Legacy LaTeX editor maintained within Overleaf

ShareLaTeX vs. TypeTeX

ShareLaTeX lives on inside Overleaf’s infrastructure, focusing on solo LaTeX authors who prefer a classic editing experience without modern collaboration or AI tooling.

Best for: Faculty maintaining legacy ShareLaTeX workflows or self-hosted instances.

ShareLaTeX merged with Overleaf in 2017; most teams have migrated to modern Overleaf plans.

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Quick takeaways

Where ShareLaTeX fits today—and why teams graduate to TypeTeX when publications demand more structure, compliance, or AI assistance.

Strengths

Familiar interface for teams who have not upgraded since the Overleaf merger.
Self-hosted option for institutions that forked the open-source edition.
Lightweight editor with minimal distractions.

Where it falls short

No real-time presence indicators or modern commenting tools.
Lacks integrations with contemporary research tooling and AI assistants.
Maintenance and security updates depend on the self-hosted team.

Why teams pick TypeTeX

A research platform built for accuracy, speed, and compliance

These capabilities consistently help teams transition from ShareLaTeX without losing momentum.

TypeTeX advantage

Modern collaboration layer with presence, commenting, and task routing.

TypeTeX advantage

Out-of-the-box AI assistance with full audit trails.

TypeTeX advantage

Hosted, secure infrastructure with compliance support for universities.

Feature-by-feature comparison

A condensed snapshot of how workflows differ. Dive into the links below for migration guides and best practices.

Capability	TypeTeX	ShareLaTeX
Collaboration	Live presence, comment threads, reviewer workflows.	Basic sharing—no live cursors or structured review flows.
Automation	AI drafting, citation suggestions, compliance alerts.	Manual LaTeX editing with no automation.
Maintenance	Fully managed, SOC 2-aligned platform.	Self-hosted or legacy cloud instance maintained by local IT.

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Deepen your evaluation with migration guides, feature walkthroughs, and long-form comparisons.

Migrating from ShareLaTeX

Step-by-step guide for importing projects and references.

Collaboration & Versioning

See how TypeTeX keeps teams aligned without version chaos.

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