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VeryPDF PDF Stamp Command Line and PDF Stamp SDK products are support annotation (notes) function, this is a great function to stamp your PDF files.

If you are using PDF Stamp Command Line, you can use following command line to add annotation stamp into your PDF pages,

pdfstamp.exe -pdf example.pdf -o annotstamp.pdf -annotfile annot.ini

If you are using PDF Stamp SDK product, you can use following VC++ source code to insert annotation or notes stamps into your PDF pages,

void main(int argc,char* argv[])
{
    char szPDFFile[256];
    char szOutFile[256];
    char szIniFile[256];
    int iRet = 0;

    memset(szPDFFile,0,256);
    memset(szOutFile,0,256);
    memset(szIniFile,0,256);

    if(!LoadVeryWDll())
        return;

    //Register PDFStamp SDK with your License Key
    VeryStampReg("XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");

    GetModulePath(szPDFFile,"example.pdf");
    GetModulePath(szOutFile,"test_notes.pdf");
    GetModulePath(szIniFile,"annot.ini");
   
    iRet = VeryStampInsertAnnotStamp(szPDFFile, szOutFile, szIniFile);

    FreeVeryWDll();
}

This is the screenshot of annotation or notes stamps,

Please refer to the format of annot.ini file at below,

; Description for this .ini file
;
;
; AnnotRect=[left top right bottom]
; The annotation rectangle, defining the location of the annotation on the page in default user space units.
; Format is [left top right bottom], The coordinate origin (0, 0) is at the left-bottom corner of the page.
;
;
; AnnotColor=[R G B]
; An array of numbers in the range 0.0 to 1.0, representing a color used for the following purposes:
;     The background of the annotation’s icon when closed
;     The title bar of the annotation’s pop-up window
;     The border of a link annotation
; The number of array elements determines the color space in which the color is defined:
; 0 - No color; transparent
; 1 - DeviceGray
; 3 - DeviceRGB
; 4 - DeviceCMYK
;
;
; AnnotFlag=X
; A set of flags specifying various characteristics of the annotation.
; Annotation Flags
;
;   The value of the annotation dictionary’s F entry is an unsigned 32-bit integer con-
;   taining flags specifying various characteristics of the annotation. Bit positions
;   within the flag word are numbered from 1 (low-order) to 32 (high-order). Table
;   8.16 shows the meanings of the flags; all undefined flag bits are reserved and must
;   be set to 0.
;
;                               TABLE 8.16 Annotation flags
;BIT POSITION   NAME            MEANING
;
;1   Invisible       If set, do not display the annotation if it does not belong to one of the stan-
;                    dard annotation types and no annotation handler is available. If clear, display
;                    such an unknown annotation using an appearance stream specified by its ap-
;                    pearance dictionary, if any (see Section 8.4.4, “Appearance Streams”).
;
;2   Hidden          (PDF 1.2) If set, do not display or print the annotation or allow it to interact
;                    with the user, regardless of its annotation type or whether an annotation
;                    handler is available. In cases where screen space is limited, the ability to hide
;                    and show annotations selectively can be used in combination with appearance
;                    streams (see Section 8.4.4, “Appearance Streams”) to display auxiliary pop-up
;                    information similar in function to online help systems. (See implementation
;                    note 83 in Appendix H.)
;
;3   Print           (PDF 1.2) If set, print the annotation when the page is printed. If clear, never
;                    print the annotation, regardless of whether it is displayed on the screen. This
;                    can be useful, for example, for annotations representing interactive pushbut-
;                    tons, which would serve no meaningful purpose on the printed page. (See
;                    implementation note 83 in Appendix H.)
;
;4   NoZoom           (PDF 1.3) If set, do not scale the annotation’s appearance to match the magni-
;                     fication of the page. The location of the annotation on the page (defined by
;                     the upper-left corner of its annotation rectangle) remains fixed, regardless of
;                     the page magnification. See below for further discussion.
;
;5   NoRotate         (PDF 1.3) If set, do not rotate the annotation’s appearance to match the rota-
;                     tion of the page. The upper-left corner of the annotation rectangle remains in
;                     a fixed location on the page, regardless of the page rotation. See below for fur-
;                     ther discussion.
;
;6   NoView           (PDF 1.3) If set, do not display the annotation on the screen or allow it to
;                     interact with the user. The annotation may be printed (depending on the
;                     setting of the Print flag) but should be considered hidden for purposes of on-
;                     screen display and user interaction.
;
;7   ReadOnly         (PDF 1.3) If set, do not allow the annotation to interact with the user. The
;                     annotation may be displayed or printed (depending on the settings of the
;                     NoView and Print flags) but should not respond to mouse clicks or change its
;                     appearance in response to mouse motions.
;                     Note: This flag is ignored for widget annotations; its function is subsumed by the
;                     ReadOnly flag of the associated form field (see Table 8.70 on page 676).
;
;8   Locked           (PDF 1.4) If set, do not allow the annotation to be deleted or its properties (in-
;                     cluding position and size) to be modified by the user. However, this flag does
;                     not restrict changes to the annotation’s contents, such as the value of a form
;                     field. (See implementation note 84 in Appendix H.)
;
;9   ToggleNoView     (PDF 1.5) If set, invert the interpretation of the NoView flag for certain
;                     events. A typical use is to have an annotation that appears only when a mouse
;                     cursor is held over it; see implementation note 85 in Appendix H.
;
;10  LockedContents   (PDF 1.7) If set, do not allow the contents of the annotation to be modified by
;                     the user. This flag does not restrict deletion of the annotation or changes to
;                     other annotation properties, such as position and size.
;
;
; Author=string
; Author of annotation.
;
;
; Content=string
; Text to be displayed for the annotation or, if this type of annotation does not
; display text, an alternate description of the annotation’s contents in human-readable
; form. In either case, this text is useful when extracting the document’s contents
; in support of accessibility to users with disabilities or for other purposes.
;
;
; ModifyDate=D:YYYYMMDDHHmmSSOHH'mm'
; The date and time when the annotation was most recently modified.
; where
;     YYYY is the year
;     MM is the month
;     DD is the day (01–31)
;     HH is the hour (00–23)
;     mm is the minute (00–59)
;     SS is the second (00–59)
;     O is the relationship of local time to Universal Time (UT), denoted by one of the characters +, ?, or Z (see below)
;     HH followed by ' is the absolute value of the offset from UT in hours (00–23)
;     mm followed by ' is the absolute value of the offset from UT in minutes (00–59)
; For example, December 23, 1998, at 7:52 PM, U.S. Pacific Standard Time, is represented by the string
; D:199812231952-08'00'
;
;
; AnnotIcon=Key, Note, Help, NewParagraph, Paragraph, Insert
; The name of an icon to be used in displaying the annotation. Viewer applications
; should provide predefined icon appearances for at least the following standard names:
; Key, Note, Help, NewParagraph, Paragraph, Insert
;
;
; PopupRect=[left top right bottom]
; A pop-up annotation for entering or editing the text associated with this annotation.
; Specify the position for this popup window, format is [left top right bottom],
; The coordinate origin (0, 0) is at the left-bottom corner of the page.
;
;
; PopupIsOpen=1 or 0
; A flag specifying whether the annotation should initially be displayed open. Default value: false (closed).
;
;
; PageRange=2,4-8,29-32,38
; Set page range for the annotation, Example: -u "2,4-8,29-32,38"
;

