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In just 10 days time Overleaf will be nine years old! Nine! It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a decade since John and I had our first conversations about WriteLaTeX that set us on the path that has led us to this point.

And in the run up to that particular milestone, another one has crept up on us…

With 2022 fast approaching, and 2021 being a year still dominated by the pandemic, for many of us the new year can't come quickly enough. But in amongst all the challenges there have been many successes—both in personal lives and at work—and we've collected together the following stories from our team looking back on what 2021 has meant to them.

In this blog post, LianTze Lim, Community TeXpert at Overleaf, reviews the newly-published second edition of LaTeX Beginner’s Guide by Stefan Kottwitz.

Have you ever tried to look for a symbol to use in your LaTeX document? It might be quite the adventure! But fear not, we’ve got your back with a brand new feature!

We have exciting news to share with you this week: we are releasing a symbol palette in Overleaf as a part of our premium subscriptions! This will help you quickly find commonly used symbols, and will also tell you which packages you need to use them. Now you can be even more productive when writing your documents and collaborating with colleagues!

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve upgraded our LaTeX compile servers to make TeX Live 2021 live and available on Overleaf! As of October 2021, all new Overleaf projects will be based on TeX Live 2021 — please read the full post for the key information and important changes.