peerfold-review 0.1.8

Local PDF review with browser UI and Acrobat-compatible highlights

PeerFold

Review PDFs in a native window (or your browser with --browser). Highlights are written as standard PDF /Highlight annotations — open the saved copy in Acrobat, Preview, or any PDF reader.

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

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

Install

Platform	Method
Any (Python 3.10+)	pipx install peerfold-review
Any (venv)	pip install peerfold-review
macOS	peerfold-macos.dmg or self-extracting peerfold-macos
Linux	self-extracting peerfold-linux
Windows	self-extracting peerfold-win.exe

chmod +x peerfold-macos peerfold-linux then run with your PDF path.

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).