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Overleaf-Workshop Port

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#54 opened on Apr 24, 2025

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Description

What? Editing Overleaf projects in NeoVim.

Why?

  1. It allows users to edit the overleaf project within the local NeoVim without using sync tools like Dropbox or GitHub.
  2. Overleaf's Vim mode has limited functionalities.
  3. Syncing with Dropbox/GitHub has a big latency, and may causes problems when fail to access Dropbox/GitHub.
  4. Using vscode-neovim in VSCode cannot leverage NeoVim's full power.

Potential existing implementations: VSCode's version: Overleaf-Workshop.

Potential pitfalls: Overleaf-Workshop's implementation may depend on some web stack toolkits.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Study the Overleaf Workshop VSCode extension's architecture and implement a NeoVim Lua plugin with similar features.
Tech stack
lua
Domain
developer experience
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
LuaNeovim plugin development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30