What are some good Overleaf (Latex) alternatives? (lemmy.zip)

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I'm currently writing a report in using Overleaf. As I'm getting the premium version for free through my Uni, I've had no problems so far. Now I'm working in a place with unstable internet and using Overleaf has become very annoying.

Are there some good FOSS alternatives out there, preferably where I can just upload my Project.zip and continue working offline? I have no need to collaborate with anyone or anything like that.

Currently I'm looking at LyX, but I'd be happy to hear about your experiences with that or other programs.

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[-] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is probably not the solution for most, but if you care, overleaf can be selfhosted.

More info here: https://github.com/overleaf/overleaf

Edit: note->not

[-] Flying_Cucumber@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I've tried, but it was not easy at all and I sadly finally gave up because it uses Redis and that Redis needs some specific instructions that are not available for old/low end CPUs like the one I have in my homelab. The best self-hosted alternative I found at the time was FidusWriter. Probably not the best solution for OP, but still an OK self-hosted alternative to Overleaf.