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Mellel vs LyX: catalog facts
Mellel	LyX
Paid Paid application sold through the developer's web store, with occasional discounts.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Designed for long academic and technical documents Native builds for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs	LaTeX typesetting quality without writing LaTeX syntax Excellent equation editor with both visual and keyboard entry
macOS only on the desktop Paid software with no free tier mentioned	Its own file format rather than plain LaTeX, which complicates collaboration Requires a TeX distribution installed separately
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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