Kile Alternatives

Kile is described as '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' and is a LaTeX Editor in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Kile for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Kile alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kile are TeXstudio, Oleafly, Overleaf and Texmaker.

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TeXlyre
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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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Online
Self-Hosted
Germany
EU
Good alternative?Is TeXlyre a good alternative to Kile?
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VerbTeX LaTeX Editor
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VerbTeX is a free, collaborative LaTeX Editor. It allows you to create and manage LaTeX projects directly on your Android device and generate a PDF by using Verbosus (Online LaTeX and Octave Editor)
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
Windows Phone
iPad
Germany
EU
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TexitEasy
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TexitEasy is a free, cross-platform and open-source latex editor. TexitEasy has all the features a modern editor can have.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
LaTeX Editor
Word Processor
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
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TexMaths
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TexMaths is an addon designed to provide LaTeX support into LibreOffice. LaTeX equations can be inserted as images (SVG or PNG formats) and the LaTeX code is saved into the image attribute for further editing.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
LibreOffice
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JLatexEditor
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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
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
Mac
Linux
Good alternative?Is JLatexEditor a good alternative to Kile?
TeXPortal
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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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Murfy
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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.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Origin
South Korea
Platforms
Online
South Korea
Good alternative?Is Murfy a good alternative to Kile?
Setzer
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Setzer lets you Write LaTeX documents with an easy to use yet full-featured editor.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
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LaTeX Editor
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Desktop LaTeX editor with live PDF preview, bidirectional SyncTeX, and one-key project snapshots.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Origin
Türkiye
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Mac
Türkiye
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TeXbrain
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FOSS browser-based LaTeX editor with live preview, on-demand packages and git integration. No accounts, no installs, no servers.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Origin
Austria
EU
Platforms
Online
Austria
EU
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Ayakaleaf
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A web-based collaborative LaTeX editor, extended from Overleaf, formerly Ayaka-notes Overleaf Pro Edition.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Origin
Japan
Platforms
Online
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Self-Hosted
Docker
Japan
+9
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LaTeXWriter
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LaTeX Writer — a fast, collaborative LaTeX editor. Real-time compilation, templates, and PDF export. Start writing LaTeX instantly.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
LaTeX Editor
Platforms
Windows
Online
+2
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