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AUCTeX vs Texmaker: catalog facts
AUCTeX	Texmaker
Free Free software from the GNU Project.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Supports LaTeX, ConTeXt, Texinfo, AMS-TeX and docTeX preview-latex shows formulas as images in the source	Built-in PDF viewer with SyncTeX Structure view and master mode for multi-file documents
Requires GNU Emacs and familiarity with it Needs a separate TeX distribution to compile documents	Requires a separate LaTeX distribution to compile documents Focused on LaTeX only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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