EXHIBIT 23(B)
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
    We  consent to the reference to our  firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Interleaf, Inc.  for
the  registration of 450,000 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation
by reference therein  of our  report dated  May 11,  1995, with  respect to  the
consolidated  financial statements and schedule  of Interleaf, Inc., included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1995, filed with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
May 10, 1996