pipit.Downloads ↗A little bird takes flight.
PIPIT 0.8.0 / ALPHA 01 / 19 OCTOBER 2026
Paperterm is now Pipit: a small, keyboard-first home for papers. The name and artwork are new; the reader and your place in a document remain familiar.
In this alpha
- A shared PDF.js frontend and Rust/WebAssembly lookup engine across Chromium, Firefox, and the Safari source target.
- Equation/citation quick looks, reference jumps, reading history, two-page view, and searchable commands.
- 23 themes, continuous recoloring, glass panels, a spring-driven dock, a local notebook, and a citation graph within the current paper.
- Browser-aware downloads, SHA-256 checksums, explicit setup instructions, and a live web reader.
- Pip, our paper-loving bird, with motion that respects your reduced-motion preference.
Installation status
- Chromium: unpacked ZIP, manual Developer mode installation. Chrome is tested on Windows; Edge/Brave are not independently validated.
- Firefox: unsigned development XPI, temporary installation through about:debugging. Permanent installation needs Mozilla signing.
- Safari: developer source payload, not an installable app. Requires a Mac, Xcode, signing, and runtime validation. No automatic PDF-response interception.
Known limitations
Text lookup is heuristic, not semantic proof. Scans need external OCR. The citation graph handles numeric square-bracket markers within the current PDF, not author–year references or a cross-paper network. Recoloring changes figures too; disable it for color-critical plots. Unusual authentication, huge files, CJK/RTL, complex forms, and native platform shortcuts need broader coverage. This is not a full PDF editor, annotation suite, or production stability guarantee.
Upgrading from Paperterm
Existing local storage keys and the Firefox add-on identity are retained intentionally. Reload your existing unpacked extension at the same path/profile to preserve its identity. Installing at a different path, using another profile, or visiting another web origin can create separate storage. Export notes before switching. The private development repository keeps its existing URL to preserve history and links.