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Why Researchers Choose Thetapad Over Overleaf
10x faster compilation speeds
Unlimited projects on all plans
Full offline support
AI-powered writing assistance (Pro/Team)
Competitive pricing
Better Git integration
10x
Faster compilation
Unlimited
Free collaborators
100%
Offline capable
5 min
Migration time
Where Thetapad Outperforms Overleaf
Compilation Speed
Thetapad: ~2 seconds
Overleaf: 10-60 seconds
Free Collaborators
Thetapad: 1 (10 on Pro, Unlimited on Team)
Overleaf: 1
Git Integration
Thetapad: Yes
Overleaf: partial
Offline Mode
Thetapad: Yes
Overleaf: No
Version History
Thetapad: Unlimited
Overleaf: 24 hours (free)
AI Writing Assistant
Thetapad: Yes
Overleaf: No
Smart Error Detection
Thetapad: Yes
Overleaf: partial
What Researchers Say
“Thetapad compiles my thesis in 2 seconds. My old editor took over a minute.”
PhD Candidate, MIT
“Finally, a LaTeX editor with unlimited free collaborators. Perfect for our research group.”
Professor, Stanford University
“The AI assistant caught errors I would have spent hours debugging. Game changer.”
Graduate Student, Oxford