Kile

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Runs on Linux, Windows.

Kile is ranked #24 of 31 in LaTeX editors on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, Windows. There is a free plan.

Kile plans and pricing

Kile Free GPL-2.0+ · TeX/LaTeX editor apps.kde.org · 8 Oct 2026

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Purpose: Kile is a user-friendly TeX/LaTeX editor that provides a graphical interface for LaTeX and interactive previews.
Compilation: It can compile, convert, and view documents with one click.
Editing: It supports automatic completion of (La)TeX commands and advanced editing commands.
Templates: Templates and wizards help users start documents, including articles, books, letters, reports, and presentations.
Navigation: Its structure view lists document sections and lets users jump to them.
Source search: Forward and inverse search link positions in the source editor with corresponding positions in the DVI or PDF viewer.
Projects: Kile can collect related documents into a project and supports citations and references in projects.
Quick preview: QuickPreview can compile a selected part of a document to speed up previewing edits.
Editor component: Kile is based on the Kate editor component.
Download: KDE lists Linux installation through Discover or a distribution package manager and links to Flathub.
License: KDE lists Kile under the GPL-2.0+ license.
Support: The KDE page links to the Kile Handbook and a forum for help.
Release: The KDE page lists release 3.0b4 dated 2024-03-17.
Price from: Free

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