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Texmaker vs TeXstudio: catalog facts
TexmakerTeXstudio
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Built-in PDF viewer with SyncTeX
  • Structure view and master mode for multi-file documents
  • Integrated viewer with forward and inverse search between source and PDF
  • Assistants for tables, tabulars and figures cut down on syntax lookup
  • Requires a separate LaTeX distribution to compile documents
  • Focused on LaTeX only
  • The interface is dense with toolbars and panels
  • Requires a TeX distribution installed separately
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later License: GPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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