TeXnicCenter Alternatives for Mac

TeXnicCenter is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac 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 12 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to TeXnicCenter are TeXstudio, Texmaker, Kile and TeXworks.

TeXnicCenter alternatives are mainly LaTeX Editors but may also be Text Editors or Word Processors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of TeXnicCenter.

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LyX
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Word Processor
Mac
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Haiku
43 LyX alternatives
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.
- - LyX is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to TeXnicCenter.
- - LyX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TeXnicCenter.
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LyX Features
1. Support for LaTeXLyX supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
2. Spell CheckingLyX can detect and correct all types of grammar and spelling mistakes.
3. Works OfflineLyX can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. Ad-freeLyX doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Create PDF files
LaTeX Math
Typing in TeX itself
Equation editor
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TeXstudio
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
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32 TeXstudio alternatives
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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TeXstudio Features
1. Live PreviewInstantly see what your files and documents look like as you create them.
2. Support for LaTeXTeXstudio supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
3. Syntax HighlightingTeXstudio supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
4. Spell CheckingTeXstudio can detect and correct all types of grammar and spelling mistakes.
Integrated PDF Viewer
Create PDF files
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Collaborative Workspaces
Cross-references
Built-in Text editor
LaTeX Math
Support for Unicode
Texmaker
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
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Haiku
36 Texmaker alternatives
Texmaker is a free LaTeX editor, that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application.
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Texmaker Features
1. Spell CheckingTexmaker can detect and correct all types of grammar and spelling mistakes.
2. AutocompletionTexmaker can predict and complete the rest of a word or phrase you're typing.
Integrated PDF Viewer
Support for Unicode
Kile
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Text Editor
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KDE
Flathub
27 Kile alternatives
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.
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Kile Features
1. Live PreviewInstantly see what your files and documents look like as you create them.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Kile.
3. Ad-freeKile doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Kile without registration.
5. Works OfflineKile can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. Support for LaTeXKile supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
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TeXworks
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LaTeX Editor
Word Processor
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30 TeXworks alternatives
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.
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TeXworks Features
1. Support for LaTeXTeXworks supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Typesetting
Typography
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TexMaths
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
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LibreOffice
35 TexMaths alternatives
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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TexMaths Features
1. Support for LaTeXTexMaths supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Prebuilt symbols
LibreOffice Integration
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VimTeX
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LaTeX Editor
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Haiku
Neovim
Vim
23 VimTeX alternatives
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.
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VimTeX Features
1. Support for LaTeXVimTeX supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Text objects
Vim key mapping
Vim folding
Vim plugin
Modular System
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TexitEasy
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LaTeX Editor
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35 TexitEasy alternatives
TexitEasy is a free, cross-platform and open-source latex editor. TexitEasy has all the features a modern editor can have.
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TexitEasy Features
1. Spell CheckingTexitEasy can detect and correct all types of grammar and spelling mistakes.
2. Built-in viewerTexitEasy shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
3. Support for LaTeXTexitEasy supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
4. AutocompletionTexitEasy can predict and complete the rest of a word or phrase you're typing.
Configurable
RTL support
Native application
Support for Unicode
Undo manager
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Vim-LaTeX
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
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Linux
BSD
Haiku
Vim
23 Vim-LaTeX alternatives
Vim-LaTeX (aka LaTeX-suite) is a mature project which aims at bringing together the rich set of LaTeX tools the vim community has produced over the years into one comprehensive package. It provides a set of tools which enable you to do all your LaTeX-ing without needing to qui.
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Vim-LaTeX Features
1. Support for LaTeXVim-LaTeX supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
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Bakoma Tex
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
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26 Bakoma Tex alternatives
BaKoMa TeX system for Scientific Publishing. One of its main features is instant preview: The document is typeset as you write, providing true WYSIWYG experience not usually found in LaTeX editors.
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Bakoma Tex Features
1. Support for LaTeXBakoma Tex supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Written above
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LaTeXing
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Paid • Proprietary
LaTeX Editor
Text Editor
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Linux
Sublime Text
24 LaTeXing alternatives
LaTeXing is plugin for the popular and fast text editor Sublime Text . The plugin supports many features to write your LaTeX files without leaving the text editor or using the mouse.
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LaTeXing Features
1. Support for LaTeXLaTeXing supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
JLatexEditor
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Free • Open Source
IDE
Mac
Linux
25 JLatexEditor alternatives
JLatexEditor is a cross-platform open source LaTeX editor. It creates a unique development environment for a user by integrating many tools needed to write LaTeX documents, and is highly configurable.
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JLatexEditor Features
1. Support for LaTeXJLatexEditor supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
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