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VeryPDF PDF Stamp Command Line product does support annotation function, for example,

pdfstamp.exe -pdf example.pdf -o annotstamp.pdf -annotfile annot.ini

"-annotfile" parameter will load all annotations from "annot.ini" file, please look at details for "annot.ini" file at following,

Description for this .ini file

AnnotRect=[left top right bottom]
The annotation rectangle, defining the location of the annotation on the page in default user space units.
Format is [left top right bottom], The coordinate origin (0, 0) is at the left-bottom corner of the page.

AnnotColor=[R G B]
An array of numbers in the range 0.0 to 1.0, representing a color used for the following purposes:
The background of the annotation’s icon when closed
The title bar of the annotation’s pop-up window
The border of a link annotation
The number of array elements determines the color space in which the color is defined:
0 - No color; transparent
1 - DeviceGray
3 - DeviceRGB
4 - DeviceCMYK

AnnotFlag=X
A set of flags specifying various characteristics of the annotation.
Annotation Flags

The value of the annotation dictionary’s F entry is an unsigned 32-bit integer con-
taining flags specifying various characteristics of the annotation. Bit positions
within the flag word are numbered from 1 (low-order) to 32 (high-order). Table
8.16 shows the meanings of the flags; all undefined flag bits are reserved and must
be set to 0.

TABLE 8.16 Annotation flags
BIT POSITION NAME MEANING

1 Invisible If set, do not display the annotation if it does not belong to one of the stan-
dard annotation types and no annotation handler is available. If clear, display
such an unknown annotation using an appearance stream specified by its ap-
pearance dictionary, if any (see Section 8.4.4, “Appearance Streams”).

2 Hidden (PDF 1.2) If set, do not display or print the annotation or allow it to interact
with the user, regardless of its annotation type or whether an annotation
handler is available. In cases where screen space is limited, the ability to hide
and show annotations selectively can be used in combination with appearance
streams (see Section 8.4.4, “Appearance Streams”) to display auxiliary pop-up
information similar in function to online help systems. (See implementation
note 83 in Appendix H.)

3 Print (PDF 1.2) If set, print the annotation when the page is printed. If clear, never
print the annotation, regardless of whether it is displayed on the screen. This
can be useful, for example, for annotations representing interactive pushbut-
tons, which would serve no meaningful purpose on the printed page. (See
implementation note 83 in Appendix H.)

4 NoZoom (PDF 1.3) If set, do not scale the annotation’s appearance to match the magni-
fication of the page. The location of the annotation on the page (defined by
the upper-left corner of its annotation rectangle) remains fixed, regardless of
the page magnification. See below for further discussion.

5 NoRotate (PDF 1.3) If set, do not rotate the annotation’s appearance to match the rota-
tion of the page. The upper-left corner of the annotation rectangle remains in
a fixed location on the page, regardless of the page rotation. See below for fur-
ther discussion.

6 NoView (PDF 1.3) If set, do not display the annotation on the screen or allow it to
interact with the user. The annotation may be printed (depending on the
setting of the Print flag) but should be considered hidden for purposes of on-
screen display and user interaction.

7 ReadOnly (PDF 1.3) If set, do not allow the annotation to interact with the user. The
annotation may be displayed or printed (depending on the settings of the
NoView and Print flags) but should not respond to mouse clicks or change its
appearance in response to mouse motions.
Note: This flag is ignored for widget annotations; its function is subsumed by the
ReadOnly flag of the associated form field (see Table 8.70 on page 676).

8 Locked (PDF 1.4) If set, do not allow the annotation to be deleted or its properties (in-
cluding position and size) to be modified by the user. However, this flag does
not restrict changes to the annotation’s contents, such as the value of a form
field. (See implementation note 84 in Appendix H.)

9 ToggleNoView (PDF 1.5) If set, invert the interpretation of the NoView flag for certain
events. A typical use is to have an annotation that appears only when a mouse
cursor is held over it; see implementation note 85 in Appendix H.

10 LockedContents (PDF 1.7) If set, do not allow the contents of the annotation to be modified by
the user. This flag does not restrict deletion of the annotation or changes to
other annotation properties, such as position and size.

Author=string
Author of annotation.

Content=string
Text to be displayed for the annotation or, if this type of annotation does not
display text, an alternate description of the annotation’s contents in human-readable
form. In either case, this text is useful when extracting the document’s contents
in support of accessibility to users with disabilities or for other purposes.

ModifyDate=D:YYYYMMDDHHmmSSOHH'mm'
The date and time when the annotation was most recently modified.
where
YYYY is the year
MM is the month
DD is the day (01–31)
HH is the hour (00–23)
mm is the minute (00–59)
SS is the second (00–59)
O is the relationship of local time to Universal Time (UT), denoted by one of the characters +, ?, or Z (see below)
HH followed by ' is the absolute value of the offset from UT in hours (00–23)
mm followed by ' is the absolute value of the offset from UT in minutes (00–59)
For example, December 23, 1998, at 7:52 PM, U.S. Pacific Standard Time, is represented by the string
D:199812231952-08'00'

AnnotIcon=Key, Note, Help, NewParagraph, Paragraph, Insert
The name of an icon to be used in displaying the annotation. Viewer applications
should provide predefined icon appearances for at least the following standard names:
Key, Note, Help, NewParagraph, Paragraph, Insert

PopupRect=[left top right bottom]
A pop-up annotation for entering or editing the text associated with this annotation.
Specify the position for this popup window, format is [left top right bottom],
The coordinate origin (0, 0) is at the left-bottom corner of the page.

PopupIsOpen=1 or 0
A flag specifying whether the annotation should initially be displayed open. Default value: false (closed).

PageRange=2,4-8,29-32,38
Set page range for the annotation, Example: -u "2,4-8,29-32,38"

[Annot1]
AnnotRect=[10.0 100.0 110 200]
AnnotColor=[1 0 0]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=The annotation's Text Content
AnnotIcon=Key
ModifyDate=D:20090726114000+08'00'
PopupRect=[10.0 200.0 110 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=1-2

[Annot2]
AnnotRect=[110.0 100.0 210 200]
AnnotColor=[0 1 0]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=The annotation's Text Content
AnnotIcon=Note
ModifyDate=D:20090726114000+08'00'
PopupRect=[110.0 200.0 210 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=1-2

[Annot3]
AnnotRect=[210.0 100.0 310 200]
AnnotColor=[0 0 1]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=The annotation's Text Content
AnnotIcon=Help
ModifyDate=D:20090726114000+08'00'
PopupRect=[210.0 200.0 310 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=1-2

[Annot4]
AnnotRect=[310.0 100.0 410 200]
AnnotColor=[1 1 0]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=The annotation's Text Content
AnnotIcon=NewParagraph
ModifyDate=D:20090726114000+08'00'
PopupRect=[310.0 200.0 410 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=1-2

[Annot5]
AnnotRect=[410.0 100.0 510 200]
AnnotColor=[1 0 1]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=The annotation's Text Content
AnnotIcon=Paragraph
ModifyDate=D:20090726114000+08'00'
PopupRect=[410.0 200.0 510 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=1-2

[Annot6]
AnnotRect=[510.0 100.0 610 200]
AnnotColor=[0 1 1]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=Name line 1\rAddress Line 2\rCity, State Zip line3\rPhone Number line 4\r
AnnotIcon=Insert
PopupRect=[510.0 200.0 610 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=

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You can run following command line to add notes to your existing PDF file by PDF Stamping Command Line application,

pdfstamp.exe -pdf example.pdf -o annotstamp.pdf -annotfile annot.ini