Collaboratively Review PDFs with Visible Deletions

June 3, 2025
Highlight proposed deletions with strikethroughs to support legal reviews, editorial revisions, and compliant document workflows.

Strikethrough annotations in a PDF viewer let users mark text for deletion while keeping the original content visible, helping teams review proposed edits in context. This supports clear collaboration without altering the source file and creates an audit trail for legal or editorial review. It enables fully digital, searchable workflows ideal for updating technical documents, refining contracts, or revising marketing content with accuracy and transparency.

Several .NET Winforms components offer strikethrough annotations including:

  • XFINIUM.PDF CROSS PLATFORM EDITION lets you add, customize, render strikethrough annotations in PDFs across Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile devices.
  • PDFView4NET Windows Forms Edition by O2 Solutions allows you to apply, style, manage strikethrough markups on PDF text, facilitating precise review and tracking.
  • Syncfusion Windows Forms PDF (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) allows you to integrate strikethrough annotation tools, customize styling and improve collaboration.
  • DevExpress WinForms PDF Viewer (part of DevExpress WinForms) lets you insert strikethrough annotations, control opacity, and ensure consistent presentation.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET Winforms PDF Viewer components.

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