The collaborative, online LaTeX editor that anyone can use
Stage
Established
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Founded
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Pricing model
free
freemium
Pricing
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Overleaf Free (unlimited projects, 1 collaborator), paid plans for individuals with collaboration features, and plans for teams and organizations with security and on-premises options.
Key features
Automatic web research sensing
Collection and tagging organization
Saved searches
Citation and bibliography generation
Support for 9,000+ citation styles
Data synchronization across devices
Web browser access
Library sharing and collaboration
Multi-platform availability
Annotation capabilities
Visual Editor and Code Editor
Real-time collaboration with simultaneous editing and commenting
Project history and version control
Thousands of free templates
No installation or setup required
Bibliography and citation management
Real-time track changes
Tables and figures insertion
Advanced reference search
Integration with third-party tools
What makes it different
Open source and developed by a nonprofit with no financial interest in user data
Supports over 9,000 citation styles
Integrates directly with Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs
Free library sharing and collaboration
Automatic research detection across the web
Simplifies LaTeX for beginners without requiring coding knowledge
Real-time collaboration on LaTeX documents with multiple editors
Merged ShareLaTeX to create the most popular online LaTeX tool
Used by over 20 million researchers and students worldwide
Trusted by major research organizations including CERN and universities