Top 7 Open-Source Alternatives to WinShell

WinShell

WinShell is a free integrated development environment (IDE) for easy working with LaTeX or TeX.

Product categories

Course Authoring Tools Developer Tools IDE IDEs And Text Editors Knowledge Management LaTeX Linux Markdown Editor Markdown Viewer Text Editors Writing Writing Tools

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to WinShell are MiKTeX, iA Writer, and StackBlitz. 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
iA Writer Landing Page
2

iA Writer

Minimal Design, Maximum Focus
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Paid
- Free Trial
- $29.99 / One-off
#Markdown Editor #Text Editors #Writing 6 social mentions
StackBlitz Landing Page
3

StackBlitz

Online VS Code Editor for Angular and React
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Text Editors #Programming #Programming Tools 98 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
CoCalc Landing Page
5

CoCalc

Collaborative Calculation and Data Science
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $14.0 / Monthly
#Mathematics #Python IDE #LaTeX 28 social mentions
Typora Landing Page
6

Typora

A minimal Markdown reading & writing app.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Markdown Editor #Text Editors #Markdown Viewer 84 social mentions
SwiftLaTeX Landing Page
7

SwiftLaTeX

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