Best Kile Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from LaTeX editors ranked against Kile on the same published basis.
- 1Kile vs JianTeX
- 2Kile vs Oleafly
- 3Kile vs Prism
- 4Kile vs Texmaker
- 5Kile vs Texpile
- 6Kile vs TeXposit
- 7Kile vs TeXstudio
- 8Kile vs TeXworks
- 9Kile vs Verbosus
- 10Kile vs VerbTeX
- 11Kile vs Gummi
- 13Kile vs LyX
- 14Kile vs Overleaf
- 15Kile vs SciPen Studio
- 16Kile vs RTextDoc
- 17Kile vs Texifier
- 18Kile vs Scientific WorkPlace
- 19Kile vs MiKTeX
- 20Kile vs TeXlyre
- 21Kile vs GNOME LaTeX
Kile alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JianTeX | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Oleafly | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Prism | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 4 | Texmaker | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Texpile | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | TeXposit | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 7 | TeXstudio | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | TeXworks | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Verbosus | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 10 | VerbTeX | 5.9 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Gummi | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | LyX | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Overleaf | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 15 | SciPen Studio | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | RTextDoc | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Texifier | 5.4 | No | — | iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Scientific WorkPlace | 5.3 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 19 | MiKTeX | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | TeXlyre | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 21 | GNOME LaTeX | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about Kile alternatives
What is the best alternative to Kile?
JianTeX, number 1 in LaTeX editors with a score of 6.0 out of 10. The others here: Oleafly, Prism, Texmaker and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Kile?
JianTeX is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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.