LaTeX AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Markup Languages

The best Markup Language alternative to LaTeX is Markdown, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to LaTeX and five of them are Markup Languages so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Markup Language alternatives to LaTeX are CommonMark, DocBook, Text::Amuse and Caoutchouc.

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LaTeX

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Typesetting System
Free • Open Source

LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific...

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LaTeX alternatives page was last updated May 24, 2024

Markdown
Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).
8 Markdown alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Markup Language
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Markdown Features
Support for MarkDown
Text formatting
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Discontinued
Last update was in Dec 2004. The original app is no longer developed but the Markdown language continues in use and support through many other projects.
Markdown VS LaTeX
Is Markdown a good alternative to LaTeX?
- Markdown is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to LaTeX.
- Markdown is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LaTeX.
- Markdown is Free and Open SourceLaTeX is also Free and Open Source

CommonMark
For short it's the Markdown syntax standard. It replaces the old original Markdown.
8 CommonMark alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Markup Language
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
CommonMark Features
Support for MarkDown
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CommonMark VS LaTeX
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DocBook
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...
5 DocBook alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Markup Language
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
DocBook Features
Support for MarkDown
Publishing
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DocBook VS LaTeX
Is DocBook a good alternative to LaTeX?

Text::Amuse
Markup language for AMuseWiki.
7 Text::Amuse alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Markup Language
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Text::Amuse Features
Support for MarkDown
Text Based Format
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Text::Amuse VS LaTeX
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Caoutchouc
Caoutchouc is a typesetting language, like LaTeX, used to format documents. It greatly simplifies document formatting by relying on Markdown and AsciiMath.
2 Caoutchouc alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Markup Language
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
Caoutchouc Features
Support for MarkDown
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Caoutchouc VS LaTeX
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