Overleaf Alternatives

Overleaf is described as 'Formerly WriteLaTeX, is a collaborative writing and publishing system that makes the whole process of producing academic papers much quicker for both authors and publishers' and is a popular LaTeX Editor in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Overleaf for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best Overleaf alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Overleaf are TeXstudio, Texmaker, Curvenote and Authorea.

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Overleaf alternatives are mainly LaTeX Editors, but if you're looking for Word Processors or IDEs you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, LaTeX Editor, Android, Self-Hosted, Online and Mac. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Overleaf.
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  1. Papeeria icon
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    Write and compile LaTeX online. You need only browser and Internet access to typeset LaTeX documents and compile them to PDF.

    Papeeria mobile works with iPad, iPhone or Android, so you can work on your texts even when your are far from your desktop or laptop.

    We take care of u.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Online realtime collaboration tool, just like Overleaf.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Papeeria is Freemium and ProprietaryOverleaf is Freemium and Open Source
  2. LaTeX Base icon
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    An online LaTeX editor that just works. No installation, live preview, and sharing. Get stuff done with or without an Internet connection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  3. VerbTeX is a free, collaborative LaTeX Editor. It allows you to create and manage LaTeX projects directly on your Android device and generate a PDF by using Verbosus (Online LaTeX and Octave Editor)

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
  4. SwiftLaTeX icon
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    SwiftLaTeX is a Web-browser based editor to create PDF documents such as reports, term projects, slide decks, in the typesetting system LaTeX. In contrast to other web-based editors SwiftLaTeX is true WYSIWYG, What-you-see-is-what-you-get: You edit directly in a representation...

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. TeXmacs icon
     19 likes

    GNU TeXmacs is a free scientific editing platform designed to create beautiful technical documents. It provides a unified and user friendly framework for editing structured documents with different types of content: text, math, graphics, slides, etc.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  6. Texpad icon
     12 likes

    Texpad is a LaTeX editor designed for straightforward navigation of projects of any size. When Texpad opens a document it scans through it, looking for LaTeX structure commands and any included files, then it presents you with an outline view with which you can swiftly navigate...

    19 Texpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. \Bluelatex icon
     2 likes

    \BlueLaTeX provides a full-featured server that allows you to create, manage and collaboratively edit documents written in \LaTeX. A web client is also provided to use the features served by the server directly in your browser.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. You write text and mathematics in your document without having to know a programming language or exit to an equation editor. Evaluate, simplify, solve, and plot functions without the need to master a complex syntax.

    20 Scientific Workplace alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Setzer icon
     3 likes

    Setzer lets you Write LaTeX documents with an easy to use yet full-featured editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  10. TeXposit icon
     1 like

    Minimalistic online collaborative LaTeX editor with AI-assisted writing features and bibtex support, currently in beta testing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Flowcite icon
     1 like

    All-In-One Solution For Academic Research/Writing/Editing/Publishing/Referencing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. MathType icon
     20 likes

    Type and handwrite mathematical notation with MathType. Easily include quality math equations in your documents and digital content.

    34 MathType alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
    • Apple iWork
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Google Drive - Docs
     
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