Document decomposition based on determined logical visual layering of document content

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a first user input requesting to decompose an electronic document into constituent document content objects;
• iteratively decomposing the electronic document into a set of document content objects based on a plurality of logical visual layers of the electronic document;
• storing the set of document content objects as annotation metadata associated with the electronic document;
• receiving a second user input selecting a particular document content object of the set of document content objects;
• receiving a third user input requesting to perform an action on the particular document content object;
• and
• performing the action on the particular document content object.

A system comprising:

• one or more memory components;
• and
• one or more processing devices coupled to the one or more memory components, the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:
• iteratively identifying a plurality of logical visual layers of an electronic document, wherein each logical visual layer is associated with one or more document content objects of the electronic document;
• annotating the one or more document content objects associated with each logical visual layer of the plurality of logical visual layers to be indicative of the associated logical visual layer, wherein annotations for the one or more document content objects are stored as annotation metadata associated with the electronic document;
• and
• causing the electronic document to be displayed with a visual indication of one or more of the annotated document objects.