Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Overleaf
Collaborative Writing and Publishing
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Overleaf launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Liquid Text 2.0▲157A better way to understand text - across multiple documents
2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →
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Overleaf▲2The easiest way to create, edit and publish your research
2015 · overleaf.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Since 2019, I’ve been working on a writing platform designed for creating complex documents (e.g., theses). I personally use it for everything as it also allows to classify documents in categories so you can organize them efficiently. As of a few months ago, the app is also available in the browser, and you can now invite coworkers to collaborate on a document in real time. The app is somewhat inspired by LyX. It offers an intuitive, modern editor, but users don’t need to know any LaTeX. When it’s time to export, they can choose from a range of templates (IEEE paper, thesis, etc.). A…
2025 · its alternatives →
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Editorial▲100Desktop-class text & markdown productivity on iOS
2016 · omz-software.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! For the last 8 months we've been working on leaflet.pub, a web app for making delightful documents. We're trying to strike a balance between Notion and Google Docs — very fast, ultralight and easy to share, but also supporting rich blocks and multiple pages. Weirdly, none of the many notetaking/document apps that we could find hit this combination, so we made Leaflet. With it you can: - Instantly create a doc, without an account - Share read and edit links - Sign-in with email to sync your docs to different devices - Add rich blocks, like canvases, subpages, rsvps, and polls It's…
2025 · its alternatives →
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LiquidText Ink▲136A fast, ink based way to review and analyze documents
2017 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →
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PencilCase▲74An iPhone and iPad app maker and private publishing platform
2014 · robotsandpencils.com · its alternatives →
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Stack▲120A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app
2017 · stack-writer.com · its alternatives →
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