Create a project

A project is one workspace holding your source files, its settings, and the compiled PDF.

How to do it

1. Open Projects and choose New project, then start blank or pick a template and give it a clear name.
2. Browse the Templates library when you want a full starting point — articles, theses, presentations and CVs.
3. Already have work elsewhere? Import ZIP projects accepts several archives at once, up to 100 MB each.
4. Star the projects you return to, and use Collections to group them; both are personal to you.

Write and compile

The editor, the PDF and the compile log live side by side, so a build never leaves the page.

How to do it

1. Open the root file from the Explorer and start writing; changes are saved continuously, there is no Save button.
2. Compile to build the PDF, then keep the preview open beside your source.
3. Check the Problems tab for errors and warnings, and jump from a message straight to the line that caused it.
4. Use sync to move between the two views: from the cursor to the PDF, and from a click in the PDF back to the source.

⌃S or ⌃↵ compiles; ⌃J jumps from the cursor to the matching place in the PDF.

Share your work

A project can be opened by collaborators, exported as files, or published as a template for everyone.

How to do it

1. Invite people by email and give each of them the Owner, Editor or Viewer role.
2. Everyone edits the same document at once; the history keeps automatic snapshots you can restore.
3. Download the compiled PDF or the sources as a ZIP from the project menu.
4. When an owned project compiles cleanly, publish it as a template; republish whenever the public snapshot should change.