Top 15 Vim-LaTeX Alternative and Similar Softwares | Nov 2024

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 quit Vim.

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. 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.......

3. Kile

Kile Kile is a TeX/LaTeX editor providing a user friendly environment to edit TeX/LaTeX source code.To install Kile on Windows, follow this tutorial: http://goo.gl/j1avz......

4. 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......

5. TeXpert

TeXpert As an integrated environment, TeXpert allows users to edit, compile (generate PDF output) and view the result within a single app. As a result, it provides the convenience and productivity because it eliminates the hassles of switching back and forth between different applications. In this context, one does not have......

6. Papeeria

Papeeria Write and compile LaTeX online.You need only browser and Internet access to typeset LaTeX documents and compile them to PDF.Papeeria mobile works with iPad, iPhone or Android, so you can work on your texts even when your are far from your desktop or laptop.We take care of updating LaTeX and......

7. TeXworks

TeXworks 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. It is deliberately modeled on Dick Koch’s......

8. MacTeX

MacTeX MacTeX is a redistribution of TeX Live, a typesetting environment. While TeX Live is designed to be cross-platform (running on Unix, Mac OS X, and Windows), MacTeX includes Mac-specific utilities and front-ends. It is also pre-configured to work out-of-the-box with Mac OS X as it provides sensible defaults for configuration......

9. TexMaths

TexMaths 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......

10. LaTeXDraw

LaTeXDraw LaTeXDraw is a graphical drawing editor for LaTeX. LaTeXDraw can be used to 1) generate PSTricks code; 2) directly create PDF or PS pictures. LaTeXDraw is developed in Java and thus runs on top of Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.......

11. BibDesk

BibDesk BibDesk is a bibliographic reference manager for Mac OS X. BibDesk is designed to help organize and use bibliographic databases in BibTeX .bib format.BibDesk integrates well with TeX for creating citations and bibliographies.......

12. Latexsearch

Latexsearch LaTeXSearch is a search engine for mathematical equations.......

13. LyX

LyX 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......

14. Latexian

Latexian Latexian is a revolutionary, new LaTeX editor for the Mac. Latexian provides advanced tools for creating and typesetting LaTeX documents. Using Latexian's Live Preview, you can see how your document typesets while you are editing it — the PDF preview updates automatically! Latexian has many other advanced features, including syntax-aware......

15. Emerald Editor (Crimson Editor)

Emerald Editor (Crimson Editor) Crimson Editor is a professional source editor for Windows. While it can serve as a good replacement for Notepad, it also offers many powerful features for programming languages such as HTML, C/C++, Perl, and Java.......