LaTeX Look vs Formfeed
LaTeX Look is an MCP server published by fangchenghao. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Formfeed is an MCP server published by formfeed-dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  LaTeX Look |   Formfeed |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.3.21 Downloads/month (npm): 2 222 Downloads/week (npm): 243 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.20 Downloads/month (npm): 2 222 Downloads/week (npm): 243 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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
| Fact | LaTeX Look | Formfeed |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-27 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@fffangchenghao/dsh-latex-look) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/fangchenghao/latex-look | github.com/formfeed-dev/formfeed |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 5 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 47 h ago, requires a key |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
LaTeX Look
Compile a LaTeX page, see it rendered, map a PDF point back to source, and diff builds.
Formfeed
Render PDFs and images from templates, validate data and convert Office files to PDF.
How to run each
LaTeX Look As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio latex-look -- npx -y @fffangchenghao/dsh-latex-look mcpFormfeed As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http formfeed https://mcp.formfeed.dev/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: FORMFEED_API_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Formfeed has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of LaTeX Look publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: LaTeX Look · What it can do: Formfeed · Compare two other plugins
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