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Overleaf vs TeXstudio: catalog facts
Overleaf	TeXstudio
Freemium A free tier is available. Paid plans add collaborators and compile time. A community…	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
No local TeX installation, and collaborators can join instantly Large template library for journals, theses and CVs	Integrated viewer with forward and inverse search between source and PDF Assistants for tables, tabulars and figures cut down on syntax lookup
Free accounts limit collaborators and compile time Self-hosting the community edition lacks many hosted features	The interface is dense with toolbars and panels Requires a TeX distribution installed separately
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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