EXCALIDRAW FOR DOCUMENTS

Annotate documents
like an artist

Markly brings Excalidraw’s fluidity to your PDFs. Draw, write, and comment directly on the page — then share a review link in one click. No accounts needed for reviewers.

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Fieldstone Legal
ATELIER NORTH
Cornerline Architects
Hartley & Co
MODU STUDIO
Beacon Labs
Features

Everything you need to
review documents visually

From quick annotations to full-scale reviews — Markly gives your team a shared visual language.

01

Hand-drawn annotations

Excalidraw-style shapes and Virgil text. Marks that feel natural, not clinical.

02

Multi-page PDF support

Navigate long documents with thumbnails. Annotations stay pinned at any zoom.

03

One-click sharing

Share a link with view, comment, or edit access. Reviewers need no account.

04

Threaded comments

Attach comments to annotations or pages. Resolve, reply, and track feedback inline.

05

Auto-save & undo/redo

Debounced autosave with full history. Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y, just like Excalidraw.

06

Export annotated PDF

Download the final PDF with annotations baked in. The original stays untouched.

How it works

From upload to sign-off
in four steps

Markly streamlines your entire review workflow — no onboarding required.

01
Upload your PDF
Drop file
Drag and drop any PDF. Rendered with pdf.js — multi-page, high-fidelity, instant.
02
Annotate visually
Mark clearly
Draw shapes, write in Virgil, highlight sections — a hand-drawn feel on every mark.
03
Share the link
Send review
Send a secure link. Reviewers open it instantly — no account, no download.
04
Export & close
Deliver final
Download the annotated PDF for your records. Clean and ready to archive.
spec-v3.pdf · 2.4 MB
The toolkit

Seven tools.
One visual language.

Every mark Markly makes shares the same hand-drawn style your team already knows from Excalidraw. Try one.

Zero-friction sharing

Reviews without
the login wall

Send a link and your reviewer is annotating in seconds. Markly is open source and self-hostable, so your documents can live entirely on your own infrastructure.

Zero-login review links — view, comment, or edit
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