# sanjib-sen/WebLaTex

A complete alternative for Overleaf with VSCode + Web + Git Integration + Copilot + Grammar & Spell Checker + Live Collaboration Support. Based on GitHub Codespace and Dev container.

Repository: https://github.com/sanjib-sen/WebLaTex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/weblatex
Homepage: https://github.com/sanjib-sen/weblatex/generate
Language: TeX
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: git, latex, overleaf, vscode, grammarly, editor, texlive, languagetool, docker, github-config, latex-editor, tex, text-editor
Last push: 2024-05-23T01:16:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1410, "days_push": 833, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1745, forks 467 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.649654+00:00)

## What it is
WebLaTex is a self-hosted, browser-based LaTeX editing environment built on VS Code and GitHub Codespaces/dev containers, bundling TeX Live, Git integration, GitHub Copilot, Grammarly/LanguageTool grammar checking, and live collaboration. It serves as a complete alternative to Overleaf for writing papers, journals, and resumes.

## Use cases
- write latex research papers in the browser
- overleaf alternative with vscode
- collaborate on latex documents in real time
- grammar check my latex documents
- compile latex to pdf with git integration
- use github copilot while writing latex
- self-hosted latex editor with texlive

## When to choose
- you want an Overleaf alternative with full VS Code features and extensions
- you prefer Git-based workflows and GitHub Codespaces for LaTeX projects
- you need grammar checking, Copilot, and live collaboration in one LaTeX setup

## When to avoid
- you want a zero-setup hosted service without GitHub accounts or dev containers
- you need offline-only LaTeX editing without cloud dependency
- you only need occasional simple LaTeX compilation

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, documentation, pdf
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, documentation, pdf
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: latex, overleaf-alternative, vscode, codespaces, devcontainer, texlive, grammar-checking, live-collaboration, git-integration, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- sanjib-sen/WebLaTex (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.649654+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:29:17.170986+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sanjib-sen/WebLaTex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.649654+00:00, sha 7fecb1c41182)
  - homepage: https://github.com/sanjib-sen/weblatex/generate (fetched 2026-08-29T11:07:04.679640+00:00, sha 86f6af85b02f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.