Top 6 Open-Source Alternatives to Authorea

Product categories

Course Authoring Tools Developer Tools IDE LaTeX Linux Markdown Editor Mathematics Office Suites Software Development Text Editors Writing Writing Tools

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Authorea are MiKTeX, CoCalc, and iA Writer. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

MiKTeX Landing Page
1

MiKTeX

MiKTeX is a typesetting system for the Windows operating system.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Writing #Writing Tools #Text Editors 20 social mentions
CoCalc Landing Page
2

CoCalc

Collaborative Calculation and Data Science
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $14.0 / Monthly
#Mathematics #Python IDE #LaTeX 27 social mentions
iA Writer Landing Page
3

iA Writer

Minimal Design, Maximum Focus
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Paid
- Free Trial
- $29.99 / One-off
#Markdown Editor #Text Editors #Writing 6 social mentions
GNU Emacs Landing Page
4

GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Text Editors #IDE #Software Development 6 social mentions
Vim Landing Page
5

Vim

Highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Text Editors #Software Development #IDE 10 social mentions
SwiftLaTeX Landing Page
6

SwiftLaTeX

Fast, browser-based LaTeX visual editor.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Project Management #Writing #Office Suites