Typeset AlternativesLaTeX Editors and other similar apps like Typeset

Typeset is described as 'Getting your research published is tough. You face complex author guidelines, painful citation formatting, messy email collaboration, frustrating word templates, and long drawn submission processes. The good news? Typeset makes it easy' and is a LaTeX Editor in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Typeset, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best Typeset alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Typeset are TeXstudio, Overleaf, Texmaker and TeX Live.

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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 Typeset

     

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

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

    • LyX is Free and Open SourceTypeset is Freemium 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

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    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

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  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

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    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 Typeset

     

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

    • Overleaf is Freemium and Open SourceTypeset is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Overleaf is Privacy focusedTypeset 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

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    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 Typeset

     
  6. TeX Live icon

    TeX Live

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    TeX Live screenshot 1

    TeX Live Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Publishing
    3.  Tex

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  7. Kile icon

    Kile

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
    Kile screenshot 1

    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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  9. MathType icon

    MathType

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    Type and handwrite mathematical notation with MathType. Easily include quality math equations in your documents and digital content.

    30 MathType alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
    • Apple iWork
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Google Drive - Docs
    MathType screenshot 1

    MathType Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2. Google Docs (Suite) icon  Google docs integration
    3.  Equation editor
    4. Apple iWork icon  Apple iWork integration
    5. Microsoft 365 Copilot icon  Microsoft Office integration

    MathType VS Typeset

     

    • MathType is the most popular iPad alternative to Typeset.

    • MathType is the most popular commercial alternative to Typeset.

    • MathType is Paid and ProprietaryTypeset is Freemium and Proprietary
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    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

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    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 Typeset

     
  11. 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

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  12. 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

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  13. Visual Math Editor icon

    Visual Math Editor

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    VisualMathEditor is a LaTeX, AsciiMath and MathML editor developed in Javascript and HTML. It operates independently on the web or locally. It has many features and menus that help the equation-entry and allow their posting and backup.

    19 Visual Math Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • MT flagMalta
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Visual Math Editor screenshot 1

    Visual Math Editor Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Support for MathML
    3.  Equation editor

    Visual Math Editor VS Typeset

     
  14. 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 Typeset

     
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