TeXnicCenter Alternatives for Linux

    TeXnicCenter is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to TeXnicCenter and 15 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to TeXnicCenter are TeXstudio (Free, Open Source), Texmaker (Free, Open Source), Kile (Free, Open Source) and TexMaths (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.
      show more ▾
      Most users think LyX is a great alternative to TeXnicCenter.
    2. 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.
      show more ▾
    4. Texmaker is a free LaTeX editor, that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application.
      show more ▾

    5. Kile

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • KDE
      ▼
      ▼
      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.
    6. 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.
    8. 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.
      show more ▾
    9. TexitEasy is a free, cross-platform and open-source latex editor. TexitEasy has all the features a modern editor can have.
      show more ▾
    10. 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.
      No screenshots yet

    11. Latexila

      • Free • Open Source
      • Linux
      ▼
      ▼
      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: - Build Tools: customizable buttons to compile, convert and view a document in one click.
      show more ▾
    12. Gummi is a lightweight LaTeX editor for the Linux/GTK+ platform, released as free open-source software. It is designed with simplicity in mind and includes features that will make a novice LaTeX user quickly become accustomed to this mark-up language.
      show more ▾
    Showing 10 of 15 alternatives