darn cool (even though there are already very similar apps on macOS/iOS).

Cheers!
Bill

Posted by Barrage
Feb 17, 2022 at 11:16 AM

Oh is this a redesign of Polar, from a few years ago
I remember being super excited about using it, and then Notion happened. (If I remember correctly)

Instead of joining wait-list or making account, it upgraded me, so I am thinking this is it! Pretty excited actually.

Posted by Ken
Feb 17, 2022 at 03:36 PM

Is there a pricing structure? Is the early access a limited free account or will is always be free?

—Ken

Posted by Smithers
Feb 17, 2022 at 06:21 PM

MadaboutDana wrote:
That does look pretty darn cool (even though there are already very
>similar apps on macOS/iOS).
> >Cheers!
>Bill

Hey Bill,

Really? Which apps are similar?

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