Reader comments
Collect comments and feedback, right on the PDF
Turn on reader comments and everyone you share with can respond on the document itself - privately to you or publicly to every viewer, with no reader account required.
Private or public - per comment
Every commenter chooses: send feedback only you can see, or post it publicly for every viewer. Sign-off notes stay between you; testimonials go on the record.
No accounts for readers
Anyone with the link can comment - anonymously, or signed with an optional name. There is no sign-up wall between you and the feedback you asked for.
You moderate everything
Hide or delete any comment, flip one between public and private, or force private-only for the whole document so nothing is ever shown to other readers.
Know the moment feedback lands
FileDroppr emails you when new feedback arrives, so a client's sign-off or a reader's question never sits unnoticed on a link you shared last week.
What are reader comments on a PDF?
Reader comments let the people you share a PDF with respond on the document itself, instead of scattering feedback across email threads, chat messages, and annotated copies. You share one link; readers open it in the FileDroppr viewer and leave their feedback right there - anonymously or with a name, and with no account to create. Every response stays attached to the document it is about, where you will actually find it again.
Comments complete the picture that PDF read tracking starts. Readership tells you a client reached page 9 and stopped; a comment tells you why. Together they turn "did they read it?" into "what did they think?"
Private to you, or public to every reader
Every comment carries a visibility the commenter chooses: private, seen only by you as the document owner, or public, shown to everyone who opens the link. A client can flag a pricing concern without broadcasting it; a happy reader can leave a testimonial where the next reader will see it. The same document supports both at once.
You set the rules per document. Turn feedback on only where you want it, or force private-only so the comment box becomes a direct line to you and nothing is ever shown to other viewers - the right setting for confidential proposals and early drafts.
Sign-off, reactions, and testimonials
The obvious use is client sign-off: send a proposal, and the approval or the objection arrives attached to the proposal itself instead of as a "looks good" buried three replies deep in an email thread. The same mechanism covers reader reactions on a pitch deck, private feedback on a draft before it goes wide, and public Q&A or testimonials on a published document.
Comments also pair well with interactive PDFs - a lookbook with clickable hotspots and a public comment thread reads less like a file you sent and more like a page you published.
How reader comments work
Feedback is enabled per document, so nothing changes on the links you have already shared until you say so. Once it is on, readers see a comment box in the viewer: they write their note, optionally sign it with a name, and choose private or public - unless you have forced private-only. You get an email as new feedback arrives, and the moderation controls stay with you: hide, unhide, delete, or switch any comment between public and private.
Reader comments are part of the Pro plan, alongside reader identities, email capture, interactive hotspots, and a custom domain. Your readers never need a plan - or an account - at all.
PDF comment questions.
How do I collect feedback on a PDF?
Upload the PDF to FileDroppr, enable reader comments in the document settings, and share the link. Anyone who opens it can leave feedback in the viewer - no account needed - and you get an email when new comments arrive. Reader comments are a Pro feature.
Do readers need an account to comment?
No. Commenters are anonymous by default and can optionally sign a comment with their name. There is no sign-up step, so a client or reader can respond the moment they finish reading.
Who can see the comments on my document?
The commenter chooses per comment: a private comment is visible only to you as the document owner, and a public comment is shown to every viewer of the document. As the owner you see everything, and you can force a document to private-only so no comment is ever shown to other readers.
Can I moderate or remove comments?
Yes. You can hide or unhide any comment, delete it outright, or switch it between public and private at any time. Feedback is enabled per document, so you can also turn it off entirely for any link.
Which plan includes reader comments?
Reader comments are part of the Pro plan ($29/month, or $24/month billed annually). Only the document owner needs Pro - readers never need a plan or an account to comment.
Feedback that stays with the document.
Stop excavating email threads for "any thoughts?". Turn on reader comments and collect sign-off, questions, and testimonials right where the reading happened.