[Tex/LaTex] Simultaneous collaborative editing of a LaTeX file

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Are there any tools for simultaneous collaborative editing of a .tex file?

The practices I know (and practice) in writing scientific papers are:

  • e-mailing each new version to the collaborators,
  • working in a same Dropbox folder.

However, both are not meant for simultaneous editing, and are somewhat annoying.

EDIT:

A list is also here:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Collaborative_Writing_of_LaTeX_Documents

Best Answer

Overleaf -- (formerly writelatex.com)

Features:

  • no need to register
  • collaboration possible, by means of sharing the URL
  • documents can be saved, actually everything is saved automatically
  • advanced history and labeling when registered
  • instant compilation on-the-fly
  • possibility to upload files (pdf, png, sty, tex, bib, etc.) up to 10 MiB
  • rich text preview and syntax highlighting in the included editor

Screenshot:

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