MiKTeX Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to MiKTeX for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to MiKTeX and six of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to MiKTeX are TeX Live, Kile, TexMaths and TeXlipse.

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MiKTeX alternatives are mainly LaTeX Editors but may also be Text Editors or IDEs.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MiKTeX.
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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
  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
    LyX screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Haiku

    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 iconMiKTeX Icon

    LyX VS MiKTeX

    Is LyX a good alternative to 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
     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.

    22 TeX Live alternatives
    TeX Live screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    TeX Live Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Publishing
    3.  Tex
    TeX Live iconMiKTeX Icon

    TeX Live VS MiKTeX

    Is TeX Live a good alternative to MiKTeX?
     
  3. Kile icon
     45 likes

    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.

    28 Kile alternatives
    Kile screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE
    • 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 iconMiKTeX Icon

    Kile VS MiKTeX

    Is Kile a good alternative to MiKTeX?
     
  4. TexMaths icon
     8 likes

    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.

    35 TexMaths alternatives
    TexMaths screenshot 1

    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 iconMiKTeX Icon

    TexMaths VS MiKTeX

    Is TexMaths a good alternative to MiKTeX?
     
  5.  3 likes

    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)...

    18 TeXlipse alternatives
    This picture shows navigation from build errors to source file. Latex reports all kinds of warnings and errors, and not all of them contain a line number. However, there usually is also a valid error message with line number information.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse

    TeXlipse Features

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

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

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    TeXlipse VS MiKTeX

    Is TeXlipse a good alternative to MiKTeX?
     
  6. Bakoma Tex icon
     3 likes

    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.

    26 Bakoma Tex alternatives
    Bakoma Tex screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Bakoma Tex Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Written above
    3.  Tex
    Bakoma Tex iconMiKTeX Icon

    Bakoma Tex VS MiKTeX

    Is Bakoma Tex a good alternative to 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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