PDFScribe

A native macOS application for reading PDFs with integrated note-taking and AI assistance.

Features

• PDF Viewer: Native PDFKit integration for smooth PDF rendering
• Markdown Editor: Real-time note-taking with auto-quote functionality
• Auto-Quote: Highlight text in PDF and it automatically appears in your notes with citation
• AI Sidebar: Chat interface for quick AI assistance (integration ready)

Requirements

• macOS 12.0 or later
• Swift 6.0+

Development

# Build the project
make build

# Run in development mode
make run

# Create production app bundle
make release

# Clean build artifacts
make clean

Usage

1. Run make run or open the built app
2. Click "Open PDF" to load a PDF file
3. Highlight text in the PDF - it will automatically be quoted in the editor
4. Take notes in the middle panel
5. Use the AI sidebar for assistance (API integration required)

Architecture

The app follows MVVM architecture:

• Models: Data structures
• ViewModels: Business logic and state management
• Views: SwiftUI views and AppKit wrappers

Project Structure

Sources/PDFScribe/
├── PDFScribeApp.swift       # App entry point
├── Model/                   # Data models
├── ViewModel/               # View models
│   ├── AppViewModel.swift
│   ├── PDFViewModel.swift
│   └── EditorViewModel.swift
├── View/
│   ├── MainSplitView.swift  # Main layout
│   ├── PDF/                 # PDF viewer components
│   ├── Editor/              # Editor components
│   └── Chat/                # AI chat components
└── Services/                # External services (API, etc.)

License

MIT