Setzer AlternativesLaTeX Editors and other similar apps like Setzer

Setzer is described as 'Lets you Write LaTeX documents with an easy to use yet full-featured editor' and is a LaTeX Editor in the education & reference category. There are seven alternatives to Setzer for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and Haiku apps. The best Setzer alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Setzer are TeXstudio, Overleaf, Kile and TeXworks.

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Setzer alternatives page was last updated Oct 6, 2025

LyX
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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.
45 LyX alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
LaTeX Editor
Word Processor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Flathub
Haiku
Chrome OS
+3
Is LyX a good alternative to Setzer?
LyX is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Setzer.
LyX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Setzer.
LyX is Free and Open SourceSetzer is also Free and Open Source
TeXstudio
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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.
36 TeXstudio alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
+4
Is TeXstudio a good alternative to Setzer?
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
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
Online
Self-Hosted
Is Overleaf a good alternative to Setzer?
Overleaf is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Setzer.
Overleaf is Freemium and Open SourceSetzer is Free and Open Source
Overleaf is Privacy focusedSetzer is not according to our users
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
LaTeX Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
KDE Plasma
Flathub
Is Kile a good alternative to Setzer?
TeXworks
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The TeXworks project is an effort to build a simple TeX front-end program (working environment) that will be available for all today’s major desktop operating systems—in particular, MS Windows (XP and Vista), typical GNU/Linux distros and other X11-based systems, and Mac OS X.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
Arch Linux
Debian
Fedora
openSUSE
Ubuntu
Is TeXworks a good alternative to Setzer?
Vim-LaTeX
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Vim-LaTeX (aka LaTeX-suite) is a mature project which aims at bringing together the rich set of LaTeX tools the vim community has produced over the years into one comprehensive package. It provides a set of tools which enable you to do all your LaTeX-ing without needing to qui.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
Vim
Is Vim-LaTeX a good alternative to Setzer?
Octree
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An AI-powered collaborative LaTeX editor with real-time PDF compilation and intelligent editing suggestions.
45 Octree alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium (Subscription)
Open Source
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Platforms
Online
Self-Hosted
Docker
Is Octree a good alternative to Setzer?