The following is a comparison of TeX editors.
Table of editors + Properties of TeX editors 1 Name Editing style Native operating systems Latest release Costs License Configurable Integrated viewer Version Date AUCTeX Source Linux, macOS, Windows Authorea Source / partial-WYSIWYG Online CoCalc Source Online GNOME LaTeX Source Linux Gummi Source Linux (Live update) Kile Source Linux (macOS, Windows) (Quick preview) LyX WYSIWYM Linux, macOS, Windows Notepad++ Source Windows , but can be integrated Overleaf Source Online Scientific WorkPlace WYSIWYM Windows TeX Live Source FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, NetBSD, Solaris, Windows 2025-3-8 (used by other editors/tools)TeXmacsWYSIWYG Linux, macOS, Windows (preview using system Pdf viewer) Texmaker Source Linux, macOS, Windows TeXnicCenter Source Windows TeXShop Source macOS TeXstudio Source Linux, macOS, Windows (pdf, selection with dvi2png) TeXworks Source Linux, macOS, Windows (pdf) Verbosus Source Online, Android, iOS, Windows (pdf)VimSourceLinux, macOS, Windows Visual Studio Code Source Linux, macOS, Windows (pdf) WinEdt Source Windows WinShell Source Windows Name Editing styleNative operating systems Version DateCosts License Configurable Integrated viewerLatest release + Properties of TeX editors 2 Name Inverse search DDE support Organises Projects Menu for inserting symbols Document comparison Spell-checking Multiple undo-redo AUCTeX (master file) Authorea CoCalc GNOME LaTeX Gummi Kile LyX ? latexwriter Notepad++ , with SumatraPDF , with a DDE client Overleaf Scientific WorkPlace ? ? (one level) TeXmacs (shows document parts) (for own format only) Texmaker (master file) TeXnicCenter TeXShop TeXstudio (master file) TeXworks Verbosus Vim? Visual Studio Code ? WinEdt WinShell Name Inverse search DDE Support Organises Projects Menu for inserting symbols Document comparison Spell-checking Multiple undo-redo
+ Properties of TeX editors 3Name Collapsible sections Find and replace using RegEx Intelligent error handling Autocompletion of LaTeX commands Parenthesis matching Starts up to previous state Unicode support RTL Support AUCTeX Authorea ?CoCalc ? GNOME LaTeX Planned Gummi ? Kile LatexWriter LyX Notepad++ Overleaf ? Scientific WorkPlace ? ? ? TeXmacs ? Texmaker TeXnicCenter ? TeXShop ? TeXstudio TeXworks Verbosus ?Vim? Visual Studio Code WinEdt (modified) WinShell (just same files) ? Name Collapsible sections Find and replace using RegEx Intelligent error handling Autocompletion of LaTeX commands Parenthesis matching Starts up to previous state Unicode support RTL Support + Screenshots and Video Tutorials of TeX editorsEditor Screenshot CoCalc LyX Texmaker TeXmacs TeXstudio Visual Studio Code Editor Screenshot
See also Formula editor Chemical structure Comparison of word processors Comparison of text editors Comparison of desktop publishing software DrRacket IDE with Scribble List of TeX extensions SymPy — can create LaTeX from Python mathematical expressions
Scientific WYSIWYG editors GNU TeXmacs LyX MathType Mathcad Maple worksheet editor Jupyter Notebook Scientific WorkPlace Authorea
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