Overleaf
Online collaborative LaTeX editor for scientific and technical writing
Overleaf is a web-based collaborative LaTeX editor for scientific and technical writing. It provides a Visual Editor for editing without code and a Code Editor for working directly with LaTeX, with no installation or package management required. The platform supports document sharing, simultaneous editing, commenting, and in-document chat, along with project history and version control for reviewing changes over time.
Core capabilities include LaTeX typesetting for formulas, figures, tables, bibliographies, and citations, with integrations for Papers, Mendeley, Zotero, GitHub, ReadCube, and Dropbox. A library of free templates covers journal articles, theses, CVs, reports, and presentations. Built-in AI tools include a LaTeX-fluent AI Assistant and additional AI features with usage allowances that vary by plan. Enterprise options include SSO, audit logging, managed user accounts, usage metrics, on-premises hosting, and FedRAMP authorization.
Overleaf is used by students, researchers, teams, businesses, government, and educational institutions. It offers a free plan with unlimited projects and one collaborator per project, paid individual plans with increased collaborator limits and AI allowances, and organization plans for 20+ users with enterprise capabilities and volume discounts.
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