I would like a platform for writing an academic paper where, as the sole author or a collaborator, produce a web version that people can read and comment on, but that will also produce good print copy. My favorite system is LaTeX, for many reasons. I ask for comments and give people PDF copies to comment on. However, none of them use LaTeX or understand how it works, often they want to use something like Track Changes. I think a wiki where everybody could either edit or comment would be great, but I would also want a LaTeX export option, especially for arXiv purposes. I would also like the LaTeX indexing features (e.g. references to equations, etc). I'd also like it to make me breakfast.
Your last request is the easy one...
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I recommend Apache Open Office Writer. It outputs in HTML, DOC and PDF (but not TeX) formats. It updates indexes at the click of a mouse. It has a spelling checker. It lets you make a reviewer's document which is compared with the original, and you can accept or reject the changes. I have successfully used it to write a textbook, making good use of its paragraph styles, e.g. one for Exercises. It is free.
Have you seen Overleaf? (https://www.overleaf.com/).
It is an online LaTeX-editor that allows collaboration and commenting. For those who are easy to scare off with native LaTeX editing, it has a simplified markdown option.
Cons: The collaboration part and version tracking are not included in the free subscription.
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