evid - PDF Labelling

evid extracts text from PDFs, lets you label snippets, and exports as BibTeX for citation in Typst/LaTeX. Ideal for legal evidence datasets and LLM prompts.

Why evid?

• Automates quoting/citing from case files/contracts.
• Traceable: Unique PDF IDs, notes per label.
• Local: No cloud uploads.
• CLI/GUI: Script or interactive.

Features

• PDF datasets.
• Typst labeling: #lab(key, "text", "note").
• label.json/label.bib generation.
• LLM rebuttal prompts.

Install

uv pip install https://github.com/evidlabel/evid.git
evid -h

GUI Usage

evid gui

1. Add PDFs (left pane).
2. Create dataset (right pane).
3. Label: Generates document.typ.
4. Edit labels in VS Code (e.g., Ctrl+L snippet).
5. Save: Auto-exports BibTeX.

Example

The claim: #lab("plaintiff_damages", "seeks $500k", "Key evidence").

Exports: @abcdplaintiff_damages{...}

CLI

evid -h  # Datasets, rebut, etc.

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