Reviewly v0.1.1
Reviewly v0.1.1 — first public release 🎉
A fast, local-first desktop app for reviewing GitHub pull requests — with AI that runs on your own machine.
Reviewly turns PR review from a dozen browser tabs into one focused workspace: it surfaces the PRs that need you, lays out the diff the way a reviewer actually reads it, lets a local AI walk you through the change, and posts your review back to GitHub — without sending your code to any server but the one you choose.
This is the inaugural open-source release. 🥳
✨ Highlights
🗂️ One inbox for the work that's yours — review-requests, your open PRs, what's ready to merge, what's blocked — grouped and always fresh. PRs are cached locally, so the list is instant and survives a flaky connection.
🔍 A diff built for reviewers — unified or split, syntax-highlighted, with expandable context, per-file viewed tracking, and inline comments that batch into a single review (Approve / Request changes / Comment).
🤖 AI that's actually private — one click for a Guided tour that reads the whole PR and walks you through it in a sensible order, or a back-and-forth Ask AI chat. Powered by your local CLI (Claude, Codex, Gemini) or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Only the diff is ever sent — there's no Reviewly server in the middle.
✅ Checks, Dependabot & local git — CI checks with granular per-job re-runs, Dependabot alerts, and deep local-clone integration (file tree with git status & CODEOWNERS, branch switching, one-click PR checkout).
🪄 Native niceties — menu-bar tray with your review count, command palette (⌘K), g-chord navigation, clipboard sniff, OS notifications, window vibrancy, and silent auto-update.
📦 Install
Grab the installer for your platform below:
| Platform | File |
|---|---|
| macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel) | Reviewly-0.1.1-macos.dmg — signed & notarized |
| Windows | Reviewly-0.1.1-windows-setup.exe or Reviewly-0.1.1-windows.msi |
| Linux | Reviewly-0.1.1-linux.AppImage, .deb, or .rpm |
On first launch, connect your GitHub account (a device code you approve in the browser) and pick the repositories to watch. Reviewly updates itself from then on.
🤖 AI is optional
Reviewly is a great review client on its own. To turn AI on, open Settings → AI review and pick a provider — a local CLI you already have installed, or your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Add custom review instructions to bake in your team's standards.
🔒 Private by design
Your GitHub token lives in the OS keychain. No backend, no telemetry, no account beyond GitHub. The only outbound calls are to GitHub and to the AI backend you configure.
Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 · Full feature tour → README