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LaTeX guides and Overleaf comparisons
41 guides on writing LaTeX, collaborating on it, and keeping the whole thing compliant with EU data protection. Written by the team behind inscrive.io.
Overleaf Alternatives in 2026: 9 LaTeX Editors Compared
Overleaf and eight alternatives, from inscrive.io and Typst to TeXstudio and VS Code, compared on compile limits, price, Git and hosting.
Read articleOverleaf alternatives and comparisons
How the online LaTeX editors actually differ on compile limits, pricing, Git and data residency, and what moving between them involves.
inscrive.io vs Overleaf: An Honest 2026 Comparison
A fair inscrive.io vs Overleaf comparison: collaboration, compile time, pricing, Git and references, and the EU hosting gap that often decides procurement.
Read articleOnline LaTeX Editors Compared: inscrive.io, Overleaf and More
Online LaTeX editors compared: inscrive.io, Overleaf, Papeeria and others on collaboration, compile limits, Git, reference sync, price and EU hosting.
Read articleOverleaf Pricing in 2026: Is Premium Worth It?
Overleaf pricing plan by plan: compile limits, projects, Git and AI, and how premium compares with inscrive.io Pro at €7/month, hosted in the EU.
Read articleOverleaf Compile Timeouts: Why They Happen and How to Escape Them
Why the Overleaf compile timeout kills long LaTeX documents, practical fixes for any editor, and how inscrive.io 60s and 480s limits solve big-thesis builds.
Read articleHow to Migrate from Overleaf: Every Project in Two Steps
Migrate from Overleaf in two steps: download your projects as one zip, drop it into inscrive.io and keep writing. Co-authors and references come too.
Read articleSelf-Hosted Overleaf vs EU-Hosted Cloud: Which Fits Your Lab?
Self-hosted Overleaf Community Edition vs a managed EU-hosted LaTeX cloud: the real total cost of ownership, data residency, DPAs, and which fits your lab.
Read articleLaTeX vs Google Docs for Academic Writing
LaTeX vs Google Docs for research papers: where each wins on math, citations and cross-references, how collaboration caught up, and where your drafts live.
Read articleIs Overleaf GDPR Compliant? What EU Universities Should Check
A fair look at whether Overleaf is GDPR compliant: US ownership, data-transfer questions, and the exact checks EU universities should run before they commit.
Read articleOverleaf for Universities: The Institutional Licensing Question
What an Overleaf site licence for a university involves: the cost, the data-governance review and the DPO questions, and how an EU-hosted option compares.
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GDPR, compliance and data residency
What European institutions have to check before approving a writing tool, from DPAs and ISO 27001 to Schrems II and student data.
How to Choose a GDPR-Compliant LaTeX Editor
How to choose a GDPR-compliant LaTeX editor: the DPA, EU data residency, sub-processors and AI training, with inscrive.io as a worked example.
Read articleWhy Your LaTeX Editor Should Be Hosted in the EU
Why your LaTeX editor's hosting location matters under GDPR and the CLOUD Act, what EU-hosted should really mean, and what you still have to check yourself.
Read articleGDPR Compliance and Data Integrity: The Case for EU Data Residency
Where EU-US data transfers stand after Schrems II, what that means for GDPR compliance in cloud and LaTeX tools, and how to build a defensible setup.
Read articleWhy Your LaTeX Tool Needs a Signed Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
A plain-English guide to the data processing agreement your LaTeX editor needs under GDPR: what a DPA contains, why it matters, and what inscrive.io signs.
Read articleWhat ISO 27001 Hosting Actually Means for Your Documents
ISO 27001 hosting demystified: what the certification really guarantees for your LaTeX documents, what it does not, and where inscrive.io stores your research.
Read articleSchrems II and Your Academic Software Stack
Schrems II explained for academics: why the ruling reaches your everyday research tools, what the Data Privacy Framework changed, and why EU hosting helps.
Read articleProtecting Student Data in Collaborative Writing Tools
Collaborative LaTeX editors hold student names, activity logs and unpublished work. The GDPR duties institutions carry, and what to require from a vendor.
Read articleData Sovereignty for Universities: Where Does Your Research Actually Live?
A university data sovereignty guide for DPOs and IT: jurisdiction, the CLOUD Act, procurement checks, and where your LaTeX research data actually lives.
Read articleA Procurement Checklist for LaTeX Software in EU Institutions
EU procurement of a LaTeX editor comes down to residency, a signed DPA, transfers, SSO and exit. A practical checklist for IT, procurement and DPO teams.
Read articleIs Your Writing Tool Training AI on Your Unpublished Research?
Why AI training on unpublished work is a risk for academics, how to check any writing tool in five minutes, and why inscrive.io never trains on your data.
