LyX Alternatives

LyX is described as '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' and is a very popular LaTeX Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to LyX for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best LyX alternative is Oleafly, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LyX are Overleaf, Texmaker, Kile and TeX Live.

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  1. JLatexEditor icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. Latexila icon
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    LaTeXila is an Integrated LaTeX Environment for the GNOME Desktop, written in Vala and covered by the GPL 3 license. Here is a summary of the functionalities:

    30 Latexila alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. TexitEasy icon
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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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Archimedes icon
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    Archimedes is a LaTeX and Markdown editor designed to make mathematical writing easy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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  5. TexSlide icon
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    The revolutionary solution for native LaTeX & PowerPoint integration is finally here !

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. WinEdt icon
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    WinEdt (shareware) is a powerful and versatile text editor for Windows with a strong predisposition towards the creation of LaTeX documents...

    26 WinEdt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Inlage icon
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    Inlage (Intelligent LaTex Generator) is a shareware LaTeX Integrated development environment that allows the user input LaTeX by using Windows 7's Math Input Panel. The shareware version does not allow saving or compiling after 5 minutes of testing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Growly Write icon
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    It’s a word processor, not a nuclear reactor Perhaps the word processor you’ve been using has 100 times more features than you need. Or it won’t work the way you want it to — too many views or too few, and nothing makes any sense.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. 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

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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  10. TeXPortal icon
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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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  11. 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.

    Cost / License

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. TexMaths icon
     9 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • LibreOffice
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