Tectonic typesetting AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Typesetting Systems

The best Typesetting System alternative to Tectonic typesetting is LaTeX, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked five alternatives to Tectonic typesetting and three of them are Typesetting Systems so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Typesetting System alternatives to Tectonic typesetting are Groff and ConTeXt (Typesetting System).

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Tectonic typesetting

Typesetting System
Free • Open Source

Tectonic is a modernized, complete, self-contained TeX / LaTeX engine, powered by XeTeX and TeX Live .

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Tectonic typesetting alternatives page was last updated Jun 17, 2024

LaTeX
LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.
15 LaTeX alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Typesetting System
- Markup Language
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
LaTeX Features
1. Typesetting
2. LaTeX Equations
3. Export to PDF
4. Publishing
5. Command line interface
6. Typography
7. Bibliography generator
8. Text formatting
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LaTeX VS Tectonic typesetting
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- LaTeX is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Tectonic typesetting.
- LaTeX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Tectonic typesetting.
- LaTeX is Free and Open SourceTectonic typesetting is also Free and Open Source

Groff
The groff (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted output.
8 Groff alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Typesetting System
Platforms
- Linux
Groff Features
Typesetting
Text formatting
Tables
Export to Postscript
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Groff VS Tectonic typesetting
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ConTeXt (Typesetting System)
“a system for typesetting documents based on TEX and METAPOST. You can use this system for converting documents coded in TEX format as well as documents coded in XML into high quality PDF” (http://www.pragma-ade.nl/)
6 ConTeXt (Typesetting System) alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Typesetting System
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
ConTeXt (Typesetting System) Features
Tex
Consistent commands
Typography
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ConTeXt (Typesetting System) VS Tectonic typesetting
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