Frequently asked questions

What is Samskrift?

Samskrift is a collaborative LaTeX editor that runs in your browser. You and your co-authors edit the same document in real time, compile it to PDF in one click, and keep every change in version history. Nothing to install.

Is Samskrift free?

Yes. Unlimited projects, unlimited collaborators.

Can I import my Overleaf projects?

Yes. Download any Overleaf project as a zip and drop it on your Samskrift dashboard (or use New project → Upload zip), or simply paste a link to the project and it gets imported for you. Files, folders, figures, and bibliographies all come across.

Does it support the same LaTeX packages as Overleaf?

Compilation runs on a full TeX Live distribution, so the standard package ecosystem works: pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX, BibTeX and biblatex, TikZ, beamer, and thousands more.

Does my AI agent work in Samskrift?

Yes. Samskrift has a built-in MCP server, so agents like Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, and Codex can list your projects, read and edit files, compile, and join the project chat — signed in as you, with every change in version history. In Claude, find Samskrift in the Connectors Directory and click Connect; other assistants take the MCP link as a custom connector. Setup takes about a minute. See the Connect AI guide.

How many people can edit a document at once?

There is no collaborator limit. Share an edit link, or add co-authors by email with their own permissions and send them the project link; everyone gets live cursors, presence, chat, comments, and track changes.

Does it work on mobile or with a flaky connection?

Yes. The editor works on phones and tablets, and documents are cached on your device, so edits keep working through connection drops and merge back automatically when you reconnect.

What does the name Samskrift mean?

It comes from Swedish: sam- means together and skrift means writing, so Samskrift is roughly “writing together”. Which is the whole idea.

Wondering what's included? See the features page.