Turquoise Jackal
A complete browser workspace

Write and compile LaTeX online in one focused workspace

Turquoise Jackal is an online LaTeX editor for papers, theses, reports, presentations, letters, CVs, and assignments. Your source files, images, bibliography, compiler output, and latest PDF stay together in a private project.

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Feature overview

From source file to reviewed PDF

Edit LaTeX in the browser with command and environment completion, project-path suggestions, diagnostics, search, and a side-by-side PDF preview. Choose the active TeX file or a persistent project root when a document spans several files.

Projects support nested folders, uploads, ZIP import and export, saved revisions, collaborators with clear roles, line comments, replies, and project chat. Collaboration occurs at save boundaries rather than character-by-character live co-editing.

How it works

A clear path from source to result

  1. 01

    Start or import

    Choose one of seven practical starters, begin blank, or import a validated project ZIP.

  2. 02

    Write and organise

    Keep TeX, BibTeX, images, styles, and chapter files in a structured project.

  3. 03

    Compile and review

    Build with bounded no-shell-escape compilation, inspect the log, and review the resulting PDF.

Important limitation

Know what the tool does not promise

The hosted compiler uses a bounded pdfLaTeX workflow with shell escape disabled. Projects that require another TeX engine, system commands, unavailable packages, or unusually long builds may need a local environment. Editing collaboration is save-based, not simultaneous live typing.

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Related workflows and practical guides

Product guide

An AI LaTeX editor that keeps you in control

Draft, revise, and repair LaTeX with Jackal AI inside a browser editor, then review every proposed change before applying it.

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Practical LaTeX templates you can compile and adapt

Start a compiling LaTeX project from seven practical browser templates for articles, theses, slides, letters, CVs, assignments, or a blank document.

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A focused alternative for browser-based LaTeX projects

Explore another browser-based LaTeX workflow for writing, compiling, organising, reviewing, importing, and exporting standard projects.

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How to Import an Overleaf or LaTeX ZIP Project

Export standard source files, inspect the ZIP, import it safely, choose the correct root document, and verify differences in the new compile environment.

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How to Structure a Thesis Project in LaTeX

Plan a maintainable root file, front matter, chapter folders, figures, bibliography, appendices, and review workflow for a long LaTeX thesis.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to install LaTeX?

No for projects supported by the hosted pdfLaTeX environment. Some specialised projects may still require a local toolchain.

Can I upload an existing project?

Yes. Import a standard ZIP containing project-relative LaTeX files and folders, subject to the documented safety and size limits.

Can other people review a project?

Yes. Owners can invite registered or new users as editors or viewers, with line comments, replies, and project chat.

Ready when you are

Put the workflow into practice.

Start with the real tool, keep the limitations in view, and review the result.

Start an online LaTeX project