MacTeX AlternativesTypesetting Systems and other similar apps like MacTeX

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   LaTeX

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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

   Application typeApplication types

   • Markup Language
   • Typesetting System

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

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   TeXstudio

    102 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.

   46 TeXstudio alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • LaTeX Editor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Texmaker

    110 likes

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

   49 Texmaker alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • LaTeX Editor

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Haiku

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   TeX Live

    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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Haiku

   • United States

   

   

   

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   SILE

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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

   • Typesetting System

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   Texpad

    12 likes

   Texpad is a LaTeX editor designed for straightforward navigation of projects of any size. When Texpad opens a document it scans through it, looking for LaTeX structure commands and any included files, then it presents you with an outline view with which you can swiftly navigate...

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • LaTeX Editor

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   TexitEasy

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   TexitEasy is a free, cross-platform and open-source latex editor. TexitEasy has all the features a modern editor can have.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • LaTeX Editor
   • Word Processor

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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    ExactTex

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Markup Language

    Origin

    • Spain
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows

    • Spain
    • EU

    

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