VimTeX Alternatives

VimTeX is described as 'Vim plugin that provides support for writing LaTeX documents. It is based on LaTeX-Box and it shares a similar goal: to provide a simple and lightweight LaTeX plugin. It has been rewritten from scratch to provide a more modern code base' and is a LaTeX Editor in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to VimTeX for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best VimTeX alternative is LyX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VimTeX are Oleafly, TeXstudio, Overleaf and Texmaker.

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  1. TexMaths icon
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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • LibreOffice
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  2. SwiftLaTeX icon
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    SwiftLaTeX is a Web-browser based editor to create PDF documents such as reports, term projects, slide decks, in the typesetting system LaTeX. In contrast to other web-based editors SwiftLaTeX is true WYSIWYG, What-you-see-is-what-you-get: You edit directly in a representation...

    Cost / License

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Vim-LaTeX icon
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    Vim-LaTeX (aka LaTeX-suite) is a mature project which aims at bringing together the rich set of LaTeX tools the vim community has produced over the years into one comprehensive package. It provides a set of tools which enable you to do all your LaTeX-ing without needing to qui.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Vim
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  4. Murfy icon
     2 likes

    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

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. TexitEasy icon
     4 likes

    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. Latexila icon
     9 likes

    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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  7. LaTeXing icon
     2 likes

    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
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  8. 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

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. 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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  10.  2 likes

    TeXlipse is a plugin that adds Latex support to the Eclipse IDE. It supports Syntax highlighting, Document outline, Code folding, Templates, Build support, also partial building, Annotations for errors (while editing), Content assist (completion of commands and references)...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
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  11. 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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  12. TeXPortal icon
     2 likes

    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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