Mia Perese
Published April 15, 2026
Updated April 15, 2026
5 min
DOCX Editor Expands Content Review Capabilities with Comments Support
Mia Perese
Document workflows vary widely, from generating content to contract redlining to reviewing AI-generated suggestions. But the needs at the center of these actions are universal: users must be able to view, interpret, and respond to document content without leaving their workflow. And until now, many review processes still required external communications to capture feedback.
With the latest DOCX Editor release, teams can keep their entire review cycle in one place. We’ve expanded in-document review capabilities with comments support, giving users a fast, intuitive way to provide feedback without making direct edits.
Why Comments, Not Edits?
Not all review workflows call for direct content changes. Many teams need a way to provide contextual feedback without altering the document. Without a commenting layer, that feedback gets scattered across email communications, screenshots, or messaging threads.
Enabling comments allows reviewers to:
- Provide contextual feedback directly in the document
- Ask questions or raise concerns where it’s most relevant
- Provide clarity around suggested changes
- Keep the discussion tied to the specific content it’s referencing
When paired with DOCX Editor’s existing track changes functionality, comments add a critical collaboration layer that keeps review workflows structured, without interrupting where users work.
What’s Supported in This Release
To support in-document collaboration, the latest DOCX Editor release introduces a complete set of commenting capabilities:
- Import existing comments from DOCX files, with feedback tied to original content.
- Create, edit, and delete comments, giving reviewers a place to respond without making document changes.
- Role-based permissions that keep review workflows clear:
- Admins can manage all comments
- Regular users can manage their own
- Read-only users can view comments
These capabilities give teams the flexibility to build a structured review process inside their applications. In addition to comments support, this release introduces a strikethrough button in the toolbar. Users can use keyboard shortcuts to strikethrough text using ctrl/cmd + s or click the strikethrough icon to do so.
Familiar WebViewer Interactions Extend to DOCX Editor
Because consistency matters when adding features to your workflow, comments in DOCX Editor build on the same familiar UI patterns found in WebViewer’s annotations.
With comments support now available, DOCX Editor enables teams to handle reviews, discussions, and approvals directly within their document workflows. For workflows involving multiple files, the newest Multiviewer update allows direct editing while comparing document versions. Additionally, Spreadsheet Editor now includes in-app chart editing, allowing users to modify charts and spreadsheet content visually or within cells without switching tools.
Explore the full extent of new Web SDK capabilities in the release notes and start testing DOCX Editor’s comment support today.
