PeerFold
Website: vincenzoml.github.io/PeerFold · Source: github.com/vincenzoml/PeerFold
Review PDFs in a native window. Click, type, done.
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
Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://vincenzoml.github.io/PeerFold/install.ps1 | iex
Python 3.10+
python3 -m pip install --user peerfold-review
peerfold manuscript.pdf --reviewer RB
Over SSH: peerfold paper.pdf --web
Shared folder or git repo
One launcher file — pinned PyPI version, same build for every co-author. Do not submodule PeerFold.
One-liner (from project root):
curl -fsSLO https://vincenzoml.github.io/PeerFold/peerfold.py && chmod +x peerfold.py
./peerfold.py your-paper.pdf --reviewer AB
Windows (PowerShell):
irm https://vincenzoml.github.io/PeerFold/peerfold.py -OutFile peerfold.py
py .\peerfold.py your-paper.pdf --reviewer AB
Or download peerfold.py into your project root. Packages are cached in ~/.local/share/peerfold/cache (uv; override with PEERFOLD_CACHE / PEERFOLD_DATA).
Upgrade when needed:
./peerfold.py --update # then commit peerfold.py
Site: vincenzoml.github.io/PeerFold
Usage
peerfold paper.pdf # native window (default)
peerfold paper.pdf -r VC # reviewer short name
peerfold paper.pdf --web # system browser (SSH)
peerfold paper.pdf --no-browser # server only
Environment: PEERFOLD_REVIEWER sets the default reviewer name. Set PEERFOLD_SAVE_COPY=1 to write sidecar files (paper_VC-2026-06-09.pdf) instead of editing in place.
Roadmap
Planned features (discussion and design in GitHub issues):
| Feature | Issue |
|---|---|
| Merge comments from different PDFs into one view | #1 |
| PDF diff view for revised manuscripts | #2 |
| GitHub integration for paper repos and review versioning | #3 |
| Export comments to human-readable text (page, section, quote) | #4 |
Development
python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
peerfold sample.pdf
pytest
License
MIT — see LICENSE. Uses PyMuPDF (AGPL).
Brought to you by vincenzoml@gmail.com · vincenzoml.github.io
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