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TeXworksVimTeX
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux Command line
  • Editor and PDF preview in a single window
  • Simple interface aimed at TeX newcomers
  • Works in both Vim and Neovim
  • Compilation through latexmk with inverse search
  • Requires a separately installed TeX distribution
  • Fewer project management features than larger LaTeX IDEs
  • Requires recent Vim or Neovim versions
  • Depends on external tools such as latexmk
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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