Overleaf
(writeLaTeX before) is an excellent online
LaTeX editor. Even better that many specific desktop software. It works online in source or rich-text modes. Its popularity (
#overleaf
) is increasing, may be because some of the following features:
- Integrated git server: To clone just change the www in the project URL by git.
- Inline (in rich-text mode via MathJax) and parallel panel preview. Includes also inline preview for figures (no yet for tables)
- Tab completion for commands, environments, refs, and cites.
- Special comments with discussions for collaborative work in the rich-text mode, which are just normal LaTeX comments in source mode.
- Integration with other online services like Zotero, Drobox, figshare, etc. Some requires Pro-accounts.
In this blog entry
explain how to synchronize with another git repository, specifically for
GitHub, but also work the same with any other repository server.