A PDF like LaTeX makes.
Without writing code.

Overleaf is great when you know LaTeX and want to use it. TommDoc is for people who want the same clean PDF with equations, citations and numbering, but would rather write text than code.

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Updated: October 2026

methodology.tex

\section{Methodology}We collected the data following\cite{novak2021}. Asfigure~\ref{fig:revenue} shows, revenue is growing.\begin{equation}  E = mc^2\end{equation}

Methodology · TommDoc

2Methodology

We collected the data following (1). As Figure 2 shows, revenue is growing.

E = mc²(1)

Four everyday tasks

Same result, two ways

What it looks like in LaTeX in Overleaf and how you do the same in TommDoc.

A figure with a caption and a reference to it

Overleaf (LaTeX)

chapter2.tex

\begin{figure}[h]  \centering  \includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{revenue.png}  \caption{Revenue by quarter}  \label{fig:revenue}\end{figure}As figure~\ref{fig:revenue} shows, ...

TommDoc

Chapter 2

Figure 2: Revenue by quarter

As Figure 2 shows, revenue is growing.

Drag the image in and write the caption below it. Insert a reference with #, and the number updates on its own when the figure moves.

Citations to ČSN ISO 690

Overleaf (LaTeX)

main.tex

% in the preamble\usepackage[style=iso-numeric]{biblatex}\addbibresource{sources.bib}% in the text... according to Novak \cite{novak2021}.% at the end\printbibliography

TommDoc

Chapter 1

... according to Novak @nov

Citation style: ČSN ISO 690 (numeric)

Type @ and pick a source. The template sets the style (ČSN ISO 690 is the Czech citation standard) and the bibliography builds itself. Sources come from Zotero, by DOI or ISBN, or from a .bib file. You cannot add a page number to a citation yet.

An equation

Overleaf (LaTeX)

chapter3.tex

\begin{equation}  \int_a^b f(x)\,dx = F(b) - F(a)  \label{eq:newton}\end{equation}

TommDoc

LaTeX equation block

\int_a^b f(x)\,dx = F(b) - F(a)

Paste ordinary LaTeX equation notation as it is, just without the surrounding environment. A numbered equation with a reference is written in the simpler notation of the Math block, or you describe it and Tomm, the AI assistant, writes it for you.

Feedback from your supervisor

Overleaf (LaTeX)

chapter2.tex

We collected the data following\cite{novak2021}. The sample was120 respondents, see table~\ref{tab:sample}.% The supervisor comments in the project,% in the visual editor and in the source.

TommDoc

Chapter 2

We collected the data following (1). The sample was 120 respondents, see Table 1.

Dr. Small5 min ago

Add how you picked the respondents. @Peter

Your supervisor comments right on the text they read and tags you with a mention. To let them comment, invite them to the space as an Editor (a Reader cannot comment). You both see edits right away, and older states are in the version history.

Write a chapter with equations, no preamble

Paste ordinary equations in LaTeX notation as they are and bring your sources over in a BibTeX file. You adjust the look of the PDF in the template form.

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To be fair

Who leads where

Overleaf

Where Overleaf leads

.tex source files that publishers require, and conversion to .docx.
An index and citations with page numbers.
Uploading your own fonts.

TommDoc

Where TommDoc leads

You write formatted text, not code that has to be compiled.
You edit the look of the PDF in the template’s form or code and see it in the preview right away.
Several people writing at once, including those who do not know LaTeX.
Tomm, the AI assistant, in every plan and ČSN ISO 690 picked from a list.

Even

What both can do

Full control over the look of the PDF.
Citations from BibTeX and Zotero (in Overleaf on a paid plan).
Numbered chapters, figures, tables, equations and references to them.
Working in the browser.

In detail

TommDoc and Overleaf point by point

YesPartlyNo

TommDoc compared with Overleaf
Area	TommDoc	Overleaf	Who leads
Writing
How you write	A block editor, formatted text straight away.	LaTeX code. The visual editor helps, but LaTeX is underneath.	TommDoc
Equations	LaTeX notation and a simpler notation. Tomm, the AI assistant, writes an equation from your description.	LaTeX.	Even
Citations	@ in the text, 9 styles, Zotero, DOI and ISBN, BibTeX, RIS and CSL-JSON import.	BibTeX and biblatex, Zotero and Mendeley on paid plans.	Even
ČSN ISO 690 (Czech citation standard)	Three variants picked from a list.	Through a package and settings in the preamble.	TommDoc
Citations with page numbers	Not yet.	Yes, right in the \cite command.	Overleaf
Footnotes	Pick a note citation style (Chicago or ČSN ISO 690) and the citations become footnotes in the PDF.	Right in the text.	It depends
Index	Not yet.	Through a package.	Overleaf
References to figures and tables	With #, the numbers update on their own.	With \label and \ref.	Even
Diagrams and charts	Diagrams from text (Mermaid) and charts without code, from data you paste into a table in the chart dialog (copied from Excel works too).	TikZ and pgfplots, more powerful, but in code.	TommDoc
PDF look
Control over the PDF look	The template is only a starting point. You edit margins, fonts, headings, numbering, captions, headers and the title page in its code.	LaTeX class and preamble.	Even
Changing the look without writing code	The template form, you see the changes in the PDF preview right away.	The look is changed in the preamble code.	TommDoc
Formats and files
Templates	Thesis and seminar paper templates and a base for company documents. A space can create or edit its own template.	Template gallery, your own template in LaTeX.	Even
Uploading your own fonts	A choice of fonts on the server, you cannot upload your own.	Upload your own font to the project.	Overleaf
Export to .docx and other formats	PDF from the template only. It cannot export sources to BibTeX yet.	PDF, .tex source with the .bib file, conversion to .docx, Markdown and HTML.	Overleaf
Import from Word	Not yet, only Markdown and ZIP.	Converts .docx and .md to LaTeX.	Overleaf
Collaboration
Working with people who do not know LaTeX	They comment right on the text they read.	The visual editor helps, but the document is still a LaTeX project.	TommDoc
Several people writing at once	Yes, up to 3 members for free.	Free 1 collaborator per project, paid plans 10 or unlimited.	TommDoc
Version history	Free 7 days, Team a year.	Free 24 h, paid the full history.	Even
AI assistant Tomm	In every plan.	Assistant on paid plans, Free only basic AI features 5 times a day.	TommDoc
Working offline	No, TommDoc needs a connection.	Free 2 min, paid 10 min without a connection.	Overleaf

Writing

How you write

TommDoc

A block editor, formatted text straight away.

Overleaf

LaTeX code. The visual editor helps, but LaTeX is underneath.

Equations

Even

TommDoc

LaTeX notation and a simpler notation. Tomm, the AI assistant, writes an equation from your description.

Overleaf

LaTeX.

Citations

Even

TommDoc

@ in the text, 9 styles, Zotero, DOI and ISBN, BibTeX, RIS and CSL-JSON import.

Overleaf

BibTeX and biblatex, Zotero and Mendeley on paid plans.

ČSN ISO 690 (Czech citation standard)

TommDoc

Three variants picked from a list.

Overleaf

Through a package and settings in the preamble.

Citations with page numbers

Overleaf

TommDoc

Not yet.

Overleaf

Yes, right in the \cite command.

Footnotes

It depends

TommDoc

Pick a note citation style (Chicago or ČSN ISO 690) and the citations become footnotes in the PDF.

Overleaf

Right in the text.

Index

Overleaf

TommDoc

Not yet.

Overleaf

Through a package.

References to figures and tables

Even

TommDoc

With #, the numbers update on their own.

Overleaf

With \label and \ref.

Diagrams and charts

TommDoc

Diagrams from text (Mermaid) and charts without code, from data you paste into a table in the chart dialog (copied from Excel works too).

Overleaf

TikZ and pgfplots, more powerful, but in code.

PDF look

Control over the PDF look

Even

TommDoc

The template is only a starting point. You edit margins, fonts, headings, numbering, captions, headers and the title page in its code.

Overleaf

LaTeX class and preamble.

Changing the look without writing code

TommDoc

The template form, you see the changes in the PDF preview right away.

Overleaf

The look is changed in the preamble code.

Formats and files

Templates

Even

TommDoc

Thesis and seminar paper templates and a base for company documents. A space can create or edit its own template.

Overleaf

Template gallery, your own template in LaTeX.

Uploading your own fonts

Overleaf

TommDoc

A choice of fonts on the server, you cannot upload your own.

Overleaf

Upload your own font to the project.

Export to .docx and other formats

Overleaf

TommDoc

PDF from the template only. It cannot export sources to BibTeX yet.

Overleaf

PDF, .tex source with the .bib file, conversion to .docx, Markdown and HTML.

Import from Word

Overleaf

TommDoc

Not yet, only Markdown and ZIP.

Overleaf

Converts .docx and .md to LaTeX.

Collaboration

Working with people who do not know LaTeX

TommDoc

They comment right on the text they read.

Overleaf

The visual editor helps, but the document is still a LaTeX project.

Several people writing at once

TommDoc

Yes, up to 3 members for free.

Overleaf

Free 1 collaborator per project, paid plans 10 or unlimited.

Version history

Even

TommDoc

Free 7 days, Team a year.

Overleaf

Free 24 h, paid the full history.

AI assistant Tomm

TommDoc

In every plan.

Overleaf

Assistant on paid plans, Free only basic AI features 5 times a day.

Working offline

Overleaf

TommDoc

No, TommDoc needs a connection.

Overleaf

Free 2 min, paid 10 min without a connection.

Your own text tells you best. Paste in a chapter, pick a template and compare the PDF.

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FAQ

Common questions about Overleaf

Can I move a project over from Overleaf?

Not automatically, TommDoc cannot open a .tex file. You bring sources over in a BibTeX file and paste ordinary equations in LaTeX notation as they are. The look from the LaTeX class does not carry over; you set it in the template, in its form or its code.

Do I have to know LaTeX to write an equation?

No. Write the equation in a simpler notation, or describe what you need and Tomm writes it for you. If you know LaTeX, write the equation in LaTeX.

Do I get the same control over the PDF look in TommDoc?

Yes. The template is only a starting point. You edit the look of the export in a form or directly in the template’s code and see the changes in the preview right away: the page, margins, fonts, headings, numbering, captions, header, footer and title page. The template code is not LaTeX, though, so .cls and .sty classes do not carry over.

Is TommDoc a good fit for a journal article?

If the publisher requires .tex source files, stay with Overleaf. Otherwise you hand in a PDF from TommDoc whose look is set by a template you adjust to the publisher’s guidelines.

What can’t TommDoc do yet?

An index, citations with page numbers, importing .tex and .docx files, exporting to .docx and sources to BibTeX, uploading your own fonts and working offline. If your work is unthinkable without them, Overleaf is the better choice today.

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A thesis with equations, without a single preamble.

You control the look of the PDF as in LaTeX. But you write text, not code.

Start for free

A PDF like LaTeX makes.Without writing code.

Same result, two ways

A figure with a caption and a reference to it

Citations to ČSN ISO 690

An equation

Feedback from your supervisor

Write a chapter with equations, no preamble

Who leads where

Where Overleaf leads

Where TommDoc leads

What both can do

TommDoc and Overleaf point by point

Common questions about Overleaf

More comparisons

A thesis with equations, without a single preamble.

A PDF like LaTeX makes.
Without writing code.