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VimTeXTeXShop
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

The open-source application is available without a license fee.

Command line macOS
  • Works in both Vim and Neovim
  • Compilation through latexmk with inverse search
  • Native Mac application with tight SyncTeX integration
  • Included in MacTeX, so it is already there on most Mac TeX installs
  • Requires recent Vim or Neovim versions
  • Depends on external tools such as latexmk
  • macOS only
  • Interface is dated compared with cross-platform editors
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
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Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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