Is there a cleaner way to export comment summary?

[kevina41766135]

Collaborator sent me a pdf and I'm marking it up with comments. I want to send it back to them with all of my comments visually attached to the document. "Create comment summary" appears to be what I need, but the final product has so much messy garbage it's difficult to read.

All I need is the text of the comment ("Love this" "Hate this") and some way of linking it to its place in the document. I don't need it look like this mess:

        PAGE: 7

        NUMBER: 1 Author: JohnDoe Date: 8/26/25 1:38:28 PM

        Love this

        PAGE: 7

        NUMBER: 2 Author: JohnDoe Date: 8/26/25 1:38:28 PM

        Hate this

Is there a way to export a comment summary without all this garbage attached to every single comment? I've been searching online and can't find anything. Or is there a simpler way to export comments for someone who does not own Adobe Acrobat?

[try67]

Yes, using a script. That allows you to define exactly what information to include (or to omit) from the summary.

For example, this (paid-for) tool I've created that does just that:

http://try67.blogspot.com/2008/11/acrobat-create-comments-summary-txt-pdf.html

And I can customize it to your specific needs, if need be.

[kevina41766135]

So you're saying it's impossible, got it.

I'm not paying $60 for your tool that performs a simple task that should be performed by the professional application I already pay for with a large monthly subscription. But nice job building it I guess and thanks for the reply.

Your move, Adobe.