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Symbolical vs LyX: catalog facts
Symbolical	LyX
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Create math documents with styled formatting Open source and free	LaTeX typesetting quality without writing LaTeX syntax Excellent equation editor with both visual and keyboard entry
Linux only Limited public documentation	Its own file format rather than plain LaTeX, which complicates collaboration Requires a TeX distribution installed separately
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0
No account 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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