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Getting started with DocReview
From installation to your first ranked review in about ten minutes.
Installing
- Windows: run the installer. If Windows says it protected your PC, choose More info → Run anyway (once).
- macOS: open the disk image and drag DocReview to Applications. The first time, macOS cannot verify the app: choose Done, then System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. Install LibreOffice for Word and Excel files.
- Linux: make the AppImage executable and run it, or install the .deb with
sudo apt install ./file.deb. LibreOffice Writer and Calc handle Word and Excel files.
Getting started
- Open DocReview. The setup guide starts on first launch (Help → Setup guide opens it again).
- Add a provider. A local model (Ollama or llama.cpp on your computer), a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint, or a cloud provider with your API key. Test lists its models. More
- Choose models. One for the Reviewer (finds the issues) and one for the Verifier (checks them); they can be the same. More
- Choose your documents folder. Any folder you work in. DocReview lists the Word, Excel, PDF and text files in it and prepares a file only when you open it. More
- Review. Open a document and choose AI Analysis. The reviewed copy appears in a DocReview folder next to the original; your original is never changed. More
Help topics
Setup and models
The setup guide, providers, choosing and checking models, pictures.
Your documents
Folders, file types, preparing a file, where results go.
Analysis
Standard and Deep, instructions, new versions, cross-checks, web search.
Comments
Tiers, accepting and editing, rating and reporting, exporting to Word.
Settings
Every Settings tab, what it changes and when to touch it.
Troubleshooting
Common problems, reporting one, and what data the app sends.
In the app, the small ? next to a pane, a Settings tab or a dialog opens the matching part of this help.