No need (edit: except maybe for collaborative editing). Use TeXLive and install the updated copy every year (it has annual releases, and you simply delete the o

No need (edit: except maybe for collaborative editing). Use TeXLive and install the updated copy every year (it has annual releases, and you simply delete the old install directory). If you're not on linux, spin a Ubuntu VM, and install TeXLive. (Strictly speaking you don't even need GUI on the machine where pdf gets compiled. I add 'scp output.pdf mydesktop:.' to my Makefile so the file is transferred to my desktop everytime I make. On the desktop the pdf is already open on the big screen and if your pdf reader is good, it'll update the opened pdf everytime the file on harddisk gets updated) I never use overleaf, and I had no problem finished up my thesis in record time. LaTeX wasn't even an issue. edit: Overleaf will be helpful for collaborative editing though. I personally would use github/gitlab instead if I ever have to do collaboration.