TeXworks AlternativesLaTeX Editors and other similar apps like TeXworks

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, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Haiku apps. The best TeXworks alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TeXworks are TeXstudio, Texmaker, Overleaf and TeX Live.

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TeXworks alternatives page was last updated Mar 3, 2023
  1. LyX icon
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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
    LyX screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Haiku

    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
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    TeXworks is an TeXs IDE, but LyX is a word processor using TeXs as a typesetting engine.

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

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

    • LyX is Free and Open SourceTeXworks is also Free and Open Source
  2. TeXstudio icon
     91 likes

    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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  3. 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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  4. Overleaf icon
     62 likes

    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.

    51 Overleaf alternatives
    Templates

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Collaborative writing
    2.  LaTeX Editor
    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
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    • Overleaf is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to TeXworks.

    • Overleaf is Freemium and Open SourceTeXworks is Free and Open Source
    • Overleaf is Privacy focusedTeXworks is not according to our users
  5. TeX Live icon
     44 likes

    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.

    22 TeX Live alternatives
    TeX Live screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    TeX Live Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Publishing
    3.  Tex
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  6. Kile icon
     45 likes

    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.

    28 Kile alternatives
    Kile screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Tex
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
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  7. TeXmacs icon
     18 likes

    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.

    31 TeXmacs alternatives
    Micro typography.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    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
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  8. MonsterWriter icon
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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
    MonsterWriter screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    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
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  9. Adobe FrameMaker icon
     9 likes

    A desktop publishing (DTP) and word processing application that is popular for large documents.

    123 Adobe FrameMaker alternatives
    Adobe FrameMaker screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Adobe FrameMaker Features

    1.  Document structure management
    2.  XML import / export
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    • Adobe FrameMaker is the most popular commercial alternative to TeXworks.

    • Adobe FrameMaker is Paid and ProprietaryTeXworks is Free and Open Source
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    Archimedes is a LaTeX and Markdown editor designed to make mathematical writing easy.

    18 Archimedes alternatives
    Archimedes screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad

    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 iconTeXworks Icon

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    • Archimedes is the most popular iPad alternative to TeXworks.

    • Archimedes is Free and ProprietaryTeXworks is Free and Open Source
  11. Texpad icon
     11 likes

    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...

    17 Texpad alternatives
    Recent documents/welcome screen

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Texpad Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Create PDF files
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  12. TeXnicCenter icon
     32 likes

    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.

    26 TeXnicCenter alternatives
    TeXnicCenter user interface

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TeXnicCenter Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Tex
    Discontinued

    Last update seems to be from 2014

    TeXnicCenter iconTeXworks Icon

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