TeXworks Alternatives

TeXworks is described as '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' and is a LaTeX Editor in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to TeXworks for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Haiku and Web-based apps. The best TeXworks alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TeXworks are TeXstudio, Overleaf, Texmaker and TeX Live.

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

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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor

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LyX
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Word Processor
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
45 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 TeXworks.
- - LyX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TeXworks.
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LyX Features
1. Support for LaTeXLyX supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Create PDF files
Equation editor
Tex
LaTeX Math
Typing in TeX itself
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TeXstudio
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
34 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
Tex
Collaborative Workspaces
Cross-references
Built-in Text editor
LaTeX Math
Support for Unicode
Overleaf
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Freemium • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Online
Self-Hosted
51 Overleaf alternatives
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.
- - Overleaf is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to TeXworks.
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Overleaf Features
1. Support for LaTeXOverleaf supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
2. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Overleaf simultaneously.
3. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
Collaborative writing
Online collaboration
GitHub integration
LaTeX to PDF
Tex
Typesetting
Document sharing
PDF Preview
Publishing
Integrated PDF Viewer
Texmaker
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
Haiku
38 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
TeX Live
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Haiku
22 TeX Live alternatives
TeX Live is an easy way to get up and running with the TeX document production system. It provides a comprehensive TeX system with binaries for most flavors of Unix, including GNU/Linux, and also Windows.
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TeX Live Features
1. Support for LaTeXTeX Live supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Publishing
Tex
Kile
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Text Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
KDE
Flathub
29 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 LaTeXKile supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Tex
Texpad
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Paid • Proprietary
LaTeX Editor
Mac
16 Texpad alternatives
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...
- - Texpad is the most popular commercial alternative to TeXworks.
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Texpad Features
1. Support for LaTeXTexpad supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Create PDF files
TeXnicCenter
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Free • Open Source
IDE
Windows
27 TeXnicCenter alternatives
TeXnicCenter is a feature rich and easy-to-use integrated environment for creating LaTeX documents on the Windows platform. Its powerful editor and its tight integration with the LaTeX environment helps you to concentrate on what matters: The content of your document.
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TeXnicCenter Features
1. Support for LaTeXTeXnicCenter supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
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TexMaths
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
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
Tex
VimTeX
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
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
Tex
Add a screenshot
Latexila
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Free • Open Source
IDE
Linux
27 Latexila alternatives
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:
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Latexila Features
1. Support for LaTeXLatexila supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Gtk
TeXmacs
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
Xfce
30 TeXmacs alternatives
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.
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TeXmacs Features
1. WYSIWYG SupportTeXmacs integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
2. Support for LaTeXTeXmacs supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Export to Postscript
Equation editor
Export to HTML
Tex
Export to PDF
Export to LaTeX
Publishing