Extract OpenReview Comments

A Python command-line tool to extract OpenReview comments for a paper into markdown format for easy copy/pasting when writing rebuttals.

Features

• 📥 Extract all comments and reviews from any OpenReview forum
• 📝 Format comments as clean, readable Markdown
• 🔐 Support for both public and private content (with authentication)
• 📁 Save to a single file or split into separate files per comment
• 🔄 Preserves reply threads and nested discussions
• ⚡ Fast and easy to use

Installation

pip install extract-openreview-comments

Usage

Basic Usage

Extract comments from a public OpenReview forum:

extract-openreview-comments <forum_id>

This will save all comments to comments.md in the current directory.

With Authentication

For private content or to access additional information:

extract-openreview-comments <forum_id> -u your_email@example.com -p your_password

Save to Custom File

extract-openreview-comments <forum_id> -o my_reviews.md

Split into Separate Files

Save each comment to a separate file in a directory:

extract-openreview-comments <forum_id> --separate-files -d output_directory/

Finding the Forum ID

The forum ID is the unique identifier for a paper on OpenReview. You can find it in the URL:

https://openreview.net/forum?id=FORUM_ID_HERE

For example, in https://openreview.net/forum?id=rJXMpikCZ, the forum ID is rJXMpikCZ.

Command-Line Options

Usage: extract-openreview-comments [OPTIONS] FORUM_ID

Options:
  -u, --username TEXT    OpenReview username (optional for public content)
  -p, --password TEXT    OpenReview password (optional for public content)
  -o, --output PATH      Output file path (default: comments.md)
  -s, --separate-files   Save each comment to a separate file
  -d, --output-dir PATH  Output directory for separate files (default: comments/)
  --baseurl TEXT         OpenReview API base URL (default: https://api2.openreview.net)
  --help                 Show this message and exit.

Output Format

The tool generates well-formatted Markdown with:

• Comment metadata (author, date)
• Review content (summary, strengths, weaknesses, questions)
• Ratings and confidence scores
• Nested reply threads
• Clear section separators

Example output:

# Paper Title

**Total Comments:** 5

---

## Comment by Reviewer_ABC

**Date:** 2024-01-15 10:30:00

**Review:**

This paper presents an interesting approach to...

**Rating:** 8: Top 50% of accepted papers

**Confidence:** 4: High

### Replies:

## Comment by Authors

**Date:** 2024-01-20 14:00:00

**Response:**

We thank the reviewer for their feedback...

---

Development

Running Tests

uv run pytest

Linting and Formatting

uv run ruff check .
uv run ruff format .

Type Checking

uv run pyright

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Built using the OpenReview Python API
• CLI powered by Click
• Built using Claude Code

Links

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• PyPI Package