# Project Summary

This Software aims to provide an easy to learn, yet extensive tool set to create books, journals and other publications in fixed (but customizable) layouts.

### Comparison

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-feature-overleaf-%2F-l" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 421.2px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 33.3724%;"></col><col style="width: 20.2618%;"></col><col style="width: 18.5932%;"></col><col style="width: 27.8898%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 46.6px;"><td style="height: 46.6px;">**Feature**</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">**Overleaf / Latex**</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">**Libreoffice Writer / Microsoft Word**</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">**PublishGoods**</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">Programmatically created templates</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">✅</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">❌</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">✅</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">Template Language</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Latex</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">-</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">HTML/CSS/Handlebars</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.6px;"><td style="height: 46.6px;">Engine used for PDF-Rendering</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">Latex</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">  
</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">HTML renderers (Weasyprint / Vivliostyle)</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.6px;"><td style="height: 46.6px;">Import</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">❌ (only Latex projects)</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">**❌**</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">**✅** WordPress, HTML, Documents (Word/Libreoffice), etc.</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.4px;"><td style="height: 63.4px;">Export</td><td style="height: 63.4px;">⚠ Only PDF</td><td style="height: 63.4px;">**✅** Many Formats, more with convert tools</td><td style="height: 63.4px;">**✅** PDF, EPUB, custom formats</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.4px;"><td style="height: 35.4px;">Content Editor</td><td style="height: 35.4px;">Latex Code or RichText</td><td style="height: 35.4px;">Direct</td><td style="height: 35.4px;">WYSIWYG, based on [EditorJS](https://editorjs.io/)</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">Collaborative Editing</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">✅</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">❌</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">⚠ Planned</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.4px;"><td style="height: 63.4px;">Open Source</td><td style="height: 63.4px;">⚠ only the "Community Edition" with less features</td><td style="height: 63.4px;">Libreoffice: ✅ Microsoft Word: ❌</td><td style="height: 63.4px;">✅</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">Platforms</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Web</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Libreoffice: Mac/Linux/Windows  
Microsoft Word: Windows / Mac</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Web</td></tr></tbody></table>