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Writing LaTeX
The craft itself: getting started, the packages worth knowing, bibliographies that stay in sync, word counts that match the brief, and templates you can reuse.
LaTeX for Beginners: Your Complete Guide to Getting Started
A practical LaTeX guide for beginners: install it, write your first document, and learn the commands, math, citations and packages academic work needs.
Read article20 Essential LaTeX Packages Every Academic Should Know
20 essential LaTeX packages for academic writing, from amsmath and booktabs to hyperref and biblatex: what each fixes, plus loading order and conflicts.
Read articleLaTeX Bibliography Management: BibTeX, BibLaTeX, and Live Zotero/Mendeley Sync
A practical guide to LaTeX bibliography management: BibTeX vs BibLaTeX, citation commands, styles, and keeping a .bib file synced with Zotero and Mendeley.
Read articleZotero + LaTeX: A Citation Workflow That Stays in Sync
A Zotero LaTeX workflow where your .bib stays synced with live citation autocomplete, not a one-time import. Step-by-step setup, styles and good habits.
Read articleManaging Your Bibliography with Mendeley and LaTeX
Export Mendeley to BibTeX for LaTeX, avoid the export-once trap, and keep an always-synced .bib with live citation autocomplete in inscrive.io.
Read articleWord Count in LaTeX: A Practical Guide with texcount
How to count words in LaTeX with texcount: the flags to use, %TC rules for custom macros, editor and CI setup, and matching a journal or thesis limit.
Read articleFrom LaTeX to Publication-Ready PDF: The Export Workflow
A practical guide to LaTeX PDF export: choosing an engine, embedding fonts, sharp figures, journal and PDF/A requirements, and a clean export workflow.
Read articleWriting Your Thesis in an Online LaTeX Editor (Without the Timeouts)
How to write a thesis in an online LaTeX editor: long compiles, version history you can trust, supervisor collaboration and where your drafts are stored.
Read articleDanish University Thesis Templates: AAU, DTU, KU, AU & SDU LaTeX Guide
LaTeX thesis templates for Aalborg, DTU, Copenhagen, Aarhus and SDU, what each university expects, and how to write your thesis online with your supervisor.
Read articleAcademic and Professional Memo Templates in LaTeX
Working LaTeX memo templates for business, academic, policy, technical, and legal use, plus a reusable memo class and team template sharing with inscrive.io.
Read articleSharing LaTeX Templates Across a Research Group
How a research group can build and share LaTeX templates so consistency is the default, with a central template library and access control for institutions.
Read articleLaTeX Templates and Productivity: Build a Library That Works
Build a personal LaTeX template library that saves setup time: research, thesis and Beamer skeletons, how to organize them, and techniques worth knowing.
Read articleHow to Add an “Open in Inscrive” Button to Your Website
Add an Open in Inscrive button so readers can turn a LaTeX template or snippet on your site into an inscrive project. Using Open in Overleaf? Change one host.
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Collaboration and workflow
Writing with other people without stepping on each other: real-time editing, version history, Git, compile speed and where AI genuinely helps.
The Best Collaborative LaTeX Editor for Research Teams
How to choose a collaborative LaTeX editor for a research team: real-time editing, unlimited collaborators, version history, and EU data residency compared.
Read articleReal-Time LaTeX Collaboration: How It Actually Works
How real-time LaTeX collaboration works under the hood: conflict-free editing with OT and CRDTs, unlimited collaborators, and why EU data residency matters.
Read article10 LaTeX Collaboration Best Practices for Academic Teams
10 LaTeX collaboration best practices for co-authors: real-time editing, shared templates, version history, one synced bibliography, no merge-by-email.
Read articleNever Lose a Draft Again: Version History in LaTeX Editors
How LaTeX version history lets you rewind to any earlier draft, why it beats manual file copies, and where your past versions are stored under GDPR.
Read articleLaTeX + Git: Version Control Without GitHub Lock-In
LaTeX Git integration that works with any provider, not just GitHub. Why agnostic Git matters for self-hosted GitLab, institutions, and EU data residency.
Read articleWhy LaTeX Compile Speed Matters and How to Get It
What slows a LaTeX compile, how to speed it up, and why 60-second and 480-second compile limits beat a 10-second timeout once your document grows.
Read articleAI for LaTeX Writing: What It Actually Helps With (and What It Doesn't)
Where AI really saves time in a LaTeX editor (compile-error fixes), what gets oversold, and why tools that never train on your drafts matter for research.
Read articleFixing LaTeX Compile Errors Faster with AI
How AI-suggested fixes resolve a LaTeX compile error in seconds, the errors that waste the most time, and why your unpublished source never trains a model.
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