Authorea Alternatives

Authorea is described as 'The online document editor for researchers that allows researchers to write, cite, host data, and publish research documents. Authorea is trusted worldwide by leading researchers writing and publishing content in every discipline, from astrophysics to zoology' and is a Word Processor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Authorea, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac and SaaS apps. The best Authorea alternative is LibreOffice - Writer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Authorea are Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Proton Docs and LyX.

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  1. HackMD icon
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    HackMD is a browser-based, real-time collaborative markdown editor. It was inspired by hackpad but focuses more on speed and flexibility.

    39 HackMD alternatives

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Heroku
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  2. Curvenote icon
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    Curvenote is a collaborative writing tool designed for open-science and reproducibility. Create & edit technical content in real-time, including equations, references, figures, and interactive plots from Jupyter, then export to any journal template.

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. Twake icon
     28 likes

    Twake is a real-time teamwork platform. It is a suite of collaborative tools that includes the specificities of some bestsellers (Slack, Trello, Google Drive...). We provide professional messaging, storage space, online collaborative editors (Words, Excel, PowerPoint), task...

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  4. TeXlyre icon
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    A local-first real-time LaTeX and Typst collaboration platform with offline editing capabilities. Built with React, TypeScript, and Yjs for collaborative document editing.

    55 TeXlyre alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Word Online icon
     21 likes

    Edit and create documents online with Word Online. Work collaboratively in real-time using your browser. Requires Microsoft 365 sign-in. Save and share documents in OneDrive. Use alongside desktop Office applications for a flexible workflow.

    101 Word Online alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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  6. Fidus Writer icon
     18 likes

    Fidus Writer is an online collaborative LaTeX editor especially made for academics who need to use citations and/or formulas. The editor focuses on the content rather than the layout, so that with the same text, you can later on publish it in multiple ways: On a website, as a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
     
  7. Kile icon
     46 likes

    Kile is a user-friendly TeX/LaTeX editor by KDE. Kile gives you the ability to use all the functionality of LaTeX in a graphical interface and has interactive preview mechanisms to readily see the results of editing.

    32 Kile alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
     
  8. MonsterWriter icon
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    A simple solution to write scientific papers, pillar content or just your personal notes. It aims to combine the benefits of traditional Microsoft Word, LaTeX and Markdown.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  9. Padland icon
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    Padland is a tool to manage, share, remember and read collaborative documents based on the Etherpad technology.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. Scriptable, macros, multipart selection, styles. Multilingual. Text expanding feature. Document Manager. Use any number of keys to execute menu command, e.g. press Command key, then FAU for "Find all uppercase words." Extremely customizable.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  11. OffiDocs icon
     7 likes

    OffiDocs is a flexible and powerful platform that allows you to work online with desktop apps from everywhere at any time using only your web browser. OffiDocs provides you online desktop apps like LibreOffice, GIMP, Dia, ... through your web browser.

    112 OffiDocs alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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