Local-First LaTeX Workspace
Edit papers directly from your local folders with a clean Overleaf-like workflow without losing access to your real development environment.
DraftPilot
The local-first AI workspace for research papers
Write LaTeX papers with an Overleaf-like experience while staying fully connected to your local codebase, figures, PDFs, experiments, and AI agents.
DraftPilot combines manuscript editing, PDF compilation, SyncTeX navigation, and AI-assisted research workflows into one unified workspace built for modern researchers.
Research writing shouldn't be disconnected from research itself.
Most paper-writing tools live separately from your code, experiments, figures, datasets, and AI workflows.
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AI workflows
DraftPilot bridges that gap. Your manuscript, implementation, PDFs, figures, logs, and repositories stay connected in one local-first environment designed for AI-native research workflows.
Feature Grid
Everything around the paper, in one workspace.
AI Agents With Real Context
Give AI agents direct access to your manuscript, linked repositories, figures, compile logs, PDFs, and experiment outputs.
SyncTeX Navigation
Jump instantly between LaTeX source and compiled PDF pages for fast editing and debugging.
Local PDF Compilation
Compile papers locally using your existing TeX setup and inspect logs, warnings, and references in real time.
Unified Research Workspace
Manage LaTeX files, figures, bibliographies, PDFs, notes, scripts, and linked codebases from one interface.
Built for Modern AI Research
Designed for ML researchers, robotics labs, systems researchers, PhD students, and AI startups working with complex local workflows.
AI Workflow
Your paper and codebase finally understand each other.
With DraftPilot, AI agents can reason over the entire research workspace instead of seeing a paper-only sandbox.
- Trace claims back to implementations.
- Locate where figures are generated.
- Inspect compile failures and PDF outputs.
- Compare equations against code.
- Update sections after experiment changes.
- Reason across manuscript and implementation together.
This is more than a LaTeX editor. DraftPilot is an AI-native research environment.
Comparison
Why researchers use DraftPilot instead of cloud-only editors
DraftPilot
Traditional Paper Editors
Local filesystem accessSandboxed projects
Connected to codebasesPaper-only workflows
AI agent integrationLimited AI context
SyncTeX + local compilationRemote-only compilation
Experiment-aware workflowsDisconnected artifacts
Git-native workflowsPlatform lock-in
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Write papers where your research already lives.
DraftPilot keeps your manuscript connected to the code, figures, and experiments behind it while enabling powerful AI-assisted workflows locally.
Start building papers the same way modern research is actually done.