The best LaTeX editor on 10 Linux platforms

The best LaTeX editor on 10 Linux platforms

Introduction: Once you have overcome the LaTeX learning curve, nothing is better than LaTeX. The following describes the best LaTeX editor for Linux and other platforms.

 

What is LaTeX?

LaTeX is a document production system. Unlike the plain text editor, you cannot write only plain text in the LaTeX editor. To organize the document content, you must also use some LaTeX commands.

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LaTeX editors are generally used for the publication of scientific research documents or books for academic purposes. The most important thing is that when you need to process documents that contain many complex mathematical symbols, it will be convenient for you. Of course, it is interesting to use the LaTeX editor, but it is not always useful unless you have special requirements for the document to be written.

 

Why should you use LaTeX?

Well, as I mentioned earlier, using the LaTeX editor means you have specific requirements. You do not need to have a geek mind for the LaTeX editor. However, for users who use a general text editor, it is not a very efficient solution.

If you are looking for a tool to carefully prepare a document and you are not interested in formatting text, the LaTeX Editor may be the one you are looking. In the LaTeX editor, you only need to specify the document type, and it will set the document font type and size accordingly for you. For this reason, it is no wonder that it will be considered one of the best open-source tools for writers.

Note that the LaTeX editor is not an automated tool. You must first learn some LaTeX commands so that it can accurately process the text format.

 

Top 10 LaTeX editors for Linux platforms

Note that the following list does not have a clear sequence. The editor with sequence number 3 is not necessarily better than the editor with sequence number 7.

 

1. LyX

LyX is an open-source LaTeX Editor, which is one of the best File Processing engines available on the network. LyX helps you focus on your articles and forget to format words, which is exactly what each LaTeX editor should do. LyX allows you to manage different document content based on different documents. Once installed, you can control many items in the document, such as margins, headers, footers, spaces, indentation, and tables.

If you are busy writing scientific documents, research papers, or similar documents, you will be happy to experience LyX's Public Editor, which is also a feature. LyX also includes a series of tutorials to get started, making Getting Started less troublesome.

 

2. Texmaker

Texmaker is considered to be one of the best LaTeX editors in GNOME desktop environments. It presents a very good user interface and brings an excellent user experience. It is also called one of the most practical LaTeX editors. If you convert PDF files frequently, you will find that TeXmaker is faster than other editors. You can also preview what your documents will look like when you write them. At the same time, you can also observe that you can easily find the desired symbol.

Texmaker also provides support for an extended shortcut key. Why don't you try to use it?

 

3. TeXstudio

If you want a LaTeX editor that provides you with quite good user-defined functions and an easy-to-use interface, TeXstudio is a perfect choice. Its UI is really simple, but not rough. TeXstudio comes with syntax highlighting and an integrated reader that allows you to check references and provide other auxiliary tools.

It also supports some cool functions, such as automatic completion, link coverage, bookmarks, and multiple cursors, which makes writing LaTeX documents easier than before.

The maintenance of TeXstudio is very active. For Beginners or senior writers, this makes it a compelling choice.

 

4. Gummi

Gummi is a very simple LaTeX editor based on the GTK + toolbox. Of course, you cannot find many gorgeous options in this editor, but if you just want to be able to start writing immediately, then Gummi is our recommendation for you. It supports outputting documents in PDF format, syntax highlighting, and some basic error checks. Although it is no longer actively maintained on GitHub, it still works well.

 

5. TeXpen

TeXpen is another simple LaTeX editor. It provides you with the automatic complementing function. However, the user interface may not impress you. If you don't care about the user interface and want a super easy LaTeX Editor, TeXpen will meet your needs. At the same time, TeXpen can correct or improve the English syntax and expressions used in the document.

 

6. ShareLaTeX

ShareLaTeX is an online LaTeX editor. If you want to collaborate with someone or a group of friends to write documents, this is what you need.

It provides a free solution and several payment options. Even students from Harvard and Oxford use it for personal projects. The free solution also allows you to add a collaborators.

The billing method allows you to synchronize with GitHub and Dropbox and record the complete document modification history. You can select multiple collaborators for each solution. For students, it also provides separate billing methods.

 

7. Overleaf

Overleaf is another online LaTeX editor. Similar to ShareLaTeX, it provides different billing methods for experts and students. It also provides a free solution that you can synchronize with GitHub, check your revision history, or add multiple collaborators.

In each project, it limits the number of files. In most cases, if you are familiar with LaTeX files, this will not cause inconvenience.

 

8. Authorea

Authorea is a wonderful online LaTeX editor. Of course, considering the price, it may not be the best one. For the free solution, it has a 100 MB data upload limit and can only create one private document at a time. The billing method provides more additional benefits, but it may not be the cheapest if the price is taken into account. The only reason you should choose Authorea is its user interface. If you prefer a tool that provides impressive user interfaces, don't miss it.

 

9. Papeeria

Papeeria is the cheapest LaTeX online editor you can find on the Internet, if you consider it as trustworthy as other editors. If you want to use it for free, you cannot use it for private projects. However, if you prefer public projects, it allows you to create unlimited projects and add unlimited collaborators. It features an easy-to-use graph constructor and uses Git synchronization at no extra cost. If you prefer a payment option, it gives you the ability to create 10 private projects.

 

10. Kile

The last part of our best LaTeX editor list is the Kile editor. Some of my friends are very keen on Kile because it provides some special features.

Kile is not just an editor, but also an Eclipse-like IDE tool that provides a complete environment for documents and projects. In addition to the quick compilation and preview functions, you can also use functions such as automatic completion of commands, insertion of references, and document organization by chapter. You really should use Kile to see its potential.

Kile is available on both Linux and Windows platforms.

 

Summary

So the above is the LaTeX editor we recommend. You can use them in Ubuntu or other Linux releases.

Of course, we may also miss some LaTeX editors that can be used on Linux and are interesting. If you know them, please let us know in the comments below.

Via: https://itsfoss.com/LaTeX-editors-linux/

Author: Ankush Das Translator: FSSlc Proofreader: wxy

This article was originally compiled by LCTT and launched with the honor of Linux in China