Free Overleaf AlternativesLaTeX Editors and other similar apps like Overleaf

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 many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Overleaf are TeXstudio, Texmaker, TeX Live and Curvenote.

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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.

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Overleaf alternatives page was last updated Sep 20, 2022
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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 Overleaf

     
    Comments about LyX as an Alternative to Overleaf
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    Guest
    Positive •Jun 28, 2019
    7

    Combine lyx with git to enable collaboration.

    Guest
    Negative •Jan 18, 2019
    8

    This is not a collaborative online tool like overleaf.

    Guest
    Negative •Dec 20, 2018
    -1

    Not online so many people can work together on a project

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    • Some users think LyX is a great Overleaf alternative, some don't.

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

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

    • LyX is Free and Open SourceOverleaf is Freemium and Open Source
  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

    TeXstudio VS Overleaf

     
    Comments about TeXstudio as an Alternative to Overleaf
    Guest
    Negative •Mar 13, 2020
    2

    Not an online collaborative editor

    Guest
    Negative •Nov 16, 2019
    0

    Not collaborative online tool

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    • Some users think TeXstudio is a great Overleaf alternative, some don't.

    • TeXstudio is Free and Open SourceOverleaf is Freemium and Open Source
  4. Texmaker icon

    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 Overleaf

     
    Comments about Texmaker as an Alternative to Overleaf
    Guest
    Negative •Jan 29, 2019
    7

    Not an online collaborative editor

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    • This alternative is disputed. Texmaker is a legitimate Overleaf alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Texmaker is Free and Open SourceOverleaf is Freemium and Open Source
  5. 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

    TeX Live VS Overleaf

     
  6. Curvenote icon

    Curvenote

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    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.

    16 Curvenote alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Curvenote screenshot 1

    Curvenote Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    3.  Data science

    Curvenote VS Overleaf

     

    • Curvenote is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Overleaf.

    • Curvenote is Freemium and Open SourceOverleaf is also Freemium and Open Source
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    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

    Kile VS Overleaf

     
  9. TeXmacs icon

    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

    Application type

    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 Overleaf

     
  10. 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

    MonsterWriter VS Overleaf

     
  11. CoCalc icon

    CoCalc

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    Web-based cloud computing (SaaS) and course management platform for computational mathematics.

    5 CoCalc alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    CoCalc Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Imports Jupyter Notebooks
    3.  Chat Bot
    4.  Supports Python

    CoCalc VS Overleaf

     
    Comments about CoCalc as an Alternative to Overleaf
    harmonia2side
    Negative •Jun 23, 2022
    0

    Overleaf is an Online LaTex editor and CoCalc is a course management platform. They are completely different things

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    • CoCalc is Free and Open SourceOverleaf is Freemium and Open Source
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    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

    Archimedes VS Overleaf

     
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