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title: "Manually save PDF annotation in React Native | Nutrient"
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last_updated: "2026-06-24T08:10:54.196Z"
description: "Learn how to manually save annotations in PSPDFKit using JavaScript. Explore sample code and examples for effective document management."
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# Manually save annotations in React Native

PSPDFKit allows you to manually save changed, created, or deleted annotations to a document. You can trigger a manual save by calling `save()` on the current document, like so:

```js

await this.pdfRef?.current?.getDocument().save();

```

For more details and sample code, see the [`ManualSave.tsx` example](https://github.com/PSPDFKit/react-native/tree/master/samples/Catalog/examples/ManualSave.tsx) from the [Catalog example project](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/react-native/prebuilt-solutions/example-projects.md#pspdfkit-catalog).
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## Related pages

- [Embed annotations in a PDF file on React Native](/guides/react-native/annotations/save/embed-into-pdf.md)
- [Customize annotation saving permissions in React Native](/guides/react-native/annotations/save/saving-permissions.md)
- [Auto save annotations in React Native](/guides/react-native/annotations/save/auto-save.md)