[Annot1]
AnnotRect=[10.0 100.0 110 200]
AnnotColor=[1 0 0]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=The annotation's Text Content
AnnotIcon=Key
ModifyDate=D:20090726114000+08'00'
PopupRect=[10.0 200.0 110 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=1-2

[Annot2]
AnnotRect=[110.0 100.0 210 200]
AnnotColor=[0 1 0]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=The annotation's Text Content
AnnotIcon=Note
ModifyDate=D:20090726114000+08'00'
PopupRect=[110.0 200.0 210 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=1-2

[Annot3]
AnnotRect=[210.0 100.0 310 200]
AnnotColor=[0 0 1]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=The annotation's Text Content
AnnotIcon=Help
ModifyDate=D:20090726114000+08'00'
PopupRect=[210.0 200.0 310 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=1-2

[Annot4]
AnnotRect=[310.0 100.0 410 200]
AnnotColor=[1 1 0]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=The annotation's Text Content
AnnotIcon=NewParagraph
ModifyDate=D:20090726114000+08'00'
PopupRect=[310.0 200.0 410 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=1-2

[Annot5]
AnnotRect=[410.0 100.0 510 200]
AnnotColor=[1 0 1]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=The annotation's Text Content
AnnotIcon=Paragraph
ModifyDate=D:20090726114000+08'00'
PopupRect=[410.0 200.0 510 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=1-2

[Annot6]
AnnotRect=[510.0 100.0 610 200]
AnnotColor=[0 1 1]
AnnotFlag=4
Author=Author of the annotation
Content=Name line 1\rAddress Line 2\rCity, State Zip line3\rPhone Number line 4\r
AnnotIcon=Insert
PopupRect=[510.0 200.0 610 300]
PopupIsOpen=1
PageRange=

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