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Hi Beltiras,

Thanks for the question - we've focused initially on creating a low-barrier-to-entry front-end for LaTeX, but which still worked in the native language. Which way we go in future will depend on the feedback we get on writelatex!

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This would be really easy to implement using pandoc (http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/), which converts Markdown with extensions and LaTeX formulas into LaTeX. I think it supports Org-mode too.

Markdown would be excellent for sharing short notes and ideas among mathematicians, as opposed to full-blown papers.

Also, great job! I like how simple and efficient the interface is.

Thanks! This is a great idea --- we'll see what we can do.

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