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OVERLEAF CONNECTION

Import an Overleaf project

You need two pieces of information to connect Overleaf and TeX Go. You can get both from inside Overleaf.

Authentication token

A string that lets TeX Go connect to your Overleaf account. It looks like olp_xxx.

Project ID

The part of the project URL that comes after project/.

STEP 1

Get an authentication token

Overleaf editor screen. The account menu at the bottom left is shown.
  1. 1

    Open settings

    Click the gear icon at the bottom left.

Overleaf settings screen. Account settings is marked with a red box.
  1. 2

    Open Account settings

    In the settings screen, choose Account settings from the left menu.

Overleaf Git Integration section. Add another token is marked with a red box.
  1. 3

    Open Git Integration

    Scroll down to the Your Git authentication tokens section.

Git authentication token screen. The token is hidden with a black bar.
  1. 4

    Create a token

    Click Create token, then copy the string that starts with olp_.

  2. 5

    Copy the token

    Copy the string and paste it into TeX Go.

STEP 2

Get the project ID

  1. 1

    Open the project to import

    In Overleaf, open the project you want to bring into TeX Go.

  2. 2

    Copy what comes after /project/

    In the browser address bar, the text after /project/ is the project ID.

  3. 3

    Enter it in TeX Go

    Paste the project ID into the input field in TeX Go, then press Import.

The Overleaf browser URL and the TeX Go Import from Overleaf screen. The project ID is marked with a red box.