Software:ShareLaTeX
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| Developer(s) | ShareLaTeX |
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| Type | Web application |
| License | AGPL v3[1] |
| Website | www.sharelatex.com |
ShareLaTeX was an online LaTeX editor that allows real-time collaboration and online compiling of projects to PDF format.[3]
In comparison to other LaTeX editors, ShareLaTeX (now Overleaf), is a server-based application, which is accessed through a web browser. A publicly maintained instance of ShareLaTeX is available at https://www.sharelatex.com, and the software to run a personal instance of ShareLaTeX is available under an open-source license.[4]
On July 20, 2017, ShareLaTeX was acquired by Overleaf.[5] Overleaf plans to continue ShareLaTeX under the brand Overleaf v2 which was in beta testing up until the 4th of September 2018.[6] The domain name "sharelatex.com" now redirects to a connection page for Overleaf v2.[7]
Features
Sharelatex follows the freemium pricing model, with the freely-hosted accounts and the open-source version offering the following features:
- Private and public projects
- Real-time collaboration between private collaborators (maximum 2 collaborators per project)[8]
- Spell-check
- One-click compilation to PDF
On the other hand, the paid plans come with the following additional features:
- Track Changes
- Dropbox synchronization
- GitHub synchronization
- Document history
- More collaborators per project (number ranges depending on chosen plan)[8]
Under the flagship of Overleaf v2, the new platform also offers the Rich Text mode — where source code of inline/displayed math, sectional titles, figures and ordered/unordered lists are rendered as graphics during editing. The collaborative editing interface is further expanded to handle comment resolution and change approval as well. [9][10]
Technical architecture
ShareLaTeX uses Node.js written in CoffeeScript — with data stored in MongoDB and Redis.[11]
ShareLaTeX is able to integrate R. It has integrated the Knitr package. [12]
References
- ↑ https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex/blob/master/LICENSE
- ↑ "Sharelatex.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sharelatex.com. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ http://linuxec.es/2013/12/sharelatex-estupendo-editor-latex-en-la-nube/[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ https://www.sharelatex.com/blog/2014/02/21/sharelatex-is-now-open-source.html
- ↑ https://www.sharelatex.com/blog/2017/07/20/sharelatex-joins-overleaf.html
- ↑ https://www.overleaf.com/help/342-overleaf-v2-faq
- ↑ https://www.sharelatex.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Plans and Pricing - ShareLaTeX, Online LaTeX Editor". https://www.sharelatex.com/user/subscription/plans.
- ↑ "Overleaf for Authors" (in en). https://www.overleaf.com/for/authors.
- ↑ "The Definitive, Non-Technical Introduction to LaTeX, Professional Typesetting and Scientific Publishing" (in en-US). 2015-09-05. https://mathvault.ca/latex-guide/.
- ↑ https://www.sharelatex.com/about
- ↑ https://www.sharelatex.com/learn/Knitr
See also
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