LaTeX Editor

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Press Compile (Ctrl+Enter) to build the PDF. The first run loads the engine and needed packages.

About LaTeX Editor

LaTeX Editor writes and compiles LaTeX entirely in your browser: a full pdfTeX-compatible engine runs in WebAssembly beside a TeX package tree, so your PDF is built without a server.

How to use it

1
Write in the editor, or upload a project zip with its figures and bibliography.
2
Press Compile (Ctrl+Enter). The first run loads the engine; packages load on demand after that.
3
Read the PDF beside the source, fix anything the log flags, and download the PDF or the whole project.

Options

pdfLaTeX with the packages a full distribution carries, plus BibTeX, biber and makeindex for bibliographies and indexes.
Multi-file projects work: chapters via \input, figures via \includegraphics, and BibTeX bibliographies.
Syntax highlighting, autocompletion for commands and environments, and an error panel parsed from the log.

Limitations

The package tree covers a full distribution's basic, recommended and extra collections, restricted to permissively licensed packages; a package outside it reports a missing file.
Very large documents compile slower than on a desktop TeX, since everything runs in WebAssembly.
Shell-escape tools that run external programs (minted with pygments, for example) are not available.

Common questions

Is my document uploaded anywhere?

No. The engine and the package tree are served as static files and the compilation runs in a Web Worker in your browser.

Why is the first compile slow?

It boots the WebAssembly engine and loads the format. Later compiles reuse both and are much faster.