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Overleaf (real-time) vs Oleafly

Overleaf (real-time) is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑27.

Overleaf (real-time) is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Daniel Hou. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Oleafly is an MCP server published by Oleafly. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
MarketplaceOverleaf (real-time)Oleafly
Community marketplace danielhou315/overleaf-mcp-rt Removed on 2026-10-27
Version: 2.2.0
Forks (GitHub): 3
Stars (GitHub): 11
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 0.4.8
Forks (GitHub): 25
Stars (GitHub): 281
Not marked · First seen

Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.

The facts side by side

Overleaf (real-time) vs Oleafly
FactOverleaf (real-time)no longer listed · Oleafly
Marketplaces that list it (differs)01
Stars (GitHub) (differs)11281
Forks (GitHub) (differs)325
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleOn your machine (https://github.com/Oleafly/Oleafly/releases/download/v0.4.8/oleafly.mcpb)
Transport (differs)Not statedstdio
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Parts of the bundle (differs)7Not a bundle
Licence (differs)AGPL-3.0-or-laterNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/danielhou315/overleaf-mcp-rtgithub.com/oleafly/oleafly
Changes in the last 7 days22
First seen (differs)2026-10-152026-10-26

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.

What to use instead of Overleaf (real-time)

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

  • milatexai io.github.yasaminfayyaz/milatexai

    Edit your Overleaf LaTeX projects from Claude and ChatGPT; every change is a real Git commit.

    by yasaminfayyaz · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

  • overleaf-skills

    Pull Overleaf review comments into your .tex repo and apply the edits.

    by Fatih C. Akyon · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • Overleaf

    Overleaf MCP server for Claude, Codex, ChatGPT, and Cursor with safe LaTeX editing and review.

    by yangzichao · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers) · Describes nearly the same job

  • MagicTeX

    LaTeX editor for AI agents: live PDF preview, PDF comments that drive edits, git history

    by ZoeLinUTS · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

  • latex app.ofia/latex

    Persistent AI LaTeX workspace: edit and compile multi-file projects, export publication-ready PDFs.

    by ofia.app · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

  • Overleaf Web MCP

    Read, edit, compile, and review Overleaf projects through your own signed-in web session.

    by mhmdaskari · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers) · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

Overleaf (real-time)

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Edit Overleaf projects live alongside human collaborators. Bundles the overleaf-mcp-rt MCP server (self-hosted Overleaf and overleaf.com) with skills for setup, safe co-editing, LaTeX workflow and review comments. Use when asked to read, write, review or compile anything on Overleaf.

Oleafly

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Read, edit, search and compile the LaTeX, Typst or Markdown project open in Oleafly.

How to run each

Overleaf (real-time)

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Oleafly

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: Overleaf (real-time) · What it can do: Oleafly · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

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