Prism

What Prism is

Prism is a cloud-based, LaTeX-native workspace for scientific writing and collaboration. Its project-aware assistant can work with a manuscript’s structure, equations, references, and surrounding context. Writing tools include proofreading, citation management, equation conversion, and automated error checking. Researchers can search for literature and incorporate relevant work, with arXiv given as an example source. Prism supports real-time edits, comments, and revisions with unlimited collaborators. Optional voice editing is available for simple changes. Projects can be imported by uploading a folder or ZIP archive, or by dragging files into the All Projects view. Zotero syncing supports citation search, but Zotero group libraries are not supported. Prism runs in a web browser and has a free plan priced at $0, with unlimited projects, collaborators, compile time, and compile speed. Access is available to users with Free, Go, Plus, or Pro ChatGPT accounts, except people who are or have been members of a Business or Enterprise workspace. Prism does not currently use the Zero Data Retention API option and keeps logs for a period after requests to improve the product. Users control whether their data is used to help improve OpenAI’s models, consistent with the Privacy Policy.

Who it suits

Prism suits researchers who write scientific manuscripts in LaTeX and want writing, citation, literature search, and collaboration tools in a web workspace. It also fits teams that need real-time editing with unlimited collaborators and can meet the account eligibility requirements.

Limits

The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited projects, collaborators, compile time, and compile speed. Access is limited to eligible users with Free, Go, Plus, or Pro ChatGPT accounts; current and former members of Business or Enterprise workspaces are excluded.

Getting started

1. Open Prism in a web browser.
2. Use a Free, Go, Plus, or Pro ChatGPT account if you meet the access requirements.
3. Start a project or import one by uploading a folder or ZIP archive, or dragging files into the All Projects view.
4. Use Zotero syncing to search citations, if needed.

Verdict

Choose Prism if you need a free, web-based LaTeX workspace with scientific writing tools and real-time collaboration. Look elsewhere if you need Git integration, Zotero group libraries, or eligibility for users who are or have been in a Business or Enterprise workspace.