
Oleafly
Oleafly is a free desktop workspace for technical documents such as papers, theses, and resumes.
What Oleafly is
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, and supports LaTeX, Typst, and Markdown projects. The app runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Users can connect hosted AI services, local Ollama models, compatible custom endpoints, or supported command-line agents. Research search covers alphaXiv and OpenAlex, and citations can be checked against Crossref. Local spelling and grammar tools focus on prose, not LaTeX commands or mathematics. Writing, local compilation, PDF review, and proofreading work offline without AI, after required packages, fonts, and tools are downloaded. Projects can be imported from folders or ZIPs and exported in several formats, including PDF and DOCX. The app is open source under AGPL-3.0, and its listed plan is free; paid AI providers may charge for usage. Collaboration currently uses Git, rather than real-time co-editing, comments, or managed sync.
Good
- Free desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux
- Supports LaTeX, Typst, and Markdown
- Writing and review can work offline
- Imports and exports multiple project formats
- Open source under AGPL-3.0
Watch out
- Real-time co-editing, comments, and managed sync are unavailable
- Paid AI providers may charge for usage
- Offline use requires tools and packages downloaded beforehand
Who it suits
Oleafly suits writers of technical documents who want LaTeX, Typst, or Markdown support and local offline work. It may also suit users who want to connect their own AI providers or collaborate through Git.
Verdict
Oleafly brings technical writing, PDF review, references, and optional AI connections into a free desktop workspace. Its current collaboration approach is Git-based, and AI use may involve provider charges.
Plans and prices
From Oleafly's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Desktop app has no subscription · paid AI providers may charge for usage |
The facts
Each one read from Oleafly's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI options
- Users can connect hosted AI providers, local Ollama models, custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints, or supported CLI agents such as Claude Code and Codex.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Collaboration limit
- Real-time co-editing, comments, and managed sync are planned but are not currently in the app; collaboration currently uses Git.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Import and export
- Users can import project folders and ZIPs, including exports from online LaTeX editors, and export PDF, DOCX, HTML, Markdown, and source ZIP files.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Integrations
- The product supports GitHub push and pull, Git-based collaboration, Ollama, MCP tools, and connections to AI providers and installed CLI agents.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Offline use
- Writing, local compilation, PDF review, and proofreading work without AI; packages, fonts, and tools must be downloaded before going offline.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Open source and support
- Oleafly is open source under AGPL-3.0, and the site directs users to GitHub to report issues, contribute fixes, and join discussions.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Privacy
- The maker says project files stay on the user's machine, there is no Oleafly account or telemetry, and hosted AI receives only context the user chooses to send.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Proofreading
- Built-in spelling and grammar checks run locally with Hunspell and Harper and focus on prose rather than LaTeX commands and math.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Research and citations
- Research search covers alphaXiv and OpenAlex, citations can be verified against Crossref, and reference libraries can be imported from BibTeX, RIS, EndNote XML, and Zotero RDF.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Submission checks
- Submission preflight includes compile, venue, ATS, accessibility, reference, and privacy checks; the maker says it does not promise an ATS score.checked 30 Sep 2001
- What it does
- Oleafly is a free desktop workspace for papers, theses, resumes, and other technical documents, with writing, PDF preview, references, and an optional AI assistant.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Writing formats
- The workspace supports LaTeX, Typst, and Markdown projects.checked 30 Sep 2001
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