The LaTeX editor that
doesn't assume
you know LaTeX
Write naturally. Press Ctrl+Tab. Get publication-quality documents. Flow is the bridge between your ideas and professional typesetting.
You've been told LaTeX makes beautiful documents.
You opened Overleaf and stared at \documentclass for ten minutes.
You closed the tab.
Flow is for that moment.
Pick a template. Press Ctrl+Tab. Start writing.
Flow always knows where to go next.
Flow knows where to go
Flow detects every fillable region in your template. Press Ctrl+Tab to flow through them. Never hunt for where to type.
Everything you need,
nothing you don't
Designed for writers, not power users. Every feature earns its place.
Ghost Suggestions
A local AI watches your context and offers completions as dimmed text. Press Tab to accept, or keep typing to ignore. You stay in control.
Visual Layers
Template scaffolding is dimmed. Your content shines at full brightness. At a glance, you always know what's yours and what's structure.
Live Preview
See your PDF update as you write. Click on the PDF to jump to that line in source. SyncTeX integration means zero guessing.
Writing Nudges
Subtle gutter markers flag passive voice, weak openings, and missing metrics. Not grammar police—a thoughtful writing partner.
Markdown Import
Paste Markdown, get LaTeX. Pandoc WASM converts your existing writing into a fillable template. The fastest on-ramp to professional typesetting.
Local-First, Private
No account. No cloud. Your documents live on your machine. Even the AI can run locally with GGUF models. Total privacy.
Built on solid ground
A desktop-native application with a layered, thoughtful architecture.
Flow is a desktop-native application built with Electron 33, React 19, and TypeScript. The editor is powered by CodeMirror 6, extended with 20+ custom plugins for fillable detection, ghost suggestions, visual layers, and writing nudges.
Flow reads your template and knows what needs filling in. It understands your document structure and identifies exactly where you should type, so you can focus on writing instead of figuring out LaTeX syntax.
LaTeX compilation is handled by Tectonic, bundled per-platform so users never install TeX. AI features support cloud providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini) and local models via llama.cpp—your choice, your data.
Principles, not features
Every decision in Flow traces back to a small set of beliefs.
We know your template
Flow reads your template and knows what needs filling in. One shortcut takes you where you need to go next. No menus, no searching.
Show, don't hide
LaTeX is visible. You see the real syntax. Learning happens through exposure, not through abstraction.
Help, don't take over
Suggestions assist. You decide. The AI is a quiet apprentice, not an overzealous coauthor.
Local-first, always
No account. No cloud dependency. No friction. Open the app and start writing. Your data stays yours.
Curated over comprehensive
30 great templates beat 3,000 mediocre ones. Every feature earns its place through genuine usefulness.
You'll learn LaTeX
without trying to
There's no "learning mode." You just use Flow, and one day you realize you're writing LaTeX.
Flow through templates
Pick a template. Press Ctrl+Tab to fill in each field. Accept ghost suggestions. Get your first PDF in under 5 minutes.
Add your first command
You type \textbf{important} because you saw it in the template. It works. Bold text. You just wrote LaTeX.
Modify the template
You add a section the template didn't have. You rearrange content. The structure makes sense now.
You're a LaTeX author
You write custom LaTeX confidently. You modify templates freely. You might even start from a blank document.
Guides & tutorials
Everything you need to get started and go further.
Quick Start
Install Flow, open a template, and compile your first PDF in 5 minutes.
Read guide →Understanding Ctrl+Tab Flow
How Flow reads your templates and helps you fill in every field.
Read guide →AI & Ghost Suggestions
Configure cloud or local LLMs. Understand how ghost suggestions work.
Read guide →Templates & Packages
Browse available templates, import packages, and customize your workflow.
Read guide →Markdown Import
Convert existing Markdown documents to professional LaTeX with one paste.
Read guide →Troubleshooting
Common issues, compilation errors, and how the AI error helper works.
Read guide →Between Word and Overleaf
Better output than Word. Lower barrier than Overleaf.
Flow fills the gap for people who want professional documents without the steep learning curve.
Get Flow
Free. Local. No account required. Just download and start writing.
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