VimTeX AlternativesLaTeX Editors and other similar apps like VimTeX
VimTeX is described as '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' and is a LaTeX Editor in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to VimTeX for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best VimTeX alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VimTeX are TeXstudio, Texmaker, Overleaf and Kile.
- LaTeX Editor
- Free • Open Source
- 41 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- Haiku
LyX Features
- 33 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
Top TeXstudio Features
- 37 Texmaker alternatives
Texmaker is a free LaTeX editor, that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
France
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Haiku
Texmaker Features
- 49 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.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- 28 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Flathub
- 32 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.
Top TeXmacs Features
- 31 TeXworks alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
TeXworks Features
- 26 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.
DiscontinuedLast update seems to be from 2014
TeXnicCenter Features
- 21 WinEdt alternatives
WinEdt (shareware) is a powerful and versatile text editor for Windows with a strong predisposition towards the creation of LaTeX documents...
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
WinEdt Features
As an integrated environment, TeXpert allows users to edit, compile (generate PDF output) and view the result within a single app. As a result, it provides the convenience and productivity because it eliminates the hassles of switching back and forth between different...
TeXpert Features
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.
TexMaths Features