diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 31b9022..b82467d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The agent handles these automatically as part of the writing workflow — just tell it what you want. -- **Conference templates** — 12 formats, including current NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, AAAI, LNCS, and NDSS kits +- **Conference templates** — 14 formats, including current NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, AAAI, LNCS, and NDSS kits - **Citation management** — searches Semantic Scholar, fetches BibTeX, and adds citations to your bibliography - **Custom macros & styles** — the agent defines and manages LaTeX macros and style packages automatically - **Validation** — catches broken references, unmatched braces, and other LaTeX errors before building @@ -195,14 +195,16 @@ There are several great projects bringing AI to academic writing — each with a | | **ALFRED** | **OpenAI Prism** | **lmms-lab-writer** | **Underleaf** | **PaperDebugger** | |---|---|---|---|---|---| -| **Approach** | Agent-first — you talk, it writes | Editor with inline AI | Desktop editor with AI agents | Chrome extension + web app | Chrome extension for Overleaf | -| **Autonomy** | Full — writes sections, builds, searches, cites | Inline edits, agent-assisted citations | AI-assisted editing | Copilot suggestions | Multi-agent patches | -| **LLM support** | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, local, OpenRouter) | GPT only | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, local) | Locked to their API | Configurable | -| **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud) | Yes | No (cloud) | Cloud (self-host option) | -| **Research workflows** | Lit review, claim verification, peer review, source analysis | Lit search, citations | No | Citation search (ArXiv) | Literature retrieval | -| **PDF preview** | Live auto-reload | Yes | Yes | Via Overleaf | Via Overleaf | -| **Conference templates** | 12 built-in formats | Yes | No | Yes | Via Overleaf | -| **Web search** | Built-in (DuckDuckGo) | Built-in (literature) | No | No | No | -| **PDF/image to LaTeX** | Yes (image to LaTeX) | Yes | No | Yes | No | -| **Cost** | Free (bring your own API key) | Free | Free (bring your own API key) | Freemium (credit-based) | Free | -| **Requires Overleaf** | No | No | No | No | Yes | +| **Approach** | Agent-first — you talk, it writes | Cloud LaTeX editor with inline AI (built on acquired Crixet platform) | Desktop editor with embedded AI (OpenCode) | Chrome extension for Overleaf + standalone web app | Chrome extension for Overleaf with multi-agent backend | +| **Autonomy** | Full — writes sections, builds, searches, cites | Inline edits on selection, AI-suggested citations, voice commands | AI-assisted editing (general-purpose agent) | 60+ one-shot tools (generate, convert, rewrite) | 4 specialized agents (reviewer, researcher, enhancer, scorer) propose diff patches | +| **LLM support** | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, local, OpenRouter) | GPT-5.2 only (locked to OpenAI) | Any via OpenCode (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, local) | Locked to their API (OpenAI, no model choice) | OpenAI via hosted backend (self-host can swap) | +| **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud-only web app, requires ChatGPT account) | Yes — native desktop app (Tauri), fully offline capable | No (cloud SaaS, content routed through their servers) | No (Kubernetes backend); self-host option available | +| **Research workflows** | Lit review, claim verification, peer review, source analysis | AI citation suggestions (arXiv), Zotero sync, BibTeX import | No | Citation search (arXiv) | Researcher agent (800k paper vector DB), reviewer agent, citation verify/generate | +| **PDF preview** | Live auto-reload | Yes (real-time cloud compilation) | Yes, with SyncTeX (bidirectional source ↔ PDF) | Via Overleaf (or snippet preview in web app) | Via Overleaf | +| **Conference templates** | 14 built-in formats | No gallery — AI generates templates from prompts on demand | No | Yes (NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, IEEE + reformatter) | No (uses Overleaf's templates) | +| **Web search** | Built-in (Tavily / Brave / DuckDuckGo) | No (arXiv literature search only) | No | No | OpenReview + arXiv search | +| **PDF/image to LaTeX** | Yes (image to LaTeX) | Yes (handwriting + diagram to LaTeX, voice input) | No | Yes — flagship feature (OCR-optimized, handwriting, PDF, Snip tool) | No | +| **Git integration** | No | No | Yes — built-in staging, commits, diffs, GitHub publish | No | No | +| **LaTeX distribution** | Requires TeX Live | Cloud compilation (no local install needed) | Auto-detects or installs TinyTeX, auto-installs missing packages | Via Overleaf (no local compilation) | Via Overleaf (no local compilation) | +| **Cost** | Free (bring your own API key) | Free (requires ChatGPT account; Business/Enterprise not yet supported) | Free (bring your own API key) | Freemium — free 10 credits/mo, $5–10/mo for more | Free (hosted backend absorbs LLM costs) | +| **Open source** | Yes (MIT) | No | Yes (MIT) | No (closed source) | Partial (AGPL-3.0, but XtraMCP research tools are closed) |