WinShell

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WinShell is ranked #26 of 31 in LaTeX editors on The Geeks Club. It runs on Windows. There is a free plan.

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WinShell Free Free binary software · donations optional · source code unavailable winshell.org · 10 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Editor type: desktop
Supported platforms: Windows 7 SP1 and higher

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Purpose: WinShell is a free multilingual integrated development environment for LaTeX and TeX, and requires a separate LaTeX package.
Editor and project features: It includes a text editor, syntax highlighting, project management, a spell checker, a table wizard, a BibTeX front end, toolbars, and user configuration tools.
Projects: Its project environment organizes a document’s table of contents, figures, tables, and bibliography.
Spell checking: The built-in spell checker is based on Hunspell and supports importing compatible dictionaries.
Search and editing: Features include forward and inverse search, Unicode and multibyte support, and Windows and Unix file format support.
External tools: Users can configure programs and macros, and WinShell provides a table wizard and BibTeX front end.
PDF workflow: A PDF viewer is a prerequisite, and the manual says WinShell supports and recommends Sumatra PDF for SyncTeX and forward and inverse search.
Other prerequisites: The manual lists TeX Live, MiKTeX, or W32TeX as LaTeX package options and says PostScript viewing is optional.
Operating system: The homepage lists support for Windows 7 SP1 and higher, while the manual lists Windows 10 or higher as its system requirement.
Distribution: The homepage offers WinShell 4.0 as an installation package or portable version and identifies its file version as 4.0.0.6, dated 2023-05-27.
Source availability: The maker says the software is supplied as a free binary and its source code is unavailable.
Support: The manual asks users reporting problems to include their computer and WinShell versions and reproducible steps, and accepts reports in English or German.
Price from: Free

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winshell.org/manual/· checked 10 Oct 2026
winshell.org· checked 10 Oct 2026