LaTeX
How vibe coders and indie builders use LaTeX: 21 projects built with it and 3 built for it since May 2026.
Projects built with it
21
Share of stated stacks, 4 wks
0.1%
Last 4 weeks vs 8 before
too few to tell
Add-ons built for it
3
Share of stated stacks, per week
Share rather than counts, so changes in how many posts a subreddit lets through don't show up as trends.
Often used with
- Docker 3
- React 2
- Python 2
- DeepSeek 2
- Vercel 2
- Claude API 2
- OpenAI API 2
- PostgreSQL 1
What's built with it
Latest projects built with LaTeX
- CiteLyra — Generates long academic literature reviews by drafting sections from discovered papers and checking every citation against scholarly databases before inclusion.“I built an AI workspace that writes thesis-length lit reviews with citations that are actually real”
- MindMap AI — Lets users build mind maps on a canvas with LaTeX formulas and Markdown notes attached to nodes.“We added LaTeX formulas and Markdown notes to our AI mind map app, would love honest feedback”
- OpenRigor — Provides a Git-backed Markdown workspace for organising research notes, sources, methods and diagrams, with optional AI drafting help.“OpenRigor – a Git-native research workspace, not another thesis-writing bot”
- YAMLResume — Compiles a plain-text YAML resume into PDF, DOCX, HTML, and Markdown outputs with schema validation.“I built a YAML-based CV compiler: version-control your CV like code, generate pixel-perfect PDF/DOCX/HTML/Markdown output with one command”
- FrameCalc — Runs a browser-based library of over 150 physics and math calculators with live plots and one-click LaTeX output.“150+ physics and math calculators as a Next.js app, instant computing in the browser for scientists, engineers, students, etc”
- Bindery — Turns rough notes or ideas into a written, typeset book and ships it as a printed paperback or hardcover, plus audiobook and EPUB versions.“I built a tool where Claude writes, formats, and prints a real physical book from your notes or ideas (free to try, no signup) - Bindery (Infinite Library)”
- Resumint — Builds ATS-friendly one-page resumes for software engineers with a live editor, AI bullet rewriting, GitHub import and PDF, Word, or LaTeX export.“I built Resumint – AI tool for tech job applications. Looking for feedback”
- Cursiva — Generates ATS-friendly single-column LaTeX resumes tailored to job postings, with an AI reviewer that flags invented facts.“Recent CS grad tired of the job hunt. I built an open-source tool to generate ATS LaTeX resumes, but feeling that classic imposter syndrome after launch.”
- LatexNotes — Converts uploaded handwritten maths notes into editable LaTeX, recreates graphs as TikZ, and generates practice questions and step explanations.“Handwritten notes into latex + study tools - looking for feedback”
- latest-resume-for-public — Generates a resume PDF from YAML content and embeds a link that always points to the newest published version.“I made my resume version-aware (like Crossmark for research papers) so recruiters always get the latest version”
- ApplyAI — Tailors LaTeX resumes to job descriptions, tracks job applications, suggests company contacts, and generates interview questions.“I built a simple tool to help with the mess of mass job applications + rewriting LaTeX resumes”
- NumC — Provides header-only C++20 numerical math, ODE solvers, curve fitting, and plotting with native windows or SVG output.“I'm a physics student and I built a zero-dependency C++20 framework to do math and data plotting like in Python”
- PocketCatalog — Stores flashcards with Markdown, LaTeX and images locally in the browser and schedules reviews with SM-2, syncing only anonymous progress to the server.“I built PocketCatalog - a free, local-first flashcard webapp powered by SQLite in the browser with anonymous SM-2 cloud sync”
- open-ats — Scores a C.V offline by simulating applicant tracking software, checking whether it parses cleanly and would pass the filter.“I built two open-source tools that work together to fix your C.V (an offline ATS scorer + a LaTeX C.V builder)”
- Penora — Generates student assignments, notes, essays, and slide decks with AI and renders them as handwritten pages, integrated with Google Classroom.“Claude was expensive so I automated assignments myself. Need some feedback from students to help me out.”
Latest add-ons built for LaTeX
- LaTeX Squiggly — Converts LaTeX commands like \alpha into Unicode characters as you type in any text box, while leaving TeX files, code and plain-text dollar amounts unchanged.“I built a tool that turns LaTeX into real characters as you type. The hard part was knowing when not to.”
- Typevia — Provides a live LaTeX editor with a built-in AI assistant for writing and editing documents.“I built a Live LaTeX editor with built in AI assistant. Thoughts?”
- LaTeX editor solving Full… — Solves calculus problems written in LaTeX using a symbolic math engine rather than AI.“LaTeX editor solving Full Calculus Problem no AI involved”
Pitched as alternatives to LaTeX
- cveck — Generates job-tailored resume PDFs from a master profile and a job description using an LLM pipeline and Typst.“Showcase: I turned my personal AI agent skills for fitting my curriculum to jobs into a full open-source tool — here’s how”
- Doxy — Converts Markdown and HTML documents into PDFs and slide decks, with support for diagrams and math.“I got tired of LaTeX, so I replaced it with markdown”