Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to TeXbrain, a LaTeX editor that runs pdfTeX in the browser via WASM
I'm a master's engineering student and a big fan of LaTeX, which I used for my thesis and research articles. I have used Overleaf and that was fine until I wanted to git sync, which unfortunately sits behind a paywall. Since I didn't want to pay subscriptions for things that should simply just work, I built the editor I wanted in my free time, where you open a tab, write LaTeX, get your PDF and the files stay all in one folder on my disk. TeXbrain is a static site with no backend. pdfTeX is compiled to WebAssembly (SwiftLaTeX) and runs in your browser. The editor can read and write your…
TeXbrain is a free, open-source LaTeX editor that runs entirely in the browser without requiring accounts, installations, or servers. It compiles .tex files to PDF directly using pdfTeX compiled to WebAssembly… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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2019 · opendocs.github.io · its alternatives →
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A web-based collaborative LaTeX editor. Contribute to overleaf/overleaf development by creating an account on GitHub.
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Self-rendering Markdown + LaTeX documents. Contribute to susam/texme development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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BreezePDF lets you edit, sign, merge, compress, redact, OCR, fill forms, extract tables, and use 30+ more PDF tools — all in the browser, no sign-up. Files never leave your computer. I built it because when people search Google for common PDF tasks, many of the tools they find upload documents to a server. I wanted an option that keeps files local instead. I posted an earlier version on HN last spring: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880962 At the time it only supported a small set of features. Over the last 10 months I rebuilt large parts of it and expanded it to…
2025 · breezepdf.com · its alternatives →
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TexLite: Lightweight self-hosted collaborative LaTeX editor and Overleaf alternative - SWUFE-DB-Group/TexLite
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Self-rendering Markdown + LaTeX documents. Contribute to susam/texme development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I got tired of open file.docx → wait 8 seconds → close Word just to read a document, so I built a terminal-native Word viewer! What it does: * View `.docx` files directly in your terminal with (mostly) proper formatting * Tables actually look like tables (with Unicode borders!) * Nested lists work correctly with indentation * Full-text search with highlighting * Copy content straight to clipboard with `c` * Export to markdown/CSV/JSON Why I made this: Working on servers over SSH, I constantly hit Word docs I needed to check quickly. The existing solutions I'm aware of either strip…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A LaTeX Typesetting Game
2019 · texnique.xyz · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Since 2019, I’ve been working on a writing platform designed for creating complex documents (e.g., theses). I personally use it for everything as it also allows to classify documents in categories so you can organize them efficiently. As of a few months ago, the app is also available in the browser, and you can now invite coworkers to collaborate on a document in real time. The app is somewhat inspired by LyX. It offers an intuitive, modern editor, but users don’t need to know any LaTeX. When it’s time to export, they can choose from a range of templates (IEEE paper, thesis, etc.). A…
2025 · its alternatives →
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I built TeXlyre, an open-source collaborative editor for LaTeX and Typst that works entirely locally-first. No data leaves your device unless you explicitly share it. The main pain point I wanted to solve: existing solutions like Overleaf require sending your documents to their servers, and local editors don't handle real-time collaboration well. TeXlyre uses CRDTs for conflict-free collaboration while keeping everything on your machine. Key features: - Works offline by default - Real-time collaboration via WebRTC (peer-to-peer) - Support for both LaTeX and Typst - Your data stays on your…
2025 · texlyre.github.io · its alternatives →
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I'm building an online text-editor editor to write and save scientific documents fast. Here's a video of how it works: https://youtu.be/Hyk8CvCdEWE As an engineering student, I hated that handwriting was the only viable way to do fast or impromptu scientific writing. It would be the only way to take quick notes in class or in a lab, write an assignment, or create a presentation. Here's a few things I witnessed in academia: * Unsuitable editors: Students attempt to resort to text editors unoptimized for science, such as Notion or Word, to take notes and write assignments. *…
2024 · stempad.io · its alternatives →
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2011 · notepag.es · its alternatives →
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Hi, HN. Gui, Lucis, and the deco.cx team here — we're a bunch of Brazilians building an open-source, all-in-one web editor for the modern TypeScript dev. Check out our GitHub at https://github.com/deco-cx/deco and discover more at our site https://deco.cx/. We built frontend tools at a hyper-growth e-commerce platform for 9 years. Deco.cx is the thing that we wish existed when we were managing hundreds of enterprise-grade React-based websites. The gist is: JSX, HTMX, TypeScript, Tailwind and Deno. All visually editable in a beautiful, collaborative,…
2024 · deco.cx · its alternatives →
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Effortless LaTeX Writing at Your Fingertips
2024 · texifier.com · its alternatives →
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SugarTeX is a more readable LaTeX language extension and transcompiler to LaTeX. Fast Unicode autocomplete in Atom editor via https://github.com/kiwi0fruit/atom-sugartex-completions - kiwi0fruit/sugartex
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sharelatex▲82The easy to use, online, collaborative LaTeX editor
2016 · overleaf.com · its alternatives →
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Write papers like MS Word and generate LaTeX for typesetting
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An online LaTeX editor that’s easy to use. No installation, real-time collaboration, version control, hundreds of LaTeX templates, and more.
2015 · getdatajoy.com · its alternatives →
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