ShareLaTeX AlternativesLaTeX Editors and other similar apps like ShareLaTeX

ShareLaTeX is described as 'A web-based collaborative LaTeX editor' and is a LaTeX Editor in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ShareLaTeX for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Linux, Self-Hosted and Windows apps. The best ShareLaTeX alternative is Overleaf, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ShareLaTeX are Texmaker, Curvenote, Authorea and SwiftLaTeX.

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  1. Overleaf icon
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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.

    55 Overleaf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about Overleaf as an Alternative to ShareLaTeX
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    More and better features than ShareLatex for free! E.g. git support, version history...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Overleaf is a great ShareLaTeX alternative.

    • Overleaf is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to ShareLaTeX.

    • Overleaf is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ShareLaTeX.

    • Overleaf is Freemium and Open SourceShareLaTeX is Free and Open Source
    • Overleaf is Privacy focusedShareLaTeX is not according to our users
  2. Texmaker icon
     109 likes

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

    41 Texmaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
     
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    Comments about Texmaker as an Alternative to ShareLaTeX
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    Negative
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    Texmaker is not an online tool enabling collaboration.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Texmaker is a legitimate ShareLaTeX alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Texmaker is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to ShareLaTeX.

    • Texmaker is Free and Open SourceShareLaTeX is also Free and Open Source
  3. Curvenote icon
     6 likes

    Curvenote is a collaborative writing tool designed for open-science and reproducibility. Create & edit technical content in real-time, including equations, references, figures, and interactive plots from Jupyter, then export to any journal template.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Curvenote is the most popular SaaS alternative to ShareLaTeX.

    • Curvenote is Freemium and Open SourceShareLaTeX is Free and Open Source
  4. Authorea icon
     23 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. 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...

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Papeeria icon
     3 likes

    Write and compile LaTeX online. You need only browser and Internet access to typeset LaTeX documents and compile them to PDF.

    Papeeria mobile works with iPad, iPhone or Android, so you can work on your texts even when your are far from your desktop or laptop.

    We take care of u.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Booktype icon
     8 likes

    Booktype helps you turn intellectual property into beautiful, professional books.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  8. TexitEasy icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Fidus Writer icon
     17 likes

    Fidus Writer is an online collaborative LaTeX editor especially made for academics who need to use citations and/or formulas. The editor focuses on the content rather than the layout, so that with the same text, you can later on publish it in multiple ways: On a website, as a...

    85 Fidus Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
     
  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. \Bluelatex icon
     2 likes

    \BlueLaTeX provides a full-featured server that allows you to create, manage and collaboratively edit documents written in \LaTeX. A web client is also provided to use the features served by the server directly in your browser.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. 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)

    39 VerbTeX LaTeX Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
    • VerbTeX LaTeX Editor is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to ShareLaTeX.

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