JianTeX vs Verbosus

JianTeX is an academic writing tool with desktop, browser-based, and self-hosted options for Linux, macOS, and Windows. The desktop editor supports LaTeX and Typst, with syntax highlighting, code completion, and live preview; it also works offline and stores projects as local files. SyncTeX links the PDF preview and editor for navigation in both directions. The site lists 35+ templates, including NeurIPS, ICML, IEEE, Chinese theses, and résumés. In the online version, collaborators can work in real time and see one another’s cursors and selections. Automatic snapshots create a timeline from which users can restore earlier versions. Projects can be imported from Overleaf through a Git link or ZIP, and repositories can be cloned from Git URLs. Listed engines include Tectonic, Typst, LuaLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and pdflatex. Desktop use requires no registration; online sign-in supports GitHub and Google. Teams can self-host, keeping collaboration content within their intranet. The English homepage describes MIT-licensed code and offers version 0.1 alpha; it says code signing and notarization are rolling out per platform. The Free and open source plan is free.

Verbosus offers VerbTeX for creating and managing LaTeX projects on iPhone, iPad, Android, and the web. Choose local mode to keep.tex documents on a device or cloud mode to synchronize projects with Verbosus; cloud mode also has a web interface. Local mode supports offline editing and can compile offline when that option is enabled in Settings. PDF generation supports PdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX, while bibliographies can be managed with BibTeX or Biber. The editor includes syntax highlighting, line numbers, autosave, custom keyboard shortcuts, and inverse search from a PDF to its.tex file. Local integrations include Dropbox, Box, Git, iCloud, Zotero, and Mendeley. The app lists an AI assistant for ChatGPT and Claude. The free plan costs nothing and allows two projects in each mode, two documents per project, and two uploads per local project. Two-factor authentication is listed for cloud mode in combination with Copiosus.