EXHIBIT 23.1



                         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 1,761,167 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated May 13, 1998 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, 1998,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                  Ernst & Young LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
   
February 12, 1999