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Start annotating with a free personal account.

Use the Hypothesis browser extension to annotate anything, anywhere. Follow these two simple steps to get started.

Sign up for a free account.

Hypothesis is always free for personal use and collaboration. For our premium Education and Enterprise solutions, talk to our sales team.

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Add the browser extension.

Install the Hypothesis Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store. The extension also works on other Chromium-based browsers, including Brave, Vivaldi, and Microsoft Edge.

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How to make annotations.

Go to any page or document in your browser with the Hypothesis extension turned on. Select the content you want to annotate, and a window will open on the right side of the browser. You can also view and respond to other public or group annotations.

View our Annotation Basics for tips on using Hypothesis.

Annotation Basics