peerfold-review 0.1.13

Local PDF review with browser UI and Acrobat-compatible highlights

PeerFold

Review PDFs in a native window — embedded WebKit/WebView2 via pywebview, no browser tabs or URL bar. Use --browser for the system browser instead. Highlights are written as standard PDF /Highlight annotations — open the saved copy in Acrobat, Preview, or any PDF reader.

Saved reviews: manuscript_VC-2026-06-09.pdf next to the original.

Install

macOS & Linux

curl -fsSL https://vincenzoml.github.io/PeerFold/install.sh | bash

Installs the latest release: macOS → Applications/PeerFold.app; Linux → ~/.local/bin/peerfold.

Windows (PowerShell)

irm https://vincenzoml.github.io/PeerFold/install.ps1 | iex

Installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PeerFold and adds peerfold to your user PATH.

Python 3.10+

pipx install peerfold-review
peerfold manuscript.pdf --reviewer RB

Manual downloads: GitHub Releases.

Install scripts: install.sh · install.ps1

Usage

peerfold paper.pdf                  # open browser UI
peerfold paper.pdf -r VC            # reviewer short name (filename + metadata)
peerfold paper.pdf --port 8765      # fixed port
peerfold paper.pdf --browser        # system browser instead of native window
peerfold paper.pdf --no-browser     # server only

Environment: PEERFOLD_REVIEWER sets the default reviewer name.

Features

• Span-accurate text highlights with comment threads
• Citation links open DOIs/URLs directly
• Multi-tab sync, autosave, reviewer switching
• Adobe-compatible annotation format

Development

python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
peerfold sample.pdf
pytest

License

MIT — see LICENSE. Uses PyMuPDF (AGPL).