Authorea Alternatives

Authorea is described as 'The online document editor for researchers that allows researchers to write, cite, host data, and publish research documents. Authorea is trusted worldwide by leading researchers writing and publishing content in every discipline, from astrophysics to zoology' and is a Word Processor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Authorea, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac and SaaS apps. The best Authorea alternative is LibreOffice - Writer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Authorea are Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Proton Docs and LyX.

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  1. Kile icon
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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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • KDE Plasma
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  2. Twake icon
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    Twake is a real-time teamwork platform. It is a suite of collaborative tools that includes the specificities of some bestsellers (Slack, Trello, Google Drive...). We provide professional messaging, storage space, online collaborative editors (Words, Excel, PowerPoint), task...

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  3. Curvenote icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. Word Online icon
     21 likes

    Edit and create documents online with Word Online. Work collaboratively in real-time using your browser. Requires Microsoft 365 sign-in. Save and share documents in OneDrive. Use alongside desktop Office applications for a flexible workflow.

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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  5. MonsterWriter icon
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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.

    28 MonsterWriter alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  6. Padland icon
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    Padland is a tool to manage, share, remember and read collaborative documents based on the Etherpad technology.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  7. 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.

    54 TeXlyre alternatives

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    • Online
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  8. Scriptable, macros, multipart selection, styles. Multilingual. Text expanding feature. Document Manager. Use any number of keys to execute menu command, e.g. press Command key, then FAU for "Find all uppercase words." Extremely customizable.

    57 Nisus Writer Pro alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
     
  9. OffiDocs icon
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    OffiDocs is a flexible and powerful platform that allows you to work online with desktop apps from everywhere at any time using only your web browser. OffiDocs provides you online desktop apps like LibreOffice, GIMP, Dia, ... through your web browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Fidus Writer icon
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    Fidus Writer is an online collaborative LaTeX editor especially made for academics who need to use citations and/or formulas. The editor focuses on the content rather than the layout, so that with the same text, you can later on publish it in multiple ways: On a website, as a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. WebkitWord icon
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    Webkit Word is a feature-rich text editor built with GTK4/Libadwaita that provides a modern word processing experience. Using the WebKit rendering engine, it offers powerful text editing capabilities in a clean, intuitive interface.

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    • Linux
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