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Freemium

Hosted plans and licences are offered; see the pricing page for current terms.

 Freemium

A free tier is available. Paid plans add collaborators and compile time. A community…

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Notebooks, terminals, files and documents in one shared project
  • Live collaborative editing with version history and recovery
  • No local TeX installation, and collaborators can join instantly
  • Large template library for journals, theses and CVs
  • Main use is through a hosted service that needs an account
  • Claude Code support is an experimental preview
  • Free accounts limit collaborators and compile time
  • Self-hosting the community edition lacks many hosted features
Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service Web application, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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