Introduction
Welcome to Clarity — an AI-powered, collaborative scientific editor.
Clarity is an AI-powered collaborative scientific editor built for researchers, professors, and students. It supports both LaTeX and Typst, compiles documents in the cloud, and lets teams work together in real time.
New to Clarity? Head to the Getting Started guide to create your first project in under a minute.
Why Clarity?
Traditional scientific editors force you to juggle local installations, outdated packages, and manual version control. Clarity eliminates all of that:
- No setup required — open your browser and start writing
- Cloud compilation — PDFs generated in milliseconds, packages managed automatically
- AI copilot — fix errors, generate tables, rewrite sections without leaving the editor
- Real-time collaboration — live cursors, instant sync, zero merge conflicts
- LaTeX & Typst — write in the language you prefer
Who is it for?
| Audience | Use case |
|---|---|
| Researchers | Write and iterate on papers with AI assistance |
| Professors | Collaborate with students on shared documents |
| Students | Draft theses, homework, and lab reports |
| Teams | Co-author papers with live editing and comments |
Core Concepts
Projects — Every document lives inside a project. A project can contain multiple files organized in folders, with a main entry file (main.tex or main.typ).
Editor — A full-featured Monaco-based code editor with syntax highlighting, autocomplete, and real-time error detection.
AI Assistant — An integrated chat panel that understands your document context and can read, edit, and create files on your behalf.
Collaboration — Powered by Liveblocks and Yjs, enabling conflict-free real-time editing with presence awareness.