Hancom Office vs LyX

Hancom Office is a suite of document applications including Hwp, Cell, Show, Addons, Word, and PDF tools. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, with offline desktop apps for Windows and Mac. On Android, the app opens and edits HWP, Office Open XML, PDF, CSV, TXT, and other documents; mobile tools include freehand drawing, notes, annotations, and tablet presenter screen sharing. Hancom Docs adds real-time collaborative editing across devices and can manage Dropbox, Box, Evernote, Google Drive, and OneDrive in one account. The suite supports