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Vibe code your scientific papers with an assistant I built(open source)

Vibe code your scientific papers with an assistant I built(open source)

by nilofer99·Mar 2, 2026·1 point·1 comment

AI Analysis

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Cursor for research papers—polished LaTeX tooling with real researcher adoption (9920 users).

Strengths
  • Real traction: 9920 researchers using from credible institutions (Yale, MIT, Berkeley) validates demand
  • Equation-from-image + auto-citation addresses genuine LaTeX pain points with measurable friction reduction (95% formatting stress reduction claim)
  • Deep Research synthesis feature connects research discovery to writing workflow, not just editing
Weaknesses
  • Overleaf + Cursor combo already solves most pain; unclear what Bibby does better than switching to Cursor as LaTeX editor
  • Paid tier limits reach—researchers already have free tools (Overleaf, VS Code + LaTeX extensions); conversion to paid uncertain
Target Audience

Academic researchers, LaTeX users, paper authors

Similar To

Overleaf · Cursor · VS Code + LaTeX Workshop

Post Description

Hi, Fellow researcher from Yale, I was frustrated with Overleaf and google docs not able to write and collaborate on documents the way I wanted to. I write my research in Latex but since Cursor came out, I thought this has to change, I'm wasting too much time and having mental fog all the time, kinda going through writer's block and hence I decided to create this latex writing assistant for myself but now used by a ton of researchers, I wanted your feedback, what you like, what you don't like, alternatives you've seen, what you would like to have, nice to have, you'd definitely pay to have, etc. This would genuinely help researchers write papers faster and save more time to do actual research. Would love your thoughts

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