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TeXnicCenter vs LaTeX Workshop: catalog facts
TeXnicCenter	LaTeX Workshop
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Project management for multi-file LaTeX documents One-click builds with PDF, DVI and PS output profiles	Auto build with configurable LaTeX recipes Internal PDF viewer with SyncTeX
Windows only Requires a separately installed TeX distribution	Requires Visual Studio Code and a separately installed TeX distribution Latest version needs a recent VS Code release
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL	License: MIT
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 2, 2026

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