VimTeX Alternatives

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, Overleaf, Texmaker and Kile.

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VimTeX alternatives page was last updated May 27, 2025
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  1. SwiftLaTeX icon

    SwiftLaTeX

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    SwiftLaTeX is a Web-browser based editor to create PDF documents such as reports, term projects, slide decks, in the typesetting system LaTeX. In contrast to other web-based editors SwiftLaTeX is true WYSIWYG, What-you-see-is-what-you-get: You edit directly in a representation...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    SwiftLaTeX screenshot 1

    SwiftLaTeX Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX

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  2. Vim-LaTeX icon

    Vim-LaTeX

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    Vim-LaTeX (aka LaTeX-suite) is a mature project which aims at bringing together the rich set of LaTeX tools the vim community has produced over the years into one comprehensive package. It provides a set of tools which enable you to do all your LaTeX-ing without needing to qui.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Vim
    Vim-LaTeX screenshot 1

    Vim-LaTeX Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Tex

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  4. TexitEasy icon

    TexitEasy

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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.

    36 TexitEasy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    TexitEasy screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    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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  5. Typeset icon

    Typeset

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    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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Typeset screenshot 1

    Typeset Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Auto Formatting
    3.  Equation editor
    4.  Collaborative writing
    5.  Table creation
    6.  Text formatting
    7.  Typesetting
    8.  Citation detection

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  6. WinEdt icon

    WinEdt

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    WinEdt (shareware) is a powerful and versatile text editor for Windows with a strong predisposition towards the creation of LaTeX documents...

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    WinEdt Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    3.  Tex

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    • WinEdt is the most popular commercial alternative to VimTeX.

    • WinEdt is Paid and ProprietaryVimTeX is Free and Open Source

  7. TeXlipse

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    TeXlipse is a plugin that adds Latex support to the Eclipse IDE. It supports Syntax highlighting, Document outline, Code folding, Templates, Build support, also partial building, Annotations for errors (while editing), Content assist (completion of commands and references)...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
    This picture shows navigation from build errors to source file. Latex reports all kinds of warnings and errors, and not all of them contain a line number. However, there usually is also a valid error message with line number information.
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    The project seems to be abandoned. Last version, 1.5.0, released on November 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    TeXlipse Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Spell Checking
    3.  Eclipse plugin
    4.  Tex

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  9. Murfy icon

    Murfy

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    Murfy.ai is an AI based web-based collaborative LaTeX editor designed for researchers, students, developers, and academics, offering a smarter, faster, and more efficient alternative to Overleaf.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Subtasks
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Reminders
    5.  Dark Mode
    6. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  Support for MarkDown

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  10. TeXPortal icon

    TeXPortal

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    TeXPortal is an application to typeset TeX documents, targeting mainly at academic researchers.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Discontinued

    TeXPortal Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Tex
    3.  Create PDF files

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  11. LaTeXing icon

    LaTeXing

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    LaTeXing is plugin for the popular and fast text editor Sublime Text . The plugin supports many features to write your LaTeX files without leaving the text editor or using the mouse.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Sublime Text
    LaTeXing screenshot 1

    LaTeXing Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX

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  12. JLatexEditor icon

    JLatexEditor

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    JLatexEditor screenshot 1

    JLatexEditor Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Tex

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  13. Verbosus: Online LaTeX Editor icon

    Verbosus: Online LaTeX Editor

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    Write and publish scientific documents in LaTeX directly in your browser or by using the mobile app VerbTeX available on Android, iOS and Windows. Manage your projects, upload existing or create new documents, images and styling files.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Verbosus: Online LaTeX Editor Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX

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  14. Bakoma Tex icon

    Bakoma Tex

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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.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Bakoma Tex screenshot 1

    Bakoma Tex Features

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

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