Overleaf
Overleaf is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Note-taking & Editors category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in JavaScript. It has 18,279 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Sep 17, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 18,279
- Forks
- 2,100
- Open issues
- 150
- Commits, last 12 months
- 2,181
- Last commit
- Sep 17, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.1.3Feb 26, 2015
- Created
- Feb 8, 2014
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Sep 17, 2026, 2,181 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Sep 17, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 2,181 |
| Latest release | v0.1.3 (Feb 26, 2015) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 4 |
| Open issues | 150 |
| Open pull requests | 24 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Feb 8, 2014 |
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About Overleaf
Web-based collaborative LaTeX editor.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/overleaf/overleaf.
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Is Overleaf free and open source?
Yes. Overleaf is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Overleaf with Docker?
Overleaf does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Ruby), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Overleaf?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Overleaf include Excalidraw, AFFiNE and Memos.
Is Overleaf actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Overleaf was on Sep 17, 2026 with 2,181 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.1.3, published Feb 26, 2015. It had 150 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.