Best Kile Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from LaTeX editors ranked against Kile on the same published basis.
- 1Kile vs Verbosus
- 2Kile vs VerbTeX
- 3Kile vs Texifier
- 4Kile vs JianTeX
- 5Kile vs Oleafly
- 6Kile vs Prism
- 7Kile vs Texmaker
- 8Kile vs Texpile
- 9Kile vs TeXposit
- 10Kile vs TeXstudio
- 11Kile vs TeXworks
- 12Kile vs Gummi
- 14Kile vs LyX
- 15Kile vs Overleaf
- 16Kile vs SciPen Studio
- 17Kile vs RTextDoc
- 18Kile vs Scientific WorkPlace
- 19Kile vs MiKTeX
- 20Kile vs TeXlyre
- 21Kile vs GNOME LaTeX
Kile alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verbosus | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 2 | VerbTeX | 7.8 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Texifier | 7.1 | No | — | iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | JianTeX | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Oleafly | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Prism | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 7 | Texmaker | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Texpile | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | TeXposit | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 10 | TeXstudio | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | TeXworks | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Gummi | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | LyX | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Overleaf | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 16 | SciPen Studio | 5.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | RTextDoc | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Scientific WorkPlace | 5.5 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 19 | MiKTeX | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | TeXlyre | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 21 | GNOME LaTeX | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about Kile alternatives
What is the best alternative to Kile?
Verbosus, number 1 in LaTeX editors with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: VerbTeX, Texifier, JianTeX and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Kile?
Verbosus is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.