When the paper should stay with you.
You work on trains, planes or behind a firewall. Your project is confidential or under embargo. Your document is large and hits compile limits. You want an assistant that runs on your own machine.
Overleaf alternative
Your paper, on your own computer.
LatexDo is a free desktop LaTeX editor. It works offline, compiles on your machine with no time limit, and keeps your project in a normal folder.
Side by side
LatexDo and Overleaf at a glance.
| LatexDo | Overleaf | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | On your computer (macOS, Windows, Linux) | In the browser |
| Where your files live | Ordinary folders on your disk | On Overleaf's servers |
| Works without internet | Yes | No |
| Price | Free | Free plan, paid plans for more |
| Compile limits | Your own machine, no time limit | Compile time limit on the free plan |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Real-time co-editing in the browser | No | Yes |
| AI that runs on your machine | Yes, with local models | No |
| Reviewer and rebuttal tools | Built in | Comments and track changes |
| Source code | Open source (MIT) | Community Edition is open source |
Overleaf details reflect its public plans at the time of writing and may change.
When everyone types at once.
Overleaf is built for several authors editing the same document live in a browser, with nothing to install. If that is how your group writes, it is the right tool.
Bring your Overleaf project with you.
LatexDo imports an Overleaf project, so you can keep writing on your own computer. Because your project is a normal folder, it also works with Git.
Download LatexDoTry it on the paper you are writing now.
Free to download. No account.