overleaf2arxiv 0.1.2

A tool to convert Overleaf projects to arXiv-compatible formats

Overleaf2Arxiv

Academics often write papers in Overleaf, and publish them to arXiv, but the steps to do so requires a little manual labor. For example, arXiv requires a main.bbl file, which must be manually downloaded from Overleaf and packaged into the zip file.

Overleaf2Arxiv is a simple CLI that aims to make this easier. Given the Overleaf project ID, it will automatically package it for upload to arXiv, including the main.bbl file.

[!NOTE] MacOS and Linux are the primary supported platforms.

Installation + Setup

To install, run

pip install overleaf2arxiv

Additionally, ensure that you are logged into Overleaf on your default browser. The cookies on this browser will be used to authenticate with Overleaf, possibly asking for your keychain password in the process.

Finally, install pdflatex on your machine and ensure it's available on the system path.

• On Linux, consider TeX Live
• On Mac, consider one of:
  • TeX Live
  • BasicTeX (smaller installation), install with brew install basictex

Usage

Using this script is easy, simply run

overleaf2arxiv <project_id> project.zip

where <project_id> is the Overleaf project ID (visible in the URL), and then just upload project.zip to arXiv!