Open source alternatives to Overleaf

2 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Overleaf does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Overleaf does

Write LaTeX in the browsercore
Live PDF previewcore
Real-time collaborationcore
Templates for papers and theses
Track changes and comments
Git and GitHub sync
Reference management
No local install

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
TexLiteSelf-hosted collaborative LaTeX editor, an Overleaf alternative in Docker	Replaces it73%	74+1	441	5 days ago	100%	Needs a server	AGPL-3.0
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Live PDF preview; Track changes and comments; No local install. Not shown: Templates for papers and theses.See the evidence Write LaTeX in the browsercoreYespurpose-built for shared browser writing Live PDF previewcorePartlysource/PDF SyncTeX navigation Real-time collaborationcoreYesYjs-based collaborative source editing Templates for papers and thesesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Track changes and commentsPartlycomments anchored to source text, replies, resolution Git and GitHub syncYesPer-project history and owner-only Git/GitHub backup Reference managementYesa private per-user citation library with topic folders No local installPartlyReaders can view source and existing PDFs without joining collaboration
texbrainBrowser LaTeX editor with live preview, packages and git, no install needed	Replaces it49%	207+3	82	None	Too few	Runs in a browser	MIT
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Reference management. Not shown: Real-time collaboration; Track changes and comments.See the evidence Write LaTeX in the browsercoreYesLaTeX editor that runs entirely in your browser Live PDF previewcoreYesLive PDF preview. Real-time collaborationcoreNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Templates for papers and thesesYespick a template (article, thesis, beamer, report, CV Track changes and commentsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Git and GitHub syncYesFull git integration. Reference managementPartlySupports `.tex`, `.bib`, `.sty`, `.cls` and more. No local installYesNo accounts. No installs. No servers.

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