Sync your LaTeX project with Dropbox, Google Drive or Git.
Texeno keeps a project in step with a Dropbox folder, a Google Drive folder, a GitHub or GitLab repository, or any Git server. You push what changed in Texeno and pull what changed there; text both sides changed is merged line by line.
The short answer: connect the service once in Settings, then link a project from the editor's Source control tab and push or pull. Dropbox, Google Drive, GitLab and Git server sync are on Scholar and Lab.
Which services can a LaTeX project sync with?
| Service | How you connect | What Texeno can reach |
|---|---|---|
| Dropbox | Sign in on Dropbox's site | Only its own folder, Apps/Texeno |
| Google Drive | Sign in with Google | Only the files Texeno created there |
| GitHub | Sign in with GitHub | The repositories you install it on |
| GitLab | A personal access token | The projects the token allows |
| Any Git server |
How to link a project
Connect the service
Go to Settings, then Integrations, and connect Dropbox, Google Drive, GitHub, GitLab or a Git server.
Link the project
Open the project, go to the Source control tab, choose the service and link a folder or repository. An empty one gets the project at once; one that already has files waits for you to pull, so nothing is overwritten.
Push and pull
Push sends what changed in Texeno. Pull brings in what changed there: text both sides changed is merged line by line, and anything that can't be merged is shown to you to choose.
What to know before you rely on it
Sync happens when you push or pull, not continuously. Texeno checks the other side when you open the Source control tab and tells you what changed.
Google Drive lets Texeno see only the files Texeno created and your later edits to them, not files you add to the folder yourself in Drive. That is the narrowest permission Google offers, chosen so Texeno never reads the rest of your Drive. Dropbox is limited the same way, to its own app folder.
A link works through the account of the person who made it: only they push or pull, and nobody acts with someone else's credentials. Everyone on the project sees where it is linked.
Compared with Overleaf
Overleaf syncs with Dropbox, GitHub and Git on its paid plans. Texeno adds Google Drive and GitLab, and its paid plans cost less: Scholar is $75 a year against $98 for Overleaf Student.
Overleaf's integrations and prices are from its plans page.
Questions
Can I sync a LaTeX project with Dropbox?
Yes. Connect Dropbox in Settings, then link the project from the Source control tab. Texeno works inside its own folder, Apps/Texeno, and nowhere else in your Dropbox.
Can I use Google Drive with an online LaTeX editor?
Yes, in Texeno on Scholar and Lab. It sees only the files it created in your Drive and your later edits to them, not files you add to that folder yourself.
Does Texeno work with GitLab or my university's Git server?
Yes. Paste a GitLab personal access token, or a Git server's https address with a token or password, and link a repository. Texeno never force-pushes.
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