SwiftLaTeX Alternatives

    SwiftLaTeX is described as 'Web-browser based editor to create PDF documents such as reports, term projects, slide decks, in the typesetting system LaTeX'. There are more than 25 alternatives to SwiftLaTeX for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Online / Web-based and Haiku. The best alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SwiftLaTeX are Overleaf (Freemium, Open Source), TeXstudio (Free, Open Source), Texmaker (Free, Open Source) and TeX Live (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Dec 5, 2019
    1. 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.
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    2. 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.
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    4. 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.
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    5. Texmaker is a free LaTeX editor, that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application.
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    6. TeX Live

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Haiku
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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.
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    8. Kile

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • KDE
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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.
    9. Real Time LaTeX Collaboration The version you are looking at is always the most up to date. Watch other users update the same document you are working on in real time. 100% Online LaTeX Enviroment

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      ShareLaTex is now part of Overleaf

    10. Fidus Writer is an online collaborative LaTeX editor especially made for academics who need to use citations and/or formulas.
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    11. MiKTeX is a typesetting system for the Windows operating system. The distribution includes TeX, pdfTeX and XeTeX.
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    12. 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.
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