TeXShop Alternatives for Linux

TeXShop is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative 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 available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to TeXShop are Texmaker, TexitEasy, JLatexEditor and Bakoma Tex.

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TeXShop alternatives are mainly LaTeX Editors but may also be Word Processors or IDEs.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of TeXShop.
TeXShop iconTeXShop
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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...

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TeXShop alternatives page was last updated Jun 26, 2020
  1. 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.

    33 TeXstudio alternatives
    Main interface (2024) on KDE desktop

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    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
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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 commentOct 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
  2. Texmaker icon
     106 likes

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

    37 Texmaker alternatives
    Texmaker on Linux

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    Texmaker Features

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TexitEasy 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
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  4. JLatexEditor icon
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    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.

    25 JLatexEditor alternatives
    JLatexEditor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    JLatexEditor Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Tex
    JLatexEditor iconTeXShop Icon

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  5. Bakoma Tex icon
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    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.

    26 Bakoma Tex alternatives
    Bakoma Tex screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Bakoma Tex Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Written above
    3.  Tex
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