Top 15 LyX Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

LyX is a document processor. It combines the power and flexibility of TeX/LaTeX, an advanced typesetting system, with the ease of use of a graphical interface.

Although in some respects its user interface resembles that of conventional word processors (MS Word, OpenOffice, etc.), LyX uses LaTeX to process its documents and generate the final output. It can thus be used for writing LaTeX documents the easy way.

1. Gummi

Gummi Gummi is a lightweight LaTeX editor for the Linux/GTK+ platform, released as free open-source software. It is designed with simplicity in mind and includes features that will make a novice LaTeX user quickly become accustomed to this mark-up language. This is a relatively young project, but under active development. Gummi......

2. Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia Scientific Wordprocessing Software for MacOS X, MathML based equation editor, LaTeX export......

3. TeXPortal

TeXPortal TeXPortal is an application to typeset TeX documents, targeting mainly at academic researchers.......

4. TeXstudio

TeXstudio 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.......

5. MathType

MathType MathType is a powerful interactive equation editor for Windows and Macintosh that lets you create mathematical notation for word processing, web pages, desktop publishing, presentations, elearning, and for TeX, LaTeX, and MathML documents.Discount if you buy for both Mac and Windows platforms.This is the upgrade and extended feature version of......

6. Bakoma Tex

Bakoma Tex 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.......

7. Ekee

Ekee Small GUI to display LaTeX expressions and then copy to clipboard or save the result. Ekee produces images interactively from LaTeX expressions. Drag and drop in several common formats (PNG, SVG, PDF, EPS) to other applications is supported. Ekee can reopen the equations it has created in PNG format. The......

8. VerbTeX LaTeX Editor

VerbTeX LaTeX Editor VerbTeX is a free, collaborative LaTeX Editor for your Android device. 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)"The Best Way to Type LaTeX on the Go" - androidappsreview.comFeatures:* Full LaTeX distribution......

9. Tex2Img

Tex2Img Tex2Img is a free online Latex equation editor that converts Latex equations to high resolution images to embed in documents and presentations. You can also use Tex2Img to learn Latex by trial and error. You can change the equation background color, text color, transparency, font size, and output image format......

10. KLatexFormula

KLatexFormula KLatexFormula is an easy-to-use graphical application for generating images (that you can drag and drop, copy and paste or save to disk) from LaTeX equations. It is written in Qt4. These images can be dragged and dropped or copied and pasted into external applications (presentations, text documents, graphics...), or can......

11. Inlage

Inlage 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.......

12. MiKTeX

MiKTeX MiKTeX is a typesetting system for the Windows operating system. The distribution includes TeX, pdfTeX and XeTeX.Significant features of MiKTeX are its ability to update itself by downloading new versions of previously installed components and packages, and an easy installation process. Additionally, it can ask users whether they wish to......

13. TeXmacs

TeXmacs GNU TeXmacs is a free wysiwyw (what you see is what you want) editing platform with special features for scientists. The software aims to provide a unified and user friendly framework for editing structured documents with different types of content (text, graphics, mathematics, interactive content, etc.). The rendering engine uses......

14. Scientific Workplace

Scientific Workplace MacKichan Software now offers version 5.5 of Scientific WorkPlace, Scientific Word, and Scientific Notebook. You write text and mathematics in your document without having to know a programming language or exit to an equation editor. Evaluate, simplify, solve, and plot functions without the need to master a complex syntax. And......

15. JLatexEditor

JLatexEditor JLatexEditor is a cross-platform open source LaTeX editor. The editor is in constant development. It is well-tested on Linux and Mac OS X, but has to be considered pre-alpha version, and only for experimental use for Windows.......