TeXShop Alternatives

TeXShop is described as 'TeX/Latex editor and previewer for Mac OS X, written in Cocoa' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to TeXShop for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best TeXShop alternative is TeXstudio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TeXShop are Texmaker, Archimedes, Texpad and TexitEasy.

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  1. TeXstudio icon
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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.

    45 TeXstudio alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  2. Texmaker icon
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    Texmaker is a free LaTeX editor, that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application.

    48 Texmaker alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
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  3. 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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    • Mac
    • iPad
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  4. Texpad icon
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    Texpad is a LaTeX editor designed for straightforward navigation of projects of any size. When Texpad opens a document it scans through it, looking for LaTeX structure commands and any included files, then it presents you with an outline view with which you can swiftly navigate...

    23 Texpad alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Recent documents/welcome screen
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  5. 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.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. A.nnotate icon
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    Online site for viewing, annotating and collaborating on PDF and Office documents. Upload a document, send a link to invite feedback. Runs entirely in browser - does not require any plugins. Free version allows uploading a few documents a month - pay-as-you-go options if you...

    19 A.nnotate alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. texspark icon
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    texspark is a native macOS LaTeX editor built on Apple's own text engine — not a cross-platform port or an Electron app. It brings together everything a LaTeX writer needs in one window: a fast custom build pipeline (xelatex, latexmk, BibTeX, and more, chainable with...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Bakoma Tex icon
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    BaKoMa TeX system for Scientific Publishing. One of its main features is instant preview: The document is typeset as you write, providing true WYSIWYG experience not usually found in LaTeX editors.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 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.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. 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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