Overleaf
Overleaf is an online collaborative writing and publishing tool, designed to make the process of creating academic documents quicker and easier.
It uses LaTeX, a typesetting system widely used for technical and scientific documentation.
Key features
- Overleaf Pro+ accounts for all students and staff.
- Easy-to-use, online editor.
- Real-time collaboration with multiple users.
- Integration with tools such as DropBox, GitHub and Zotero.
- Review, compare, label and download different versions of your work.
- Dedicated University of York template.
Access instructions
- To use this service, you need to sign up for an account using your York email address and password.
- You’ll need to verify your email address to complete registration.
Related tools
Additional information
Overleaf and ShareLaTeX
Overleaf are in the process of merging with ShareLaTeX. This will give Overleaf users access to ShareLaTeX Premium account. You can still use your current account (and keep all existing projects) by changing the email associated with it to your University of York email address. You can make this change in the ShareLaTex settings (sharelatex.com).