Alternatives to Kile
KDE LaTeX editor with a structured project view. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Kile
KDE LaTeX editor with a structured project view.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Kile.
TeXstudio
Full-featured LaTeX editor with completion and inline preview.
TeXstudio adds an integrated PDF viewer with forward and inverse search and table assistants, runs on macOS too, and has no KDE library dependency.
TeXShop
Native macOS LaTeX editor bundled with MacTeX.
TeXShop is a native macOS LaTeX editor bundled with MacTeX with SyncTeX integration, but it runs only on macOS.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Kate
KDE's text editor: syntax highlighting for over 400 languages, split views, multi-cursor editing and an embedded terminal.
GNU Emacs
An editor that is really a Lisp environment, extensible to the point where people run their email, calendar and shell inside it.
Visual Studio Code
Microsoft's code editor, free to use but shipped under a Microsoft licence rather than an open one.
