Free Overleaf Alternatives Filtered by 'document-processing'

The best free alternative to Overleaf is LyX, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Overleaf and six of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Overleaf are TeXstudio, Curvenote, TexitEasy and JLatexEditor.

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  1. LyX icon

    LyX

     204 likes

    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.

    46 LyX alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    Comments about LyX as an Alternative to Overleaf
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    Positive
    8

    Combine lyx with git to enable collaboration.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    7

    This is not a collaborative online tool like overleaf.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Negative
    -1

    Not online so many people can work together on a project

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    LyX icon
    • LyX is Free and Open SourceOverleaf is Freemium and Open Source
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    TeXstudio

     97 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.

    36 TeXstudio alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Comments about TeXstudio as an Alternative to Overleaf
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    Negative
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    Not an online collaborative editor

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Not collaborative online tool

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    TeXstudio icon
    • TeXstudio is Free and Open SourceOverleaf is Freemium and Open Source
    • TeXstudio is LightweightOverleaf is not according to our users
  4. Curvenote icon

    Curvenote

     6 likes

    Curvenote is a collaborative writing tool designed for open-science and reproducibility. Create & edit technical content in real-time, including equations, references, figures, and interactive plots from Jupyter, then export to any journal template.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    TexitEasy

     4 likes

    TexitEasy is a free, cross-platform and open-source latex editor. TexitEasy has all the features a modern editor can have.

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. JLatexEditor icon

    JLatexEditor

     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. TeXPortal icon

    TeXPortal

     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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