Annotations on the side for exports

I'm looking for an alternative to Balsamiq Mockups, and while this Eclipse-like UI is taking some getting used to, I'm liking a lot of what I see here.
The one thing that is like so close to perfect but still missing in a big way is annotations. For me, the ideal place for annotation notes is in a side column to the right. When I share the mockup with developers, clients, etc, these annotations are crucial. To do this in Balsamiq, I have to do it all manually using a community control (Micro Callouts). Balsamiq can "automatically include notes" in an exported PDF, but it puts them on the bottom, forcing any reader to go back and forth while reading the notes, losing context. This is also what WireframeSketcher does for PDFs - puts the annotation notes at the bottom. By contrast, your Presentation view does exactly what would be ideal for export, and the workflow is simple, almost automatic - I add an annotation to the mockup, I fill in notes and everything is taken care of.
Would you consider adding a feature to PDF and/or Batch HTML export that duplicates the Presentation behavior regarding annotation notes?

Hi James,

Thank you for your kind words and for your feedback.

Changing the PDF layout to add a side panel with notes on the same page could be difficult since notes may not fit on the same page.

Have you tried the Share Online option? Notes are exported there too using callouts with text displayed when the callout is hovered.

Changing standalone HTML export is more feasible, but please let me know first how the Online Share approach works for you.

Part of my whole reason for using apps like Balsamiq Desktop, and now WireframeSketcher, is a local-first/only workflow. I don't need or want online collaboration. I have a workflow that has worked for several years, and none of it requires me to publish this work online; this is a huge reason why I'm leaving Balsamiq, as they're abandoning their desktop product. I had a notion that maybe PDF could - when annotations aren't toggled off - reserve an area of specific size in the right and/or left margin for notes. At the same time, I know PDFs are kinda the wild west at times, so all respect if that's not a course you wanna pursue. It seems like if notes can be included at the side (as they are in presentation) for online HTML export, this should also be possible for local HTML export. Would that be something we could look forward to?

Hi James,

Thank you for the details on your workflow. I will look into adding side panel with notes to the local HTML export. I'll let you know when I have a development version that can be tested.