Format Studio · online LaTeX

Online LaTeX editor with real journal templates

Format Studio is a LaTeX editor that runs in your browser and compiles against the publishers' own document classes — so the PDF you see is the layout the journal expects. Paste a messy draft and let the AI structure it into a template, or import an existing project and keep writing; long theses compile with live progress and a Stop button.

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Free account: 50 tokens every month · no card needed

10journal and conference templates, from IEEE to MDPI
9of them build to PDF on the server, with no LaTeX install
3-15 sper compile for a short paper

Timings, where shown, are historical observations from October 2026, not a service guarantee. Document size, source access and load affect results. Read the method and limitations for integrity checks.

What it does

Features of the Online LaTeX Editor

Real publisher classes

IEEE Transactions, IEEE Access, ACM, Springer LNCS, Springer Nature, Elsevier, MDPI, Wiley and ICLR.

Live PDF preview

Compile with pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX; the preview keeps your page between builds.

SyncTeX both ways

Double-click the PDF to jump to the source line, or jump from the cursor to the PDF.

AI LaTeX assistant

Write sections or tables from a description, and let it read the log to fix compile errors.

One-click template conversion

Move a paper from one journal's template to another's.

Export anywhere

Download the compiled PDF; on paid plans also a Word .docx or the whole project as a .zip.

How it works

From draft to result in 4 steps

  1. Start a paperBlank, from a template, from a structured draft, or by importing a .zip project.
  2. Write and compileEdit multi-file projects with figures and BibTeX; errors show in the gutter with their line.
  3. Switch journals if you need toConvert to another publisher's template in one click.
  4. ExportDownload the PDF or the full project for submission.
Who it's for

Built for the people who write research

ResearchersFormat a paper in the journal's template without fighting the class.
PhD candidatesWrite a long thesis with multi-file projects and fast recompiles.
TeamsMove a rejected paper to the next journal's template quickly.
LaTeX beginnersLet the AI assistant write the LaTeX you don't know yet.
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is it an Overleaf alternative?

It covers the same core workflow — online LaTeX editing, live compile, multi-file projects, BibTeX and SyncTeX — and adds real journal templates, one-click template conversion and an AI assistant that fixes compile errors.

Which journal templates are available?

IEEE Transactions, IEEE Access, ACM (sigconf), Springer LNCS, Springer Nature, Elsevier, MDPI, MDPI Encyclopedia, Wiley and ICLR.

Can I import my existing LaTeX project?

Yes — upload the project .zip and the main .tex file is detected automatically.

Does it handle long documents?

Yes. Large documents compile with live page-by-page progress, and you can stop a build at any time.

Can I get a Word version?

Yes — on paid plans, export a .docx with the title, sections, tables, figures and references.

Understand the next step
How to format a paper with the IEEE LaTeX template
How to format a paper with the IEEEtran LaTeX class: conference vs journal mode, authors, abstract and keywords, figures, tables, equations and references.
Read the guide →
How to convert a Word manuscript into a journal LaTeX template
Move a Word or PDF manuscript into an IEEE, ACM, Elsevier, Springer, Nature, MDPI or Wiley LaTeX template — structure, figures, references, compile.
Read the guide →
How to respond to reviewer comments
Write a point-by-point response to reviewers: structure, a template, how to disagree politely, conflicting reviewers and a resubmission checklist.
Read the guide →
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Journal Finder
Paste your abstract and see the journals that publish work like yours, ranked by fit, with ISSN, publisher, h-index, APC and open-access status.
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BibTeX Cleaner
Paste or upload a .bib file: duplicate entries and keys removed, empty fields stripped, and every entry missing a required field flagged. Submission-ready.
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Academic Grammar Checker
Proofread academic writing with reasons: a writing score, tone read, homophone fixes and a clarity heatmap. Accept or reject every correction.
Learn more →

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