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24 alternatives to TexLite – A lightweight self-hosted LaTeX workspace
TexLite: Lightweight self-hosted collaborative LaTeX editor and Overleaf alternative - SWUFE-DB-Group/TexLite
TexLite is a lightweight, self-hosted collaborative LaTeX editor designed for small research teams as an alternative to Overleaf. It leverages existing LaTeX distributions without requiring complex infrastructure… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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A web-based collaborative LaTeX editor. Contribute to overleaf/overleaf development by creating an account on GitHub.
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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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…
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Self-rendering Markdown + LaTeX documents. Contribute to susam/texme development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · opendocs.github.io · its alternatives →
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Self-rendering Markdown + LaTeX documents. Contribute to susam/texme development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I am building Docmost, an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion. I have been working on it for the past 12 months. This is the first public release (beta). The rich-text editor has support for real-time collaboration, LaTex, inline comments, tables, and callouts to name a few. Features - Collaborative real-time editor - Spaces (Teamspace) - User permissions - Groups - Comments - Page history - Nested pages - Search - File attachments You can find screenshots of the product on the website. Website:…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sharelatex▲82The easy to use, online, collaborative LaTeX editor
2016 · overleaf.com · its alternatives →
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A minimal, almost class-less CSS library to write modern websites that look like LaTeX documents.
2020 · latex.now.sh · 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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I built TeXlyre, an open-source collaborative editor for LaTeX and Typst that works entirely locally-first. No data leaves your device unless you explicitly share it. The main pain point I wanted to solve: existing solutions like Overleaf require sending your documents to their servers, and local editors don't handle real-time collaboration well. TeXlyre uses CRDTs for conflict-free collaboration while keeping everything on your machine. Key features: - Works offline by default - Real-time collaboration via WebRTC (peer-to-peer) - Support for both LaTeX and Typst - Your data stays on your…
2025 · texlyre.github.io · its alternatives →
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Efficient and minimal collaborative code editor, self-hosted, no database required - ekzhang/rustpad
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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✔️The smallest header-only GUI library(4 KLOC) for all platforms - idea4good/GuiLite
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Collaborate around what you find online on the Web or PDFs
2023 · its alternatives →
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A LaTeX Typesetting Game
2019 · texnique.xyz · 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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TeXposit▲5Transparent, Human-First, AI-Assisted Writing in Academia. TeXposit is the modern collaborative LaTeX, Markdown and LaTeX+Markdown Hybrid editor. TeXposit features an advanced AI writing assistant, built-in reference management, live collaboration features, built-in provenance and more.
Jul 2026 · texposit.com · its alternatives →
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A collaborative UML editor; build with etherpad and plantuml - AlexITC/collabuml
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Unbound by any specific domain, programming language, or concept, Podlite stands out as a universal markup language In addition, the support for Markdown markup as a standard block adds convenience and allows for the use of familiar syntax for text formatting It's perfect for documentation, educational materials, blogging, and much more for organizing knowledge. One of the key features of Podlite is its extensibility. This allows for defining unique and domain-specific blocks and expanding the language's functionality according to the requirements of your project. The Podlite specification…
2024 · podlite.org · its alternatives →
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2015 · fiddle.md · its alternatives →
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Type.com▲120A shared workspace for Claude, Codex, and your team
Sep 2026 · type.com · its alternatives →
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I often need simple text tools (e.g. diffing, epoch time conversion, number base conversion) and was frustrated that I couldn't find a simple option that was as fast as I wanted. Many (SEO-optimized) websites exist, but they unnecessarily send your input to their servers. I used tools like DevToys but their diff has been broken on Mac for a while [1] and it requires installing an app, and CyberChef is good but requires too many interactions (yes, I'm picky). So, I decided to build my own. txtl tries to autodetect what mode you want based on the input, and in general is fast and gets out of…
2025 · viveksjain.github.io · its alternatives →
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