localleaf 1.1.0

Manage your Overleaf projects locally

LocalLeaf

This tool provides an easy way to synchronize Overleaf projects from and to your local computer. No paid account necessary.

Features

• Sync your locally modified .tex (and other) files to your Overleaf projects
• Sync your remotely modified .tex (and other) files to computer
• Works with free Overleaf account
• No Git or Dropbox required
• Does not steal or store your login credentials (works with a persisted cookie, logging in is done on the original Overleaf website)

How To Use

Install

The package is available via PyPI. Just run:

pip3 install localleaf

That's it! Depending on your local Python installation, you might need to use pip instead of pip3.

Prerequisites

• Create your project on Overleaf, for example a project named test. localleaf is not able to create projects (yet).
• Create a folder, preferably with the same name as the project (test) on your computer.
• Execute the script from that folder (test).
• If you do not specify the project name, localleaf uses the current folder's name as the project name.

Usage

Login

lleaf [--cookie-path -v/--verbose] login

Logging in will be handled by a mini web browser opening on your device (using Qt5). You can then enter your username and password securely on the official Overleaf website. You might get asked to solve a CAPTCHA in the process. Your credentials are sent to Overleaf over HTTPS.

It then stores your cookie (not your login credentials) in a hidden file called .olauth in your system configuration directory. It is possible to store the cookie elsewhere using the --cookie-path option. The cookie file will not be synced to or from Overleaf.

Keep the .olauth file save, as it can be used to log in into your account.

Listing all projects

lleaf [--cookie-path -v/--verbose] list

Use lleaf list to conveniently list all projects in your account available for syncing.

Downloading project's PDF

lleaf [--cookie-path -v/--verbose] download [-n/--name --download-path]

Use lleaf download to compile and download your project's PDF. Specify a download path if you do not want to store the PDF file in the current folder. Currently only downloads the first PDF file it finds. Using the -n/--name option allows you to specify a different Overleaf project name than the name of the folder you're calling lleaf from.

Pulling and pushing changes

lleaf [--cookie-path -v/--verbose] pull [-n/--name -p/--path -i/--olignore]

lleaf [--cookie-path -v/--verbose] push [-n/--name -p/--path -i/--olignore]

Use lleaf pull to pull your Overleaf project files to your local project and lleaf push to push your local project files to your Overleaf project. When there are changes both locally, and remotely you will be asked which file to keep. If a file has been deleted on the source it can either be deleted on the target as well, restored on the source or ignored.

The -n/--name option allows you to specify a different Overleaf project name than the name of the folder you're calling lleaf from. The -p/--path option allows you to specify a different sync folder than the one you're calling lleaf from. The -i/--olignore option allows you to specify the path of an .olignore file. It uses fnmatch internally, so it may have some similarity to .gitignore but doesn't work exactly the same. For example, if you wish to exclude a specific folder named out, you need to specify it as out/*. See here for more information.

Known Bugs

• When modifying a file on Overleaf and immediately syncing afterwards, the tool might not detect the changes. Please allow 1-2 minutes after modifying a file on Overleaf before syncing it to your local computer.

Contributing

All pull requests and change/feature requests are welcome.

Disclaimer

THE AUTHOR OF THIS SOFTWARE AND THIS SOFTWARE IS NOT ENDORSED BY, DIRECTLY AFFILIATED WITH, MAINTAINED, AUTHORIZED, OR SPONSORED BY OVERLEAF OR WRITELATEX LIMITED. ALL PRODUCT AND COMPANY NAMES ARE THE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF THEIR ORIGINAL OWNERS. THE USE OF ANY TRADE NAME OR TRADEMARK IS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY ASSOCIATION WITH THE TRADEMARK HOLDER OF THEIR PRODUCT BRAND.

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THIS SOFTWARE WAS DESIGNED TO BE USED ONLY FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. THIS SOFTWARE COMES WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER. USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK! IF THESE TERMS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, YOU AREN'T ALLOWED TO USE THE CODE.