Hypothesis is a social annotation tool designed to make online content active and collaborative, primarily used in higher education. It allows students and educators to add notes, comments, and highlights directly onto web pages, PDFs, videos, images, and eTexts.
The platform seamlessly integrates with Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, and D2L, eliminating the need for extra logins or new software for students. Its key features include text and image annotation, the ability to create private or public annotations, tagging, and LMS integration. Recent updates include auto-grading of annotations, improved PDF support, and @mentions with notifications. Hypothesis is developed by a company also named Hypothesis.
Hypothesis offers both a free version and a paid subscription for Canvas integration. While the basic version is free, the cost for integrating Hypothesis with Canvas is around $5.75 per student for the course term, though this can vary. Baylor University offers licenses via their bookstore. Hypothesis is currently available and trusted by over 300 institutions.
