Kile AlternativesLaTeX Editors and other similar apps like Kile

Kile is described as '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' and is a LaTeX Editor in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Kile for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Haiku apps. The best Kile alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kile are TeXstudio, Overleaf, Texmaker and TeX Live.

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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.

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Kile alternatives page was last updated Oct 9, 2024
  1. LyX icon
     193 likes

    LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your documents (WYSIWYM) and not simply their appearance (WYSIWYG). LyX combines the power and flexibility of TeX/LaTeX with the ease of use of a GUI.

    43 LyX alternatives
    LyX screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Haiku

    LyX Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Create PDF files
    3.  Spell Checking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  LaTeX Math
    7.  Typing in TeX itself
    8.  Equation editor
    9.  Tex
    LyX iconKile Icon

    LyX VS Kile

    Is LyX a good alternative to Kile?
     
    • Most users think LyX is a great Kile alternative.

    • LyX is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Kile.

    • LyX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Kile.

    • LyX is Free and Open SourceKile is also Free and Open Source
  2. TeXstudio icon
     91 likes

    TeXstudio is an integrated environment for writing LaTeX documents. Our goal is to make writing LaTeX as easy and comfortable as possible. Therefore TeXstudio has numerous features like syntax-highlighting, integrated viewer, reference checking and various assistants.

    34 TeXstudio alternatives
    Main interface (2024) on KDE desktop

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Top TeXstudio Features

    1.  LaTeX Editor
    2.  Integrated PDF Viewer
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Create PDF files
    5.  Tex
    6. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Spell Checking
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Collaborative Workspaces
    12.  LaTeX Math
    TeXstudio iconKile Icon

    TeXstudio VS Kile

    Is TeXstudio a good alternative to Kile?
     
  3. Overleaf icon
     64 likes

    Overleaf, formerly WriteLaTeX, is a collaborative writing and publishing system that makes the whole process of producing academic papers much quicker for both authors and publishers.

    52 Overleaf alternatives
    Templates

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  LaTeX Editor
    2.  Collaborative writing
    3.  Online collaboration
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    5. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8.  PDF Preview
    9.  LaTeX to PDF
    10.  Tex
    11.  Typesetting
    12.  Document Sharing
    Overleaf iconKile Icon

    Overleaf VS Kile

    Is Overleaf a good alternative to Kile?
     
    • Overleaf is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Kile.

    • Overleaf is Freemium and Open SourceKile is Free and Open Source
    • Overleaf is Privacy focusedKile is not according to our users
  4. Texmaker icon
     106 likes

    Texmaker is a free LaTeX editor, that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application.

    37 Texmaker alternatives
    Texmaker on Linux

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    Texmaker Features

    1.  Spell Checking
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Integrated PDF Viewer
    4.  Support for Unicode
    Texmaker iconKile Icon

    Texmaker VS Kile

    Is Texmaker a good alternative to Kile?
     
  5. TeX Live icon
     44 likes

    TeX Live is an easy way to get up and running with the TeX document production system. It provides a comprehensive TeX system with binaries for most flavors of Unix, including GNU/Linux, and also Windows.

    22 TeX Live alternatives
    TeX Live screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    TeX Live Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Publishing
    3.  Tex
    TeX Live iconKile Icon

    TeX Live VS Kile

    Is TeX Live a good alternative to Kile?
     
  6. MiKTeX icon
     55 likes

    MiKTeX is a typesetting system for the Windows operating system. The distribution includes TeX, pdfTeX and XeTeX.

    10 MiKTeX alternatives
    The MiKTeX Setup Wizard

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    MiKTeX Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Tex
    3.  Typesetting
    4.  Document creation
    5.  Create PDF files
    6.  Publishing
    MiKTeX iconKile Icon

    MiKTeX VS Kile

    Is MiKTeX a good alternative to Kile?
     
  7. Adobe FrameMaker icon
     9 likes

    A desktop publishing (DTP) and word processing application that is popular for large documents.

    122 Adobe FrameMaker alternatives
    Adobe FrameMaker screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Adobe FrameMaker Features

    1.  Document structure management
    2.  XML import / export
    Adobe FrameMaker iconKile Icon

    Adobe FrameMaker VS Kile

    Is Adobe FrameMaker a good alternative to Kile?
     
    • Adobe FrameMaker is the most popular commercial alternative to Kile.

    • Adobe FrameMaker is Paid and ProprietaryKile is Free and Open Source
  8. Archimedes icon
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    Archimedes is a LaTeX and Markdown editor designed to make mathematical writing easy.

    19 Archimedes alternatives
    Archimedes screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad

    Archimedes Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Spell Checking
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  LaTeX Math
    Archimedes iconKile Icon

    Archimedes VS Kile

    Is Archimedes a good alternative to Kile?
     
    • Archimedes is the most popular iPad alternative to Kile.

    • Archimedes is Free and ProprietaryKile is Free and Open Source
  9. TeXworks icon
     17 likes

    The TeXworks project is an effort to build a simple TeX front-end program (working environment) that will be available for all today’s major desktop operating systems—in particular, MS Windows (XP and Vista), typical GNU/Linux distros and other X11-based systems, and Mac OS X.

    31 TeXworks alternatives
    on Linux

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TeXworks Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Typesetting
    3.  Typography
    4.  Publishing
    TeXworks iconKile Icon

    TeXworks VS Kile

    Is TeXworks a good alternative to Kile?
     
  10. TeXnicCenter icon
     32 likes

    TeXnicCenter is a feature rich and easy-to-use integrated environment for creating LaTeX documents on the Windows platform. Its powerful editor and its tight integration with the LaTeX environment helps you to concentrate on what matters: The content of your document.

    26 TeXnicCenter alternatives
    TeXnicCenter user interface

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TeXnicCenter Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Tex
    Discontinued

    Last update seems to be from 2014

    TeXnicCenter iconKile Icon

    TeXnicCenter VS Kile

    Is TeXnicCenter a good alternative to Kile?
     
  11. Authorea icon
     22 likes

    Authorea is 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.

    47 Authorea alternatives
    Authorea screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Authorea Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  Collaborative writing
    5.  Export citation
    6. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    Authorea iconKile Icon

    Authorea VS Kile

    Is Authorea a good alternative to Kile?
     
  12. VimTeX icon
     3 likes

    VimTeX is a Vim plugin that provides support for writing LaTeX documents. It is based on LaTeX-Box and it shares a similar goal: to provide a simple and lightweight LaTeX plugin. It has been rewritten from scratch to provide a more modern code base.

    23 VimTeX alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Neovim
    • Vim

    VimTeX Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Text objects
    3.  Vim Key Mapping
    4.  Modular System
    5.  Tex
    VimTeX iconKile Icon

    VimTeX VS Kile

    Is VimTeX a good alternative to Kile?
     
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