Oleafly is a free desktop workspace for technical documents such as papers, theses, and resumes. It combines writing, PDF preview, references, and an optional AI assistant, with support for LaTeX, Typst, and Markdown projects. Users can connect hosted AI providers, local Ollama models, custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints, or supported command-line agents such as Claude Code and Codex. Research search covers alphaXiv and OpenAlex, and citations can be verified against Crossref. Local spelling and grammar checks use Hunspell and Harper and focus on prose rather than LaTeX commands or math. Without AI, writing, local compilation, PDF review, and proofreading work offline, provided packages, fonts, and tools were downloaded first. Projects can be imported from folders or ZIPs and exported as PDF, DOCX, HTML, Markdown, or source ZIP files. Oleafly supports GitHub push and pull and Git-based collaboration, but real-time co-editing, comments, and managed sync are not currently in the app. The desktop app is open source under AGPL-3.0 for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Who it is for
Oleafly may suit people writing technical documents in LaTeX, Typst, or Markdown who want PDF review, reference tools, and optional AI connections. It also fits users who can collaborate through Git rather than real-time co-editing.
What is good
- Supports LaTeX, Typst, and Markdown projects.
- Works offline for writing, compilation, PDF review, and proofreading.
- Imports multiple reference-library formats.
- Exports PDF, DOCX, HTML, Markdown, and source ZIP files.
- Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
What to know first
- Real-time co-editing is not currently available.
- Comments and managed sync are not currently available.
- Offline use requires downloading packages, fonts, and tools first.
- Paid AI providers may charge for usage.
Verdict
Oleafly combines technical writing, PDF review, citations, and optional AI integrations in a free desktop app. Collaboration currently relies on Git, and offline use depends on preparing required tools and packages in advance.
Oleafly plans and pricing
All plansCompared on LaTeX editors
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editor type
- desktop
- Real-time collaboration
- No
- Offline editing
- Yes
- Visual editor
- Yes
- Git integration
- Yes
- Supported platforms
- macOS, Windows, Linux