# Comparison of TeX editors

The following is a comparison of TeX editors.

## Table of editors

Properties of TeX editors 1 :
| Name | Editing style | Native operating systems | Latest stable version | Costs | License | Configurable | Integrated viewer |
| AUCTeX | Source | Linux, macOS, Windows | (2023-04-23) 13.2 | Free | GPL | Yes | Yes |
| Authorea | Source / partial-WYSIWYG | Online | — | Free | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
| CoCalc | Source | Online | — | Free | AGPL + Commons Clause | Yes | Yes |
| GNOME LaTeX | Source | Linux | (2023-06-25) 3.46.0 | Free | GPL | Yes | No |
| Gummi | Source | Linux | (2022-04-29) 0.8.3 | Free | MIT | Yes | Yes (Live update) |
| Kile | Source | Linux (macOS, Windows) | (2012-09-23) 2.1.3 | Free | GPL | Yes | Yes (Quick preview) |
| LyX | WYSIWYM | Linux, macOS, Windows | (2023-01-07) 2.3.7 | Free | GPL | Yes | Yes |
| Notepad++ | Source | Windows | (2024-02-20) 8.6.4 | Free | GPL | Yes | No, but can be integrated |
| Overleaf | Source | Online | — | Free | Unclear | Yes | Yes |
| Scientific WorkPlace | WYSIWYM | Windows | (2016-02-23) 6.0.12 | Non-free | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
| TeXmacs | WYSIWYG | Linux, macOS, Windows | (2024-03-11) 2.1.4 | Free | GPL | Yes | Partial (preview using system Pdf viewer) |
| Texmaker | Source | Linux, macOS, Windows | (2023-04-29) 5.1.4 | Free | GPL2 | Yes | Yes |
| TeXnicCenter | Source | Windows | (2013-09-29) 2.02 Stable | Free | GPL | Yes | No |
| TeXShop | Source | macOS | (2023-07-21) 5.15 | Free | GPL | Yes | Yes |
| TeXstudio | Source | Linux, macOS, Windows | (2025-02-07) 4.8.6 | Free | GPL2 | Yes | Yes (pdf, selection with dvi2png) |
| TeXworks | Source | Linux, macOS, Windows | (2024-02-12) 0.6.9 | Free | GPL | No | Yes (pdf) |
| Verbosus | Source | Online, Android, iOS | (2016-05-06) 4.1.3 | Free | Proprietary | Yes | Yes (pdf) |
| Vim | Source | Linux, macOS, Windows | (2024-01-02) 9.1.0 | Free | Vim | Yes | No |
| Visual Studio Code | Source | Linux, macOS, Windows | (2024-06-19) 1.90.2 | Free | Source code: MIT Microsoft-built binaries: Proprietary | Yes | Yes (pdf) |
| WinEdt | Source | Windows | (2023-05-16) 11.1 | Non-free | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
| WinShell | Source | Windows | (2013-02-10) 3.3.2.6 | Free | Proprietary | Yes | No |
| Name | Editing Style | Native Operating Systems | Latest stable version | Costs | License | Configurable | Integrated viewer |
Properties of TeX editors 2 :
| Name | Inverse search | DDE support | Organises Projects | Menu for inserting symbols | Document comparison | Spell-checking | Multiple undo-redo |
| AUCTeX | Yes | No | Partial (master file) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Authorea | Yes | — | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| CoCalc | Yes | — | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| GNOME LaTeX | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Gummi | Yes | — | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Kile | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| LyX | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Notepad++ | Yes, with SumatraPDF | Yes, with a DDE client | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Overleaf | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Scientific WorkPlace | — | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No (one level) |
| TeXmacs | — | Yes | Partial (shows document parts) | Yes | Partial (for own format only) | Yes | Yes |
| Texmaker | Yes | No | Partial (master file) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| TeXnicCenter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| TeXShop | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| TeXstudio | Yes | Yes | Partial (master file) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TeXworks | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Verbosus | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Vim | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Visual Studio Code | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WinEdt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WinShell | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Name | Inverse search | DDE Support | Organises Projects | Menu for inserting symbols | Document comparison | Spell-checking | Multiple undo-redo |
Properties of TeX editors 3 :
| 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 |
| AUCTeX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Authorea | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| CoCalc | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| GNOME LaTeX | Planned | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | (just same files) | Yes | Yes |
| Gummi | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
| Kile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| LyX | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Notepad++ | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Overleaf | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Scientific WorkPlace | No | ? | ? | — | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
| TeXmacs | No | Yes | — | — | — | — | Yes | ? |
| Texmaker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TeXnicCenter | since v2.0 | since v2.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | since v2.0 | ? |
| TeXShop | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| TeXstudio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TeXworks | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Verbosus | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
| Vim | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Visual Studio Code | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| WinEdt | Yes | Yes (modified) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WinShell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (just same files) | Yes | ? |
| 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 editors :
| Editor | Screenshot |
| LyX | Screenshot |
| Texmaker | Screenshot of Texmaker version 4.5 |
| TeXmacs | The TeXmacs editor |
| TeXstudio | Screenshot of TeXstudio (2.12.6) |
| Visual Studio Code | The LaTex Workshop extension for Visual Studio Code |
| Editor | Screenshot |