Tool for backing up projects from Overleaf.
The original repo is at: https://github.com/tbmihailov/overleaf-backup-tool.git I have made the following modifications to enable a better support for:
- Support for protected projects
- Backups are listed by their name
- Modified storage file structure
Works with Python 3.+
git clone https://github.com/zhanghan177/overleaf-backup-tool
cd overleaf-backup-tool
pip install -r requirements.txt
python overleaf_backup.py backup_dir [email protected] overleafpass
If you want to store your Overleaf credentials in environment variables, you could
cp app-env.example app-env
vim app-env # Update credentails in app-env
source app-env
python overleaf_backup.py backup_dir
The tool logins with your Overleaf username and password and downloads all projects under "active" and "archived" via git.
You will find the cloned projects folders in backup_dir/git_backup/:
your_backup_dir/
├── projects.json # List of all projects
├── your-project-1-id
│ ├── acl2018.bib
│ ├── acl2018.sty
│ ├── acl_natbib.bst
│ ├── main.tex
├── your-project-2-id
│ ├── acl2018.bib
│ ├── acl2018.sty
│ ├── acl_natbib.bst
│ ├── main.tex
projects.json contains the metadata about the projects in Overleaf. Successfully backed up projects will not be downloaded again if they are not changed in Overleaf.