Online LyX Alternatives

    LyX is not available as a web app but there are some alternatives that runs in the browser with similar functionality. The best Online alternative is Overleaf, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to LyX and ten of them are available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to LyX are Word Online (Free Personal), Authorea (Freemium), Fidus Writer (Free, Open Source) and OmniaWrite (Free).

    This page was last updated May 20, 2021
    1. 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.
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      Overleaf vs LyX opinions
      Most users think Overleaf is a great alternative to LyX.
      caiocco 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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    2. Word Online, part of Office Online, is the online version of Microsoft Word. Create, edit and share. Work with other at the same time.
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      apostolfaliagas It has no equation editing capabilities.
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    4. 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.
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    5. Fidus Writer is an online collaborative LaTeX editor especially made for academics who need to use citations and/or formulas.
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    6. OmniaWrite is a next-generation cross-platform plain text editor engineered for creative writing. It is perfect for writing novels, lyrics, poems, essays, drafts and screenplays.
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    8. Entering tables in LaTeX documents can be burdensome because of the necessary formatting directives. For this purpose we created this online generator which (hopefully) will allow you to generate LaTeX code you can just copy & paste into your document's source.
    9. Getting your research published is tough. You face complex author guidelines, painful citation formatting, messy email collaboration, frustrating word templates, and long drawn submission processes. The good news? Typeset makes it easy.
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    10. VerbTeX LaTeX Editor

      • Freemium • Proprietary
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      VerbTeX is a free, collaborative LaTeX Editor. It allows you to create and manage LaTeX projects directly on your Android device and generate a PDF by using Verbosus (Online LaTeX and Octave Editor) "The Best Way to Type LaTeX on the Go" - androidappsreview.
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    11. Write and publish scientific documents in LaTeX directly in your browser or by using the mobile app VerbTeX available on Android, iOS and Windows. Manage your projects, upload existing or create new documents, images and styling files.
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    12. SwiftLaTeX

      • Free • Open Source
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      • Self-Hosted
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      SwiftLaTeX is a Web-browser based editor to create PDF documents such as reports, term projects, slide decks, in the typesetting system LaTeX.
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