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Texifier vs LyX: catalog facts
Texifier	LyX
Paid Paid app, available to download before buying.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Live typesetting with the built-in TexpadTeX engine Auto-complete for commands, labels and citation keys	LaTeX typesetting quality without writing LaTeX syntax Excellent equation editor with both visual and keyboard entry
Paid software Not open source	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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