LyX AlternativesLaTeX Editors & Word Processors like LyX

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

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  1. Overleaf icon

    Overleaf

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    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.

    54 Overleaf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Specially useful if you need to produce academic and or technical documents in multiple platforms. Overleaf also has good collaboration tools and supports GitHub.

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    • Most users think Overleaf is a great LyX alternative.

    • Overleaf is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to LyX.

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

    • Overleaf is Freemium and Open SourceLyX is Free and Open Source
    • Overleaf is Privacy focusedLyX is not according to our users
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    Texmaker

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

    40 Texmaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

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

    • Texmaker is Free and Open SourceLyX is also Free and Open Source
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    TeX Live

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
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    Adobe FrameMaker

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

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  6. Kile icon

    Kile

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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.

    32 Kile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
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  7. TeXmacs icon

    TeXmacs

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    GNU TeXmacs is a free scientific editing platform designed to create beautiful technical documents. It provides a unified and user friendly framework for editing structured documents with different types of content: text, math, graphics, slides, etc.

    33 TeXmacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    MiKTeX

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

    11 MiKTeX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    The MiKTeX Setup Wizard
     
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    KLatexFormula

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    KLatexFormula is an easy-to-use graphical application for generating images (that you can drag and drop, copy and paste or save to disk) from LaTeX equations. It is written in Qt4.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Scientific Workplace

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    You write text and mathematics in your document without having to know a programming language or exit to an equation editor. Evaluate, simplify, solve, and plot functions without the need to master a complex syntax.

    20 Scientific Workplace alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Adobe FrameMaker icon

    Adobe FrameMaker

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

    124 Adobe FrameMaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Adobe FrameMaker is the most popular commercial alternative to LyX.

    • Adobe FrameMaker is Paid and ProprietaryLyX is Free and Open Source
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    Bakoma Tex

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    BaKoMa TeX system for Scientific Publishing. One of its main features is instant preview: The document is typeset as you write, providing true WYSIWYG experience not usually found in LaTeX editors.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. LaTeXing icon

    LaTeXing

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    LaTeXing is plugin for the popular and fast text editor Sublime Text . The plugin supports many features to write your LaTeX files without leaving the text editor or using the mouse.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Sublime Text
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    Word Online

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    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.

    97 Word Online alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about Word Online as an Alternative to LyX
    apostolfaliagas
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    It has no equation editing capabilities.

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    • Word Online is the most popular SaaS alternative to LyX.

    • Word Online is Free Personal and ProprietaryLyX is Free and Open Source
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