Best JianTeX Alternatives in 2026
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20 platforms from LaTeX editors ranked against JianTeX on the same published basis.
- 2JianTeX vs Oleafly
- 3JianTeX vs Texmaker
- 4JianTeX vs Texpile
- 5JianTeX vs TeXposit
- 6JianTeX vs TeXstudio
- 7JianTeX vs TeXworks
- 8JianTeX vs Verbosus
- 9JianTeX vs VerbTeX
- 10JianTeX vs Kile
- 11JianTeX vs LyX
- 12JianTeX vs Overleaf
- 13JianTeX vs MiKTeX
- 14JianTeX vs Prism
- 15JianTeX vs TeXlyre
- 16JianTeX vs GNOME LaTeX
- 17JianTeX vs TeXnicCenter
- 18JianTeX vs 8gwifi LaTeX Editor
- 19JianTeX vs Enter TeX
- 20JianTeX vs Gummi
- 21JianTeX vs Kile
JianTeX alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oleafly | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Texmaker | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Texpile | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | TeXposit | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 6 | TeXstudio | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | TeXworks | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Verbosus | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 9 | VerbTeX | 5.9 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Kile | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | LyX | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Overleaf | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 13 | MiKTeX | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Prism | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | TeXlyre | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | GNOME LaTeX | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | TeXnicCenter | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 18 | 8gwifi LaTeX Editor | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | Enter TeX | 5.0 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | Gummi | 5.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | Kile | 5.0 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
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Questions about JianTeX alternatives
What is the best alternative to JianTeX?
Oleafly, number 2 in LaTeX editors with a score of 5.9 out of 10. The others here: Texmaker, Texpile, TeXposit and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to JianTeX?
Oleafly is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.