Texmaker AlternativesLaTeX Editors and other similar apps like Texmaker

Texmaker is described as 'Free LaTeX editor, that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application' and is a very popular LaTeX Editor in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Texmaker for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Texmaker alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Texmaker are TeXstudio, Overleaf, Kile and Texpad.

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

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  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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Chrome OS

    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 VS Texmaker

     
    • Most users think LyX is a great Texmaker alternative.

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

    • LyX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Texmaker.

    • LyX is Free and Open SourceTexmaker is also Free and Open Source
  2. TeXstudio icon
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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.

    34 TeXstudio alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Top TeXstudio Features

    1.  LaTeX Editor
    2.  Integrated PDF Viewer
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Create PDF files
    5.  Tex
    6. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Spell Checking
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Collaborative Workspaces
    12.  LaTeX Math

    TeXstudio VS Texmaker

     
  3. 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.

    50 Overleaf alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  LaTeX Editor
    2.  Collaborative writing
    3.  Online collaboration
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    5. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8.  PDF Preview
    9.  LaTeX to PDF
    10.  Tex
    11.  Typesetting
    12.  Document Sharing

    Overleaf VS Texmaker

     
    Comments about Overleaf as an Alternative to Texmaker
    munteanzeno
    Positive Jun 9, 2020
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    No install, easy to use. Works fast enough, even for a dissertation. Can be used at home or at the library without the need for 3rd party file-sharing.

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

    • Overleaf is Freemium and Open SourceTexmaker is Free and Open Source
    • Overleaf is Privacy focusedTexmaker is not according to our users
  4. Kile icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • 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 VS Texmaker

     
    Comments about Kile as an Alternative to Texmaker
    Guest
    Positive Dec 14, 2020
    0

    Live preview that allow to check the result whilel writing the .tex. Suggestion for LaTeX code. Lot of graphic interface for quick change of compiler and inserting TeX code. Update more frequently than other applications I tried.

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    • Kile is Free and Open SourceTexmaker is also Free and Open Source
  5. Texpad icon
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    Texpad is a LaTeX editor designed for straightforward navigation of projects of any size. When Texpad opens a document it scans through it, looking for LaTeX structure commands and any included files, then it presents you with an outline view with which you can swiftly navigate...

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Texpad Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Create PDF files

    Texpad VS Texmaker

     
    Comments about Texpad as an Alternative to Texmaker
    Guest
    Positive Oct 9, 2022
    0

    Because they have a more modern interface. The icons used in Texmaker interface aren't intuitive.

    Texmaker Icon
    Texpad icon
    • Texpad is the most popular commercial alternative to Texmaker.

    • Texpad is Paid and ProprietaryTexmaker is Free and Open Source
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    A desktop publishing (DTP) and word processing application that is popular for large documents.

    123 Adobe FrameMaker alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Adobe FrameMaker Features

    1.  Document structure management
    2.  XML import / export

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  7. TeXworks icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TeXworks Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Typesetting
    3.  Typography
    4.  Publishing

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  8. VimTeX icon
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    VimTeX is a Vim plugin that provides support for writing LaTeX documents. It is based on LaTeX-Box and it shares a similar goal: to provide a simple and lightweight LaTeX plugin. It has been rewritten from scratch to provide a more modern code base.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Neovim
    • Vim

    VimTeX Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Text objects
    3.  Vim Key Mapping
    4.  Modular System
    5.  Tex

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  9. TeXnicCenter icon
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    TeXnicCenter is a feature rich and easy-to-use integrated environment for creating LaTeX documents on the Windows platform. Its powerful editor and its tight integration with the LaTeX environment helps you to concentrate on what matters: The content of your document.

    27 TeXnicCenter alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last update seems to be from 2014

    TeXnicCenter Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Tex

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  10. Latexila icon
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    LaTeXila is an Integrated LaTeX Environment for the GNOME Desktop, written in Vala and covered by the GPL 3 license. Here is a summary of the functionalities:

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Latexila Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Gtk

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  11. TeXShop icon
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    TeXShop is a TeX/Latex editor and previewer for Mac OS X, written in Cocoa.

    Since pdf is a native file format on OS X, TeXShop uses "pdftex" and "pdflatex" rather than "tex" and "latex" to typeset in its default configuration; these progr.

    9 TeXShop alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    TeXShop Features

    1.  Tex

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  12. Inlage icon
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    Inlage (Intelligent LaTex Generator) is a shareware LaTeX Integrated development environment that allows the user input LaTeX by using Windows 7's Math Input Panel. The shareware version does not allow saving or compiling after 5 minutes of testing.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Inlage Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Tex

    Inlage VS Texmaker

     
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