Sara Gonzalez
March 5, 2025 --

A Smarter, Smoother Writing Experience: Papers & Overleaf Now Work Together 

Papers and Overleaf now work together

We’re excited to announce the new integration between Papers and Overleaf!
This new integration makes it easier than ever to access and cite your Papers references directly within Overleaf, so you can stay focused on writing without missing a beat. Whether you’re managing citations, collaborating with co-authors, or formatting your manuscript, this update streamlines your workflow—helping you move from research to writing with ease. 

Note: Access to the integration and the citation features requires an Overleaf premium plan. Explore upgrade options here. 

Introducing Overleaf

Overleaf is the scientific and technical writing platform loved by over 20 million users around the world. It’s a LaTeX editor that’s easy enough for beginners and powerful enough for experts. Using Overleaf, anyone can write smarter—creating complex, beautifully formatted documents with ease. But more than that, it lets you collaborate easily with colleagues, track changes in real-time, write in LaTeX code or a visual editor, and work anywhere, on any device. Figure 1: Adding a citation in Overleaf to an article stored in Papers

Once you connect your Papers library with your Overleaf account, you will be able to choose the library and citations to add to your document.  

For a complete walk through and instructions for how to link your Overleaf and Papers accounts, please visit the Overleaf documentation.

We’re Here to Help!

If you need any help or have questions about how to integrate your Overleaf and Papers accounts, please reach out to the Overleaf support team at [email protected]. And, for more information on Papers generally, join Sara Gonzalez’s Zoom office hours every Wednesday. You can register on the event calendar and drop in anytime during the hour to ask questions and get support.