Overleaf Introduces AI Assist to Streamline Research Writing and LaTeX Editing
Overleaf launches AI Assist, combining language feedback and LaTeX tools to speed up research writing. Try free uses before upgrading for unlimited access.
Overleaf Introduces AI Assist to Streamline Research Writing
LONDON, June 24, 2025 – Overleaf, the leading LaTeX editor trusted by over 20 million researchers worldwide, now offers a new AI Assist add-on. Developed by Digital Science, this tool combines advanced language feedback with LaTeX-specific AI features to help research writers produce documents more quickly and accurately.
The AI Assist add-on is available as an optional upgrade and includes a limited number of free uses for Overleaf users to try before committing to unlimited access.
Key Features of AI Assist
Language and Writing Tools
- AI-powered language feedback: Get context-aware suggestions to improve grammar, spelling, word choice, and sentence structure, all adapted to academic and research writing.
- Contextual editing: Easily paraphrase text, summarize long paragraphs, find synonyms that fit the context, or generate abstracts and titles with simple clicks.
LaTeX Tools
- LaTeX error assistance: Quickly identify and fix errors in your LaTeX code to ensure smooth document compilation.
- LaTeX code generation: Create LaTeX code for tables, equations, and more from simple prompts or images, cutting down manual coding time.
- TeXGPT: Use AI to get help with formatting, figure creation, custom commands, and other LaTeX-related tasks.
Dr. John Lees-Miller, Overleaf co-founder and Senior VP at Digital Science, highlighted the benefits: “Millions of users can now write research papers, theses, and technical documents more efficiently. The AI Assist add-on reduces time spent fixing LaTeX and polishing text, allowing researchers to focus on their work. It also helps ensure documents are error-free and publication-ready.”
Digital Science CEO Dr. Daniel Hook added, “AI Assist helps researchers save time and concentrate on sharing their findings. Responsible AI tools will be key to returning valuable time to researchers.”
About Overleaf
Overleaf is a top scientific and technical writing platform that makes LaTeX accessible for beginners while offering powerful features for experts. Trusted by leading research institutions and companies worldwide, it supports real-time collaboration, track changes, and cloud or on-premises work. Overleaf enables users to create complex, well-formatted documents with ease.
About Writefull
Writefull provides AI tools that help researchers write more clearly and efficiently. It offers advanced language edits and research-specific paraphrasing, also supporting publishers in streamlining submission and editing workflows. Writefull is used by many of the world’s leading scholarly publishers.
About Digital Science
Digital Science focuses on AI-driven technology solutions for researchers, universities, funders, industry, and publishers. Its portfolio includes brands such as Altmetric, Dimensions, Figshare, Overleaf, ReadCube, Symplectic, and Writefull, all aimed at advancing global research collaboration and productivity.
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