Create or import a project

Start from a blank page, a template, a .zip archive, an arXiv paper or a PDF.

Everything starts on the Your Projects page, which you can reach at any time from the logo at the top left of the editor.

Create a project

Click New, then choose:

• Blank project: a minimal LaTeX document, to start from scratch.
• From template: a ready-made layout (conference paper, thesis, CV, book, slides, poster…). See Templates.

Name the project and the editor opens right away.

Import an existing project

The Import menu on the Your Projects page offers two sources:

• Upload .zip project: send the archive of a LaTeX project, for example exported from another editor. The folder structure is kept.
• From arXiv: paste the link or identifier of a paper (for example 2301.00001). PrismaTex fetches its LaTeX sources and turns them into a project.

Before importing a .zip

Check that the archive contains the main .tex file, the images and the .bib file. After importing, pick the right file under Compile > Main document if needed.

Convert a PDF

Only have the PDF? Click Import a PDF on the PrismaTex home page: a project is created and the assistant rebuilds the document in LaTeX. See Convert a PDF to LaTeX.

Start from an existing project

For a variant of a document (new submission, short version…), open the project menu and choose Duplicate: a full copy is created, with all its files.