Hi @Lanco_Support-Team, Let me jump in here and try to answer your questions.
I think we’re all seeking some way to archive files – both the original PDF’s that we annotate as well as the export files – so that they’re off the iCloud and MarginNote folders, so that we can store them locally and (most crucially) we’re able to click on MarginNote URL’s and have the connect to the annotated text of the original PDF, even when it’s offline and archived.
I wrote up some very specific suggestions in this post on Requests for PDF exports, namely, I suggested that MarginNote…
…create the ability to click on the right margin for the PDF annotations outline (which signifies page number) so it takes users to the annotated text within the PDF document. In MarginNote X, that icon seems to click – but then doesn’t do anything.
Also, it would be great if this function – i.e., clicking on the annotations and/or the right margin for the PDF annotations outline – could work within any app (e.g., DEVONthinkPro, Tinderbox, etc.) instead of having to open up the file within MarginNote. That just creates confusion, and jumbled mess if MarginNote opens (and imports) a file – just so one can see the reference to a particular annotation.
It also creates a cradle-to-grave problem: it forces users to wholly rely on MN when clicking on MN-created PDFs and therefore it means that all documents and links opened in MN can overwhelm its library. Make sense?