Backslash

Self-hostable, open-source LaTeX editor with live PDF preview and a REST API.

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Backslash is a free, open-source, self-hostable LaTeX editor with a live PDF preview, syntax-highlighted editing, structured build-error logs, and a full REST API for compiling documents or managing projects programmatically. Each compilation runs in an isolated, network-disabled Docker container, and the whole stack deploys with one docker compose command. It targets individuals and teams who want to run their own LaTeX editing and compilation infrastructure rather than use a hosted, closed-source service.

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