TeXShop AlternativesOnly apps categorised as LaTeX Editors

The best LaTeX Editor alternative to TeXShop is TeXstudio, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked nine alternatives to TeXShop and five of them are LaTeX Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting LaTeX Editor alternatives to TeXShop are Texmaker, Archimedes, Texpad and TexitEasy.

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TeXShop

Free • Open Source

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...

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TeXShop alternatives page was last updated Jun 26, 2020

TeXstudio
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.
32 TeXstudio alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- LaTeX Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
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Top TeXstudio Features
1. LaTeX Editor
2. Integrated PDF Viewer
3. Live Preview
4. Create PDF files
5. Tex
6. Support for LaTeX
7. Syntax Highlighting
8. Spell Checking
9. Ad-free
10. Works Offline
11. Collaborative Workspaces
12. LaTeX Math
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Comments about TeXstudio as an Alternative to TeXShop

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Studio has project/session files, saves state of your work. TeX-sync works seamlessly in studio (did not test it for texshop)
Positive comment •Oct 24, 2019
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- TeXstudio is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to TeXShop.
- TeXstudio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TeXShop.
- TeXstudio is Free and Open SourceTeXShop is also Free and Open Source

Texmaker
Texmaker is a free LaTeX editor, that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application.
36 Texmaker alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- LaTeX Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Haiku
Texmaker Features
Spell Checking
Autocompletion
Integrated PDF Viewer
Support for Unicode
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Archimedes
Archimedes is a LaTeX and Markdown editor designed to make mathematical writing easy.
18 Archimedes alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- LaTeX Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- iPad
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Archimedes Features
1. Support for LaTeX
2. Ad-free
3. Support for MarkDown
4. Spell Checking
5. Works Offline
6. LaTeX Math
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- Archimedes is the most popular iPad alternative to TeXShop.
- Archimedes is Free and ProprietaryTeXShop is Free and Open Source

Texpad
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...
16 Texpad alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- LaTeX Editor
Platforms
- Mac
Texpad Features
Support for LaTeX
Create PDF files
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- Texpad is the most popular commercial alternative to TeXShop.
- Texpad is Paid and ProprietaryTeXShop is Free and Open Source

TexitEasy
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
- LaTeX Editor
- Word Processor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
TexitEasy Features
1. Spell Checking
2. Built-in viewer
3. Support for LaTeX
4. Autocompletion
5. Configurable
6. RTL support
7. Native application
8. Support for Unicode
9. Undo manager
10. Tex
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