Best Texmaker Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from LaTeX editors ranked against Texmaker on the same published basis.
- 1Texmaker vs JianTeX
- 2Texmaker vs Oleafly
- 4Texmaker vs Texpile
- 5Texmaker vs TeXposit
- 6Texmaker vs TeXstudio
- 7Texmaker vs TeXworks
- 8Texmaker vs Verbosus
- 9Texmaker vs VerbTeX
- 10Texmaker vs Kile
- 11Texmaker vs LyX
- 12Texmaker vs Overleaf
- 13Texmaker vs MiKTeX
- 14Texmaker vs Prism
- 15Texmaker vs TeXlyre
- 16Texmaker vs GNOME LaTeX
- 17Texmaker vs TeXnicCenter
- 18Texmaker vs 8gwifi LaTeX Editor
- 19Texmaker vs Enter TeX
- 20Texmaker vs Gummi
- 21Texmaker vs Kile
Texmaker 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 |
| 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 Texmaker alternatives
What is the best alternative to Texmaker?
JianTeX, number 1 in LaTeX editors with a score of 6.0 out of 10. The others here: Oleafly, Texpile, TeXposit and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Texmaker?
JianTeX 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.