We're excited to announce v0.2 of Deta — with Google Drive integration, a new whiteboarding mode, a powerful markup panel, and comment threads on annotations.
Whiteboarding
Create blank canvas drawings without needing a PDF:
- Instant creation — Start a new whiteboard and begin drawing immediately
- Full tool support — Use all annotation, scaling, measurement, and comment tools on a blank canvas
- Real-time collaboration — Collaborate with your team just like on PDF drawings
- Export as PDF — Export your whiteboard with all markups as a standard PDF
Google Drive Integration
Seamlessly work with your Google Drive files:
- Import PDFs from Google Drive — Browse your folders and open drawings directly
- Save back to Drive — Overwrite the original file or save an annotated copy alongside it
Markup Panel
A new side panel to browse, search, and filter every annotation on your drawing:
- Search and filter markups — Find annotations by content, creator, type or status
- Click to navigate — Jump directly to any annotation on the drawing
Comments on Annotations
Attach comment threads directly to any annotation on your drawing:
- Threaded discussions — Start a conversation on a specific markup and keep replies organized
- Markup status tracking — Set annotations as Open, Accepted, Rejected, Completed, or Cancelled
- Status & thread history — See the full history of status changes and replies on each annotation
- Imported authors — Comments imported from PDFs preserve the original author name
Direct Image Upload
Insert images into your drawings instantly:
- Instant preview — Images appear immediately while uploading in the background
- Drag & drop — Drop images directly onto your drawing
- Wide format support — PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, and HEIC/HEIF
Copy & Paste
- **Copy and paste annotations
Version Uploads in Shared Drawings
Upload new versions of the base file directly within workspace shared drawings:
- Replace the base PDF — Upload an updated version of the base plan
- Delete branches — Delete unused markup branches
Faster Loading
Drawings now load faster with improved performance across the board.