NowComment

Turning Documents into Conversations^®

NowComment makes it easy to have rich, engaging discussions of online documents no matter how large (or small) your class or collaboration group.

NowComment is fast, powerful, and feature-rich: you can sort comments, skim summaries, create assignments, hide comments, reply privately, and much more
It's free, a project managed by Paul Allison, a consultant for the New York City Writng Project and the National Writing Project. Take 60 seconds to get an account now!

Upload and discuss documents with people you invite or with the whole Internet ("Public Documents") at no cost!

Interesting comments can be found quickly (they're tied to relevant document passages), and summary lines make skimming fast and easy.

Any sentence, paragraph, image, or video can have multiple conversations, keeping discussions focused and on-topic.

Our interface is intuitive, your documents are accessible wherever you are, and we do the hosting and maintenance.

NowComment has the features to handle very large groups: notifications, assignments, subgroups, moderation, and more.

By default comments are off to the side (with multiple sort options!), but you can also display comments in-line.

education ▾
- discuss readings
- peer writing feedback
- distance learning
- collaborative authoring
- scholarly annotation
business ▾
- collaboration among geographically dispersed offices
- get input on draft presentations
- analyze competitors' documents
government ▾
- draft legislation and regulations
- vet speeches
- solicit public comment
politics & public policy ▾
- draft position papers
- mark up legislative drafts
- analyze opponent's documents
law ▾
- draft contract language
- analyze court decisions
- conduct mediations
any group ▾
- solicit group opinions
- create/coordinate group presentations
- seek/give document feedback