Free, Paid and Institutional Licenses
Annotate PRO (AP) has a strong ‘freemium’ model. Individual educators can use the basic version of AP, for free, forever.
So if you’re enjoying a trial of AP and have access to advanced features you can check out the free vs. paid differences using the tables below.
We hope you’ll see value in paying for AP, which helps us keep the lights on and invest in continuous improvements, but we’re honored if we help you on your mission regardless.
Advanced features and content include:
- Use of advanced content Libraries like the 230+ comment College Edition that covers much of academic writing
- Use of AP with email and chat platforms like Gmail, Outlook (web) and Slack
- Organize your content using Sub Groups to differentiate instruction and support larger libraries
- Use Google Translate to easily provide dual language or on-the-fly translation
- Expand the size of the AP sidebar to go Double Wide and show more Favorites
- Keep a running history of all the feedback you provide with The Feed, quickly converting one-off comments to reusable
- Structure your repetitive Comments with Forms
- In Canvas SpeedGrader keep an optional Student History of feedback by student, course and assignment
- View analytics on your feedback
Note: The basic version of AP is free for educators at non-profit institutions. Tutors, editors, instructors and other roles at for-profit institutions should purchase an AP license. We reserve the right to require users document their non-profit status (through providing ownership of an email address provided by a non-profit).
Individuals can choose to pay for advanced features and content. See our individual pricing.
Institutions/organizations can choose to license AP to access advanced features and share Libraries efficiently. See our institutional pricing.
Platform Support
| Platform | Forever-Free | Paid Individual | Team | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackboard LMS | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Brightspace/D2L | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Canvas LMS | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Google Docs | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Google Classroom | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Google Sheets | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Google Slides | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Gmail | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Teams (web) | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Word (app) | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Word (web) | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Schoology LMS | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Outlook (web) | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Slack (web) | N | Y | Y | Y |
N | Y | Y | Y |
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| Other websites | N | Y | Y | Y |
Features
| Feature | Forever-Free | Paid Individual | Team | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create Unlimited Libraries | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Unlimited Comments | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Toolbars | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Sort and Color Favorites | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Feedback Builder | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Sub-Groups | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Forms | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Sidebar Double Wide | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Toolbar Anywhere | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Google Translate | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Comment History | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Analytics | N | Y | Y | Y |
AP Content
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| Share | Forever-Free | Paid Individual | Team | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informally | N | N | Y | Y |
| Formally | N | N | N | Y |
User Creation
| Signup | Forever-Free | Paid Individual | Team | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create with email/password | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Google SSO | Y | N | N | Y |
| Microsoft SSO | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Recognize email domain | N | N | N | Y |
| Manual user creation/editing | N | N | N | Y |
User Permissions
| Permission | Forever-Free | Paid Individual | Team | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create Libraries/Comments | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Add Comments | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Informal Sharing | N | N | Y | Y |
| Exec Editor | N | N | N | Y |
| Admin | N | N | N | Y |
| Turn Off Editing | N | N | N | Y |