Overleaf textarea

This plugin displays your text in a textarea so you can use spellcheck plugins like Grammarly.

What is Overleaf textarea?

'Overleaf Textarea' is a Chrome extension designed to optimize spellcheck on Overleaf. It sources content from the file visible in the editor, filters out commands and keywords, and pastes the plain text in a textarea overlaying the PDF preview. This method enables integration with sophisticated spellcheck tools like Grammarly which cannot function in complex editors like Overleaf. Changes made in the textarea, either manually or via Grammarly, are evaluated and automatically merged back into the Overleaf editor, ensuring efficient proofreading.

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By: Robin Dijkhof

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Users: 30,000+

Rating: 4.79 (112) ▼ 0.03

Version: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2023-05-12)

Creation date: 2020-10-12

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

https://overleaf.com/
https://www.overleaf.com/
*://*.overleaf.com/*
storage
contextMenus
activeTab

Size: 77.73K

Email: ta*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 5052 ▼ 53

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#2693 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3

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Summary

Analyze keywords

Spellcheck in Overleaf is very basic. It is nothing compared to dedicated tools such as Grammarly. I used to copy and paste into Docs back and forward until recently. I created this chrome extension that copies the content of the file visible in the editor; filters the commands/keywords and pastes the plain text in a textarea (Right area). This textarea is displayed over the pdf preview. Extensions such as Grammarly can't check complex editors such as Overleaf, but only work in textareas. Changes made to the textarea, either by extensions such as Grammarly or yourself, are evaluated and changes are merged back to the editor.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Useful for grammar checking in Overleaf
Saves time for checking latex projects
Great for non-native English speakers
Useful for dyslexic individuals

Cons

Unreliable for Chrome and Firefox
Some LaTeX commands not filtered out
Buggy for large projects

Most mentioned

Useful for grammar checking in Overleaf
Unreliable for Chrome and Firefox
Saves time for checking latex projects

Recent reviews

Doesn't work for me. As said before me, probably broken.

Harmaci Marcell, 2024-04-16

From a man with dyslexia trying to write an academic paper, I thank you!

Jonathan Hanley, 2021-02-26

Amazing!

main01, 2021-02-26

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Safety

Risk impact

Overleaf textarea may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.