TeXworks Alternatives

TeXworks is described as 'The TeXworks project is an effort to build a simple TeX front-end program (working environment) that will be available for all today’s major desktop operating systems—in particular, MS Windows (XP and Vista), typical GNU/Linux distros and other X11-based systems, and Mac OS X' and is a LaTeX Editor in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to TeXworks for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best TeXworks alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TeXworks are TeXstudio, Overleaf, Texmaker and Kile.

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  1. LaTeXing icon
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    LaTeXing is plugin for the popular and fast text editor Sublime Text . The plugin supports many features to write your LaTeX files without leaving the text editor or using the mouse.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Sublime Text
     
  2. Write and publish scientific documents in LaTeX directly in your browser or by using the mobile app VerbTeX available on Android, iOS and Windows. Manage your projects, upload existing or create new documents, images and styling files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. 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...

    23 WinEdt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. WinShell icon
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    WinShell is a free integrated development environment (IDE) for easy working with LaTeX or TeX. It includes a text editor, different tool bars and user configuration options. It is NOT a LaTeX system. An additional LaTeX package for Windows is needed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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
     
  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
     
  8. Octree icon
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    An AI-powered collaborative LaTeX editor with real-time PDF compilation and intelligent editing suggestions.

    45 Octree alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  9. groffstudio is a graphical user interface for the GNU troff typesetting software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  10. 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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