vTeX Alternatives

vTeX is described as 'Pandoc and LaTeX payload for continuous integration. It is customizable. So, it only contains the exact TeX packages that you need. It is intended for use in web development environments. For example, you can generate web pages and beautiful PDFs from the same source' and is an app. There are six alternatives to vTeX for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Haiku, Mac and Windows apps. The best vTeX alternative is Overleaf, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like vTeX are TeX Live, TeXlyre, Murfy and Tectonic typesetting.

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  1. Overleaf icon
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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.

    54 Overleaf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Overleaf is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to vTeX.

    • Overleaf is Freemium and Open SourcevTeX is Free and Open Source
    • Overleaf is Privacy focusedvTeX is not according to our users
  2. TeX Live icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
     
    • TeX Live is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to vTeX.

    • TeX Live is Free and Open SourcevTeX is also Free and Open Source
  3. TeXlyre icon
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    A local-first real-time LaTeX and Typst collaboration platform with offline editing capabilities. Built with React, TypeScript, and Yjs for collaborative document editing.

    51 TeXlyre alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Murfy icon
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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.

    51 Murfy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Murfy is the most popular commercial alternative to vTeX.

    • Murfy is Paid and ProprietaryvTeX is Free and Open Source
    • Murfy is Privacy focusedvTeX is not according to our users
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    Tectonic is a modernized, complete, self-contained TeX / LaTeX engine, powered by XeTeX and TeX Live .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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