ConTeXt (Typesetting System) AlternativesTypesetting Systems and other similar apps like ConTeXt (Typesetting System)

ConTeXt (Typesetting System) is described as '“a system for typesetting documents based on TEX and METAPOST. You can use this system for converting documents coded in TEX format as well as documents coded in XML into high quality PDF” (http://www.pragma-ade.nl/)' and is a typesetting system in the education & reference category. There are seven alternatives to ConTeXt (Typesetting System) for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best ConTeXt (Typesetting System) alternative is LaTeX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ConTeXt (Typesetting System) are Groff, SILE, Pollen and Tectonic typesetting.

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  1. LaTeX icon

    LaTeX

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    LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Groff

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    The groff (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted output.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    SILE

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    SILE is a typesetting system inspired by TeX and InDesign, but seeks to be more flexible, extensible and programmable than them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Pollen

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    Pollen is a publishing system that helps authors create beautiful and functional web-based books. Pollen includes tools for writing, designing, programming, testing, and publishing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Tectonic typesetting

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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

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    • Self-Hosted
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    DocBook

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    DocBook is a schema (available in several languages including RELAX NG, SGML and XML DTDs, and W3C XML Schema) maintained by the DocBook Technical Committee of OASIS. It is particularly well suited to books and papers about computer hardware and software (though it is by no...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  9. ExactTex icon

    ExactTex

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    A gradually-typed superset of LaTeX. Every .tex file is already valid; each annotation you add buys checked references, safe renames, and errors in your own names — before the PDF exists.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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