Crit

Terms of Service

Last updated: February 2026

What Crit is

Crit is an open-source tool (MIT license) for inline review of markdown documents. The CLI runs locally on your machine. This website hosts a web UI that lets you view and comment on documents shared via a share link.

Who operates this

Crit is operated by Tomasz Tomczyk as an independent open-source project.

Use of the shared review service

When you share a document using the Share button in Crit, your document and its comments are uploaded to this server and made accessible via a unique share link. The share link is a secret URL that serves as the only access control for the review. Anyone with the link can view and comment on the review.

By sharing a document, you agree:

  • You have the right to share the document's contents.
  • You will not use the service to share illegal, harmful, or abusive content.
  • You will not attempt to disrupt, overload, or abuse the service.

CLI update check

On startup, the Crit CLI checks for a newer version by making a request to api.github.com. This sends your IP address to GitHub. You can disable this by setting the environment variable CRIT_NO_UPDATE_CHECK=1.

Limits

Shared documents are limited to 2 MB of content, 500 comments, and 50 KB per comment body.

Shared review data

Shared reviews are retained for 30 days from the date of last activity, then deleted automatically. Do not rely on this service as a permanent store for important content.

You can delete a shared review at any time using the Unpublish button in Crit. This immediately and permanently removes the review from our servers.

No warranties

Crit is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. We make no guarantees about uptime, data retention, or fitness for any particular purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for any loss, corruption, or unauthorized access to data you share using this service.

Changes

We may update these terms at any time. The "Last updated" date on this page reflects when terms last changed. Significant changes will be noted in the GitHub changelog.

Contact

For questions, open an issue on GitHub.