PDF import
One PDF in. Full evaluation out.
Most assignments arrive as a single PDF — the rubric your teacher pasted in, then your essay underneath. Markmate splits the file, figures out which part is which, and runs the whole loop. No cropping, no photo uploads.
One-click import · New
Paste one Google Doc.
We do the rest.
One link — your teacher's rubric and your work, together in the same doc. Markmate fetches it, splits the pages, suggests which are rubric and which are work, and lets you flip any that's wrong before grading. No downloading, no cropping, no two separate uploads.
- →Multi-page rubrics handled automatically
- →Typed and handwritten work — both supported
- →Re-paste a new version anytime to watch your grade climb
Paste your Google Doc link
share as “Anyone with the link can view”
What kinds of PDFs Markmate handles
More formats than you'd expect.
If your teacher hands it to you as a PDF, Markmate probably handles it. The library covers the formats students see most often:
File size: anything up to about 40 MB. Scanned (image-only) PDFs work too — Markmate OCRs them. Encrypted or password-protected PDFs need to be unlocked first.
How the split actually works
The boring-but-important part.
When you drop the combined PDF, Markmate does three things in this order:
- aRasterize. Every page in the PDF becomes one image. Multi-column rubrics, handwritten margin notes, and typed essay paragraphs are all flattened the same way.
- bSuggest a default split. The first two pages are tagged as Rubric; everything after is tagged as Work. This matches the layout most teachers hand out — rubric on the front, assignment underneath.
- cYou confirm or flip. Every page appears as a tile with a Rubric/Work pill. Click any tile to flip its tag. The counters at the top stay live, so you can't accidentally over-allocate either side.
There is no magic auto-classification — you stay in the loop because you know which pages are which. The default just gets you to one click in the common case.
Page limits per side of the split
One combined PDF — up to 25 pages total.
The split caps each side independently — what matters is how many pages you tag as Rubric vs how many as Work. The total of both is at most 25.
Pages tagged Rubric
up to 0
Multi-page criterion grids fit. If your rubric is longer than 10 pages, trim front-matter or cover sheets before importing.
Pages tagged Work
up to 0
EEs and IAs fit. Larger files take ~50–70s instead of 30s. The 25-page combined cap still applies.
Markmate treats the whole rubric as one document — criteria on page 3 affect the evaluation of arguments on page 8 of your work. There's no per-page chunking in the prompt.
Handwritten work, typed work, mixed
The PDF doesn't have to be clean.
A common pattern: students paste their typed essay into a Word template, then scan in the handwritten reflection or annotation they made by hand. Markmate handles both inside the same PDF.
Typed
Native text in the PDF — fastest path. Markmate reads the text layer directly.
Handwritten
OCR tuned for student handwriting — letters, crossed-out words, marginal additions.
Mixed
Both in one PDF — typed body, handwritten conclusion. Each page is OCR'd if needed.
Re-import — watch the grade climb
The loop is the whole point.
Drop one new combined PDF — same rubric pages on the front, your revised work pages behind. Same flow, two seconds longer. Markmate notices the rubric is identical, reuses the criterion list, then compares your v2 to your v1 line by line.
You don't lose v1. Every version is kept under the same assignment, and the criterion-level history is visible — which criteria moved, which suggestions you addressed, what's still on DEV.
Known limitations
What PDF import currently won't do.
- →Password-protected or DRM-encrypted PDFs — unlock first.
- →PDFs over ~40 MB — usually a sign of high-res scans; re-export at standard quality.
- →Diagrams-only rubrics (e.g., visual-art skills wheels) — Markmate can read the labels, but qualitative criteria expressed only through imagery aren't fully parsed yet.
- →Mathematics work with hand-drawn formulas — equations OCR partially; Markmate's reasoning over the math itself is weaker than over prose work.
AI grading is fast and useful — never quite 100% accurate. Cross-check the calls that matter.
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