What is Collaborate Mode in PDFDepth?

Comments & Assignments

Two ways to comment: "Comment on page" drops a numbered pin wherever you click on the sheet, and "Comment on object" anchors the thread to the element you have selected. Threads take replies and @mentions of the document’s members; the author, the assignee, or an owner/editor can resolve or reopen, and owners/editors can assign the comment to a member with a due date.

Five filters keep long threads usable — All, Open, Resolved, Assigned to me, and This page — and the mode button itself badges how many open items are assigned to you. Clicking a comment jumps to its page.

Version History

Named snapshots capture the PDF plus every annotation, measurement, calibration, and form field. Each version lists its author, timestamp, and annotation count; you can view it in a new tab, restore it (with a confirmation), or — as the owner — mark it approved.

Smart Links & Analytics

Smart links publish a standalone copy of the open PDF to a public /l/ URL — no account needed for recipients — with an optional password, expiry, email gate, and download/print switches. The panel then reports views, unique viewers, average time, downloads, prints, and seconds per page. It is the one section that does not require the document itself to be cloud-shared.

Access & Security

The owner controls who the collaboration link reaches: link access ranges from disabled through view-only and view-plus-comment to view-plus-edit. Members are listed by name with roles — editor, commenter, viewer — that can be changed or removed, new members are invited by email, and a lock toggle freezes editing on the whole document. Everyone sees their own role at the top of the panel.

Local vs cloud — the honest split

Comments, versions, and access controls need the document in the cloud so collaborators and members can reach it; on a local file those sections show a "Share to cloud" button that runs the normal share flow first. Smart links are the exception — they upload a standalone copy of whatever is open, so they work even when the document itself is not shared. Assignments and mentions live in-app; there is no separate email-notification layer to configure.