NowComment

Spec sheet

Purpose

NowComment is a group collaboration app for discussing and annotating online documents, with threaded comments shown in context alongside the document.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Intended users

The site describes uses in education, business, government, public policy, and law, including classroom discussion, draft review, and public comment.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Integrations

The FAQ says NowComment can integrate with Blackboard, Moodle, Sakai, Canvas, and other school LMSs through LTI authentication.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Support

The support page directs users to an online troubleshooting guide and provides a tech support email for problems it does not resolve.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Comment tools

Features include threaded conversations, comment summaries and sorting, private replies, notifications, and moderation tools.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Document formats

NowComment works natively with HTML web content and Microsoft Word files; PDF uploads are supported but described as less reliable.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Document size guidance

There is no absolute document size limit, but NowComment recommends keeping documents below 50 pages.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Group and assignment tools

Groups can share documents, and document owners can set assignments, comment targets, due dates, and comment visibility windows.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Group size

The FAQ says there are no group size limits per se and that the software is designed for hundreds or thousands of readers commenting on one document.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Maker and history

NowComment was developed by Fairness.com LLC beginning in 2008, and Paul Allison assumed stewardship in August 2018; the site identifies Paul Allison as its owner.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Other sign-in options

The features page says individuals can sign in with Google or Facebook, while schools and organizations can use LTI, Google, or Shibboleth for single sign-on.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Privacy controls

Documents are private by default and visible to invited people or groups; public documents can be read by anyone online and are indexed by search engines.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Privacy practices

The privacy policy says email addresses are not displayed on comment pages, cookies are not used to track users outside the site or for marketing, and IP addresses are stored in system logs for abuse handling and periodically deleted.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Supported content

It supports in-context discussion of text, images, and video, and can include audio and animations as multimedia content.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nowcomment.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

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