Texpad AlternativesOnly apps categorised as LaTeX Editors

The best LaTeX Editor alternative to Texpad is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Texpad and ten of them are LaTeX Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting LaTeX Editor alternatives to Texpad are TeXstudio, Overleaf, Texmaker and TeXmacs.

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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...

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Texpad alternatives page was last updated May 11, 2022
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  1. LyX icon

    LyX

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    LyX screenshot 1

    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 Texpad

     

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

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

    • LyX is Free and Open SourceTexpad is Paid and Proprietary
  2. TeXstudio icon

    TeXstudio

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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.

    33 TeXstudio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Main interface (2024) on KDE desktop

    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 Texpad

     
  4. Overleaf icon

    Overleaf

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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.

    52 Overleaf alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Templates

    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 Texpad

     

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

    • Overleaf is Freemium and Open SourceTexpad is Paid and Proprietary
    • Overleaf is Privacy focusedTexpad is not according to our users
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    Texmaker

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

    37 Texmaker alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    Texmaker on Linux

    Texmaker Features

    1.  Spell Checking
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Integrated PDF Viewer
    4.  Support for Unicode

    Texmaker VS Texpad

     
  6. TeXmacs icon

    TeXmacs

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    GNU TeXmacs is a free scientific editing platform designed to create beautiful technical documents. It provides a unified and user friendly framework for editing structured documents with different types of content: text, math, graphics, slides, etc.

    32 TeXmacs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Micro typography.

    Top TeXmacs Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Equation editor
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Export to LaTeX
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    8.  Export to HTML
    9.  Export to Postscript
    10.  Tex
    11.  Publishing

    TeXmacs VS Texpad

     
  7. MonsterWriter icon

    MonsterWriter

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    A simple solution to write scientific papers, pillar content or just your personal notes. It aims to combine the benefits of traditional Microsoft Word, LaTeX and Markdown.

    24 MonsterWriter alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    MonsterWriter screenshot 1

    MonsterWriter Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Create PDF files
    3.  Blog editor
    4.  Distraction-free Writing
    5.  Export to HTML
    6.  Export to LaTeX
    7.  Convert HTML pages to PDF

    MonsterWriter VS Texpad

     
  9. Archimedes icon

    Archimedes

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    Archimedes is a LaTeX and Markdown editor designed to make mathematical writing easy.

    19 Archimedes alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
    Archimedes screenshot 1

    Archimedes Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Spell Checking
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  LaTeX Math

    Archimedes VS Texpad

     

    • Archimedes is the most popular iPad alternative to Texpad.

    • Archimedes is Free and ProprietaryTexpad is Paid and Proprietary
  10. TeXworks icon

    TeXworks

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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.

    31 TeXworks alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    on Linux

    TeXworks Features

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

    TeXworks VS Texpad

     
  11. TexitEasy icon

    TexitEasy

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    TexitEasy is a free, cross-platform and open-source latex editor. TexitEasy has all the features a modern editor can have.

    35 TexitEasy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    TexitEasy screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Spell Checking
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  RTL support
    6.  Native application
    7.  Support for Unicode
    8.  Undo manager
    9.  Tex

    TexitEasy VS Texpad

     
  12. Texable icon

    Texable

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    TeXable is a LaTeX Editor for iPad. Edit your LaTeX projects completely offline, draw diagrams, generate tables and more all in one app.

    2 Texable alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPad
    Texable screenshot 1

    Texable Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  LaTeX Math

    Texable VS Texpad

     

    • Texable is the most popular commercial alternative to Texpad.

    • Texable is Paid and ProprietaryTexpad is also Paid and Proprietary
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