MiKTeX Alternatives

MiKTeX is described as 'Typesetting system for the Windows operating system. The distribution includes TeX, pdfTeX and XeTeX' and is a popular app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MiKTeX for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best MiKTeX alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MiKTeX are TeX Live, Kile, Bakoma Tex and TeXlipse.

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

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MiKTeX alternatives page was last updated May 20, 2021
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  1. LyX icon
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    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.

    42 LyX alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Chrome OS

    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 VS MiKTeX

     
    • Some users think LyX is a great MiKTeX alternative, some don't.

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

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

    • LyX is Free and Open SourceMiKTeX is also Free and Open Source
  2. TeX Live icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    TeX Live Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Publishing
    3.  Tex

    TeX Live VS MiKTeX

     
  3. Kile icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Tex
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX

    Kile VS MiKTeX

     
  4. Bakoma Tex icon
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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.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Bakoma Tex Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Written above
    3.  Tex

    Bakoma Tex VS MiKTeX

     
    • Bakoma Tex is the most popular commercial alternative to MiKTeX.

    • Bakoma Tex is Paid and ProprietaryMiKTeX is Free and Open Source
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    TeXlipse is a plugin that adds Latex support to the Eclipse IDE. It supports Syntax highlighting, Document outline, Code folding, Templates, Build support, also partial building, Annotations for errors (while editing), Content assist (completion of commands and references)...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be abandoned. Last version, 1.5.0, released on November 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    TeXlipse Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Spell Checking
    3.  Eclipse plugin
    4.  Tex

    TeXlipse VS MiKTeX

     
  6. TeXpert icon
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    As an integrated environment, TeXpert allows users to edit, compile (generate PDF output) and view the result within a single app. As a result, it provides the convenience and productivity because it eliminates the hassles of switching back and forth between different...

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    TeXpert Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Spell Checking
    3.  Tex

    TeXpert VS MiKTeX

     
    • TeXpert is the most popular Android alternative to MiKTeX.

    • TeXpert is Freemium and ProprietaryMiKTeX is Free and Open Source
  7. TeXnicle icon
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    TeXnicle is LaTeX editor designed for Mac OS X. It runs on Snow Leopard and Lion on 32-bit and 64-bit systems. TeXnicle is free (as in beer) and will remain so.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    TeXnicle Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX

    TeXnicle VS MiKTeX

     
  8. SwiftLaTeX icon
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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. In contrast to other web-based editors SwiftLaTeX is true WYSIWYG, What-you-see-is-what-you-get: You edit directly in a representation...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    SwiftLaTeX Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX

    SwiftLaTeX VS MiKTeX

     
    • SwiftLaTeX is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to MiKTeX.

    • SwiftLaTeX is Free and Open SourceMiKTeX is also Free and Open Source
  9. TexMaths icon
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    TexMaths is an addon designed to provide LaTeX support into LibreOffice. LaTeX equations can be inserted as images (SVG or PNG formats) and the LaTeX code is saved into the image attribute for further editing.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • LibreOffice

    TexMaths Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Prebuilt symbols
    3. LibreOffice icon  LibreOffice Integration
    4.  Tex

    TexMaths VS MiKTeX

     
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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)

    37 VerbTeX LaTeX Editor alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad

    VerbTeX LaTeX Editor Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Spell Checking
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX

    VerbTeX LaTeX Editor VS MiKTeX

     
    • VerbTeX LaTeX Editor is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to MiKTeX.

    • VerbTeX LaTeX Editor is Freemium and ProprietaryMiKTeX is Free and Open Source
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