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Life & fun · February 8, 2016

Overleaf

Collaborative Writing and Publishing

Overleaf launched on February 8, 2016 with 3 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

What it does

An online LaTeX editor that’s easy to use. No installation, real-time collaboration, version control, hundreds of LaTeX templates, and more.

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