Real publisher classes
IEEE Transactions, IEEE Access, ACM, Springer LNCS, Springer Nature, Elsevier, MDPI, Wiley and ICLR.
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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What it does
Features of the Online LaTeX Editor
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
- Start a paperBlank, from a template, from a structured draft, or by importing a .zip project.
- Write and compileEdit multi-file projects with figures and BibTeX; errors show in the gutter with their line.
- Switch journals if you need toConvert to another publisher's template in one click.
- 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.
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Tools that pair well with it
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.
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Try the Online LaTeX Editor now.
Open it in your browser — nothing to install.