WriteLaTeX

The online platform for scientific writing.

WriteLaTeX - Free Service for Scientific Writing Online

WriteLaTeX is an online platform for scientific writing. It's a free service that lets you create, edit & share your scientific projects using LaTeX straight from your browser. It facilitates real-time collaboration, automatic synchronization, secure file storage and an integrated publishing service. The Chrome extension offers an ease of accessibility to these features for its users.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.14
(14)
Version: 0.1 (Last updated: 2014-04-23)
Version code: undefined
Creation date: 2014-04-23
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Size: 9.35K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

WriteLaTeX is a free service that lets you create, edit and share your scientific ideas easily online using LaTeX, a comprehensive and powerful tool for scientific writing.

WriteLaTeX has grown rapidly since its launch in 2011, and today there are tens of thousands of active users who've created hundreds of thousands of projects.

WriteLaTeX provides real-time collaboration in your browser: We compile your project for you so you can see the results right away. There's no software to install, so you can start writing and collaborating instantly.

Our real-time preview also makes it great for learning — you can see how your final project will look whilst you type.

You always have the latest version: WriteLaTeX synchronizes changes from all authors automatically, so you and your co-authors always have the latest version.

All your files are securely stored, and you can access them at any time — all you need is a browser.

Create, edit & publish — all from one place: We provide a comprehensive selection of templates to get you started, and you can upload your own quickly and easily.

When you've finished your work, our integrated publishing service lets you get your work out to a wide audience quickly and efficiently.

User reviews

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by Xiangyang Wang, 2018-02-03

Awesome and complete.
by Claudio Miceli, 2016-02-18

I've been waiting for this one for a long time but not much advantage to having it is an app instead of simply based on your browser. Still awaiting future versions and an Android app is an absolute MUST!!!
by Dd Hms, 2015-05-25
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Extension safety

Risk impact

WriteLaTeX does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

WriteLaTeX may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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