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TexLite: Lightweight self-hosted collaborative LaTeX editor and Overleaf alternative - SWUFE-DB-Group/TexLite

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   TeXbrain, a LaTeX editor that runs pdfTeX in the browser via WASM▲118

   I'm a master's engineering student and a big fan of LaTeX, which I used for my thesis and research articles. I have used Overleaf and that was fine until I wanted to git sync, which unfortunately sits behind a paywall. Since I didn't want to pay subscriptions for things that should simply just work, I built the editor I wanted in my free time, where you open a tab, write LaTeX, get your PDF and the files stay all in one folder on my disk. TeXbrain is a static site with no backend. pdfTeX is compiled to WebAssembly (SwiftLaTeX) and runs in your browser. The editor can read and write your…

   11d ago · github.com

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   TeXMe Demo – Self-Rendering Markdown and LaTeX Documents▲213

   2019 · opendocs.github.io

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   TeXMe – Self-Rendering Markdown and LaTeX Documents▲209

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   Sharelatex▲82

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   TeXnique – A LaTeX Typesetting Game▲170

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    Squire▲123

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