Ask HN: What features matter in collaborative LaTeX tools?
I've been exploring different LaTeX collaboration tools lately — Overleaf and some newer ones — and I’m curious what people here think are the most important features for collaborative LaTeX work.
For example:
- Real-time collaboration?
- Git or version control integration?
- Compilation speed and reliability?
- Offline editing or open-source options?
- Pricing and storage limits?
I’d love to hear from developers, students, and researchers. What do you think makes or breaks a collaborative LaTeX experience?
Your feedback will be used to improve the newly shipped LaTeX workspaces in MonsterWriter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feWZByHoViw Personally I don't see the point, mathematical writing is slow, a shared git repository suffices. I guess a lot of users do not want to deal with Git hence Overleaf is so successful.