How is texlode different from Overleaf?

Overleaf recompiles the entire document on every edit, taking up to 62 seconds for large documents. texlode recompiles only the paragraph you changed, in a few milliseconds. You see the real typeset page update as you type, however long the book. texlode also includes EPUB export, cover generation, and a check of your print files against Lulu's print requirements, which Overleaf does not offer.

Is texlode a WYSIWYG LaTeX editor?

Yes. texlode shows the final typeset page as you type, with real line breaks, figures, and footnotes. Unlike traditional LaTeX editors that require a compile-and-wait cycle, texlode uses incremental paragraph compilation to update the preview as you type.

Can I use my existing LaTeX files with texlode?

Yes. texlode runs the LuaTeX engine. Your .tex files, bibliographies, and packages work as expected. You can also import Word or Markdown manuscripts, which are automatically converted to LaTeX.

Where is my data stored?

All infrastructure runs in Frankfurt (EU). Your files are stored in a Git repository you control. Every editing session runs in its own isolated machine. You can export your document at any time and compile it anywhere LaTeX runs.

In beta · public launch October 2026

The real-time WYSIWYG LaTeX editor for books and proceedings

The typeset page updates as you type. Write your book or assemble a conference volume, then publish it as a print-ready PDF for print-on-demand, an accessible EPUB, or both, from the same document.

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The texlode editor: LaTeX source on the left, the typeset book page on the right, updated as you type

See it in action

The demo reel from our Frankfurter Buchmesse booth: copyediting, citations and layout in the live editor, then a conference volume assembled and published.

texlode demo reel: real-time LaTeX, no PDF round trip

The page updates as you type

texlode recompiles only the paragraph you changed, in a few milliseconds. You see the real typeset page, with final line breaks, figures, and footnotes, while you write, whether the book is 5 pages or 500. Every other LaTeX tool makes you wait for a compile. See the numbers.

Your files stay yours

A texlode book is plain LaTeX in a Git repository you control, so you can export it at any time and compile it anywhere LaTeX runs. It still builds even if texlode disappears tomorrow. Where your data resides.

Writing and publishing in one place

Import a Word manuscript, refine it in the live preview, generate a cover with the correct spine width, and publish: a print-ready PDF checked against Lulu’s print requirements and an accessible EPUB. The four steps.

Conference proceedings

For conference organizers, the same engine assembles multi-volume proceedings from submitted papers, with margin and font compliance checks, DOI stamping, Crossref metadata export, and print-ready output. Already in production for three IAHR conferences in 2026: HIC 2026 (Zaragoza), the 9th IAHR Europe Congress (Luleå) and ISE 2026 (Lausanne). Every volume is print-ready, and the ISE 2026 papers and HIC 2026 full papers carry Crossref DOIs.

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IAHR conferences in 2026

20+

books & monographs

veraPDF failures across 1,723 PDF/UA rules

HIC 2026 (Zaragoza), the 9th IAHR Europe Congress (Luleå) and ISE 2026 (Lausanne), six IAHR monographs, and over a dozen academic books. Every PDF export is machine-validated against veraPDF.

Turnkey publishing in four steps

No external tools and no file juggling. Everything up to the final upload happens inside texlode.

DOCX Word

MD Markdown

TEX LaTeX

texlode Typeset as you write

Print-ready PDF

Checked against Lulu’s print requirements.

Cover

Spine width and bleed from your page count.

EPUB ebook

Accessible, with equations as MathML.

One source for print and ebook.

1. Bring your text

Import from Word, Markdown, or start writing directly in texlode. Your manuscript is automatically typeset with the same algorithms used in journals and textbooks. No formatting work required.

2. Preview and refine

See your typeset book in real time as you edit. Every line break, figure, footnote, and margin appears exactly as it will in print, with no compile cycle to wait through.

3. Generate your cover

Enter your title and subtitle. The cover is generated automatically with the correct spine width, bleed, and barcode, calculated from your page count and trim size.

4. Publish worldwide

texlode checks your print files against Lulu’s print requirements and tells you how to upload them to Lulu’s print-on-demand network. Download your EPUB for ebook platforms. More distribution channels coming soon.

How texlode compares

Most tools handle either the writing or the publishing. texlode handles both. See every feature in detail →

	Import	Typesetting	Git	EPUB	PDF/A + PDF/UA	Cover	Distribution
Typst	Typst	Good	Yes (experimental)	No	Yes	No	No
Amazon KDP	Word/PDF	None	No	No	No	Manual	Amazon only
Vellum / Atticus	Word	Good	No	Yes	No	No	No
Adobe InDesign	Word/PDF	Manual	No	Manual	Manual	Manual	No
Draft2Digital	Word	None	No	Yes	No	Basic	Wide
Overleaf	LaTeX	High	Yes (clunky)***	Template*	No	Template*	No
Leanpub	Markua	Medium	Yes (full)	Yes	No	No	Own store
texlode	Word, Markdown	Highest	Yes (full)	Yes	Yes, validated†	Auto	Lulu-checked files

* Via texlode’s LaTeX template

*** Overleaf's Git integration struggles with large projects and binary files.

† Every export is automatically checked with veraPDF and the compliance result is shown in the editor.

PDF/A is required for long-term archival; PDF/UA is required by the EU Accessibility Act (effective June 2025). A 2024 study found that 75% of scholarly PDFs fail every accessibility criterion.

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