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Built because the commercial tools kept failing our papers.

Every co-authored paper hits the same wall: one author lives in LaTeX, another in Word, and the journal wants whichever one you don't have. Converters exist — and they flatten equations into images, drop figures, and mangle citations. Manuscripta exists because papers with heavy math deserve better than that.

FAQ

Is my manuscript stored?

Only for the life of the job. Every job self-deletes after 24 hours; you can delete it immediately from the API. Self-hosted deployments keep everything on your own disk.

Are the equations really editable in Word?

Yes — they are converted to OMML, Word's native math format. Double-click one and edit it like any Word equation. Nothing is rasterised to an image.

Does it run a TeX engine on my source?

The LaTeX → Word direction only parses your .tex — no TeX engine executes it, which removes the classic \write18 attack surface. The Word → LaTeX direction compiles its own generated template with pdflatex to hand you a ready PDF.

Will the generated LaTeX compile on Overleaf?

Yes. The built-in templates use only stock TeX Live packages, so the delivered project compiles anywhere — Overleaf included.

What if a figure file is missing?

It is recovered straight from your compiled PDF, cropped by anchoring on its caption. Rendered PDF pages ship as the last-resort fallback — the .docx never leaves without its figures.

Can the merge corrupt my .tex?

It is built not to. Macros, \cite, math and the preamble are preserved byte-for-byte; only prose that clearly changed is spliced in. Anything ambiguous goes to a .review.md report for you to decide.

Can my lab run it privately?

Yes — one Docker container behind TLS, with scoped API keys and per-key quotas. Talk to us about self-hosting.

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