Overleaf, a collaborative writing and publishing system, will be launching Overleaf v2 on September 4th - marking the release of an updated editor and dashboard for the Overleaf platform. It has been just over a year since Overleaf joined forces with ShareLaTeX, and since then, both companies have been working together to continue to build the best tools for collaborative writing.
Overleaf v2 has been in beta since April 2018. For ShareLaTeX users, Overleaf v2 should feel familiar because it is built on the same underlying ShareLaTeX technology. For Overleaf users, Overleaf v2 is a bolder change that makes working with your collaborators smoother and easier, with better editing tools, more ways to communicate, and additional offline-working options.
The first time a ShareLaTeX user logs in to ShareLaTeX on or after September 4th, their account will be transferred to Overleaf v2. Everything they are used to in ShareLaTeX is available in Overleaf v2, along with some other great features like rich-text editing and submitting to journals. Overleaf users can continue to use and log-in at www.overleaf.com. The default project dashboard and editor will become Overleaf v2. Overleaf and ShareLaTeX users should make sure that the primary email address (the one you sign in with) on your Overleaf and ShareLaTeX accounts match in order to merge your accounts together automatically when you first use Overleaf v2.
Beginning September 4th, all new paid plans will be purchased via Overleaf v2, or by invoice for larger group accounts or site licenses. Those using the Git-bridge in Overleaf will need to continue to use Overleaf v1 until the end of the year.
