ConTeXt (Typesetting System) AlternativesTypesetting Systems and other similar apps like ConTeXt (Typesetting System)

Apps similar to ConTeXt (Typesetting System) include LaTeX, which is free and open source. Other options are Groff, SILE, Pollen and Tectonic typesetting. In total there are seven Typesetting Systems like ConTeXt (Typesetting System) for Linux, Mac, Windows and self-hosting.

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  1. LaTeX icon
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    LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.

    18 LaTeX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. Groff icon
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    The groff (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted output.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. SILE icon
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    SILE is a typesetting system inspired by TeX and InDesign, but seeks to be more flexible, extensible and programmable than them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4.  7 likes

    Pollen is a publishing system that helps authors create beautiful and functional web-based books. Pollen includes tools for writing, designing, programming, testing, and publishing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Tectonic is a modernized, complete, self-contained TeX / LaTeX engine, powered by XeTeX and TeX Live .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  6. DocBook icon
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    DocBook is a schema (available in several languages including RELAX NG, SGML and XML DTDs, and W3C XML Schema) maintained by the DocBook Technical Committee of OASIS. It is particularly well suited to books and papers about computer hardware and software (though it is by no...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. ExactTex icon
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    A gradually-typed superset of LaTeX. Every .tex file is already valid; each annotation you add buys checked references, safe renames, and errors in your own names — before the PDF exists.

    18 ExactTex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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