Reviews for Overleaf
Login to ReviewAvery Moore
Mar 30, 2026Overleaf makes LaTeX collaborative and approachable!
As an academic, Overleaf has been a game-changer for collaborative writing. My co-authors and I can work on a paper simultaneously, with the LaTeX compiling and preview updating in real-time—no more emailing .tex files back and forth. The comment and chat function is seamless for discussion, and the rich template library gets you started instantly. The free tier is incredibly generous, and the real-time collaboration is the killer feature that has completely streamlined our workflow.
River Taylor
Mar 30, 2026Collaboration comes at a cost, and not just money
While Overleaf is great for real-time LaTeX collaboration, the free plan is severely limiting with constant compilation timeouts and minimal history. The editor can feel sluggish with larger documents, and the lack of responsive customer support for basic issues makes troubleshooting frustrating. For a critical academic project, the reliability just isn't there without paying.
Alex Martin
Mar 30, 2026Frustratingly Unreliable for Collaborative Work
While the idea of a collaborative LaTeX editor is great, Overleaf's execution is lacking. The real-time sync frequently breaks, causing version conflicts and lost work. The free version's compile speed is painfully slow, and the editor often lags during peak hours, making it impractical for serious academic writing.
Skyler Hall
Mar 30, 2026A powerful collaborative tool, but with frustrating quirks.
Overleaf is fantastic for collaborating on LaTeX documents in real-time with my thesis team, and the free plan offers a ton of templates to get started. However, I've experienced frustrating lag when working on longer documents, and the auto-compile feature can sometimes be slow or buggy, causing delays. The premium features are useful but feel a bit pricey for the stability issues.
Quinn Johnson
Mar 29, 2026Frustrating for serious work
The editor frequently lags during real-time collaboration, making synchronous editing with multiple contributors a chore. Even on the paid plan, the compile times are slow and the auto-complete features are buggy, often suggesting incorrect commands. It feels like a web app trying to do a desktop tool's job, and the constant need for an internet connection is a major drawback when you're on the go.
James Wright
Mar 29, 2026Frustratingly Buggy for Serious Collaboration
While the concept is great, Overleaf's real-time collaboration is painfully laggy and often loses sync, causing version control nightmares. The free tier is far too restrictive for academic work, and even paid plans feel unreliable with frequent compilation errors that don't occur locally. It ultimately wastes more time than it saves.
Liam Lee
Mar 26, 2026A Game Changer for Academic Collaboration
As a researcher who frequently writes and co-authors complex papers, Overleaf has been a godsend. The ability to collaborate in real-time with colleagues on a single LaTeX document is a huge time-saver and eliminates the back-and-forth of emailing compiled PDFs. The rich template library and online preview are fantastic, making the learning curve for LaTeX much gentler. I've written multiple papers and my dissertation draft on here, and the seamless auto-sync to cloud and version history have saved me from disaster more than once. The free tier is incredibly generous for individual use.
Phoenix Harris
Mar 24, 2026Powerful but Pricey for Teams
Overleaf is a fantastic tool for writing papers collaboratively in LaTeX. The real-time collaboration and rich set of templates make drafting papers and theses much smoother than doing it all locally. However, the free version is quite limited on collaboration, and the pricing for teams, which our lab needs, has gotten quite expensive. It's a powerful platform, but the cost makes me consider alternatives for basic collaborative writing, even though I love the real-time LaTeX editing.
Anna King
Mar 23, 2026Frustrating and Unreliable
The real-time collaboration is more of a headache than a help, with constant sync errors and lost edits. For a tool that markets itself for academic work, the performance is surprisingly slow and prone to crashes, especially with larger documents. The free version feels crippled, and the paid plans are too expensive for the unreliable service you get.
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Overleaf
Overleaf is an online LaTeX editor that allows real-time collaboration on documents. It has templates for papers, resumes, thesis, and …
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