1Writer vs. Overleaf

Overleaf is good to use in a lot of scenarios where something is to be written as a group. However, I believe that it is only good up to a certain amount of people working on the document at once. While I am unsure when it becomes too much, I got no doubt that there is a limit for when it is that good. Though normally, our group size of up to six people has been fine to work with in Overleaf.

Incentivized

• Easy to get started and compile documents
• Collaborative scientific writing
• Latex documentation
• Built in templates
• Comments and chat features

Incentivized

• IEEE benefits were removed
• Commenting system could be better
• Project organization could be better

Incentivized

It's easy to use for a variety of skill levels. It has most features you could want from an text editor and LaTeX editor. Collaboration is easy for all skill levels including for first time users. The UI is pleasant enough and the website is quick to load. All the packages you need are available.

Incentivized

Alongside Overleaf, we have tried using Microsoft Word and Google Docs to write reports. While they all let you write in the same document at once, Overleaf just works better for us. Microsoft Word locks the paragraph someone else is working on to avoid others messing with it before the original writer is done. However, it is often slow to open those paragraphs up for others to edit. Google Docs is the hardest one of them to make a good layout on, though with the app, it can be good for proofreading on the go.

Incentivized

• Easier to collaborate with team members
• Easy reviewing of papers by colleagues
• Simple to use latex publishing which promotes the use of it

Incentivized