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Move your projects from Overleaf.

Export a source ZIP from Overleaf and import it into Tulip. Your files, folders, figures and bibliography come with it. Your Overleaf project stays where it is.

Open Overleaf projects

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What are you moving?

One projectA source ZIP from the editorSeveral projectsA ZIP containing your project ZIPs
01

Move one project.

A source export keeps your project’s files and folders together.

  1. Download the source in Overleaf

    Open your Overleaf projects and sign in if asked. Open the project you want to move. In the upper-left, select File, then Download → Download as source (.zip). Find the ZIP in your device’s Downloads folder.

    FileDownloadDownload as source (.zip)
    See Overleaf’s illustrated steps

  2. Import it into Tulip

    Open your workspace and choose From Overleaf, then One project ZIP. Select the source ZIP to import it.

  3. Check the root file and compiler

    Open the main document, usually main.tex or a thesis root file. Choose browser or server compilation from Run, then compile and review the output.

02

Bring several projects at once.

Overleaf’s bulk download is one outer ZIP with a separate source ZIP for each project.

  1. Select your projects in Overleaf

    Open the Overleaf project dashboard and sign in if asked. Select the checkboxes beside the projects you want to move. Select all of your projects to migrate everything. Click the Download icon in the top-right.

    Select projectsDownload ↗ top-right
    See Overleaf’s bulk download steps

  2. Keep the outer ZIP intact

    The download contains one inner ZIP per project. You don’t need to mix those files together or combine their source trees.

    overleaf-projects.zipmanuscript.zipthesis.zipconference-paper.zip

  3. Import the collection into Tulip

    Choose From Overleaf in your workspace, then Multiple projects ZIP. Select the outer ZIP. Each inner ZIP becomes its own project, with its files and folders kept together.

What travels

What moves, and what doesn’t.

A source ZIP carries your files. It doesn’t carry collaborators, comments or history.

Comes with the ZIP

  • LaTeX source and chapter files
  • Bibliography files
  • Uploaded images and figures
  • Class and style files in the project

Stays in Overleaf

  • Collaborators and sharing links — invite people again from Share
  • Review comments and version history
  • The compiled PDF — Tulip compiles a new one from your source
After you import

After you import: a five-minute check.

Most projects compile straight away. If yours doesn’t, it’s almost always one of these.

  1. Pick the main file.It’s the one with \documentclass. If Tulip picked a chapter instead, set the main document in Project settings → Typesetting.
  2. Match the engine.If the project used XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX in Overleaf’s settings, choose the same one. Documents that use fontspec or unicode-math are detected automatically.
  3. Compile and fix the first error.Click the red status at the bottom of the editor to jump to its line. TeX Live packages download on their own; a publisher’s .cls or .sty file needs to be uploaded. Common errors and fixes.
  4. Check citations.If citations show as ??, check the .bib path in your source and compile again; bibliographies can need a second pass.
  5. Check fonts and external tools.Fonts installed only on your computer aren’t available; upload the .otf or .ttf files. Tulip runs minted, xindy and bib2gls, but not arbitrary shell commands.
  6. Invite your coauthors.Collaborators, comments and history stay in Overleaf. Invite people again from Share.

Ready to import?

Have your ZIP? It takes a minute.

Export steps follow Overleaf’s official download guide. Menu labels may change. Tulip is an independent product.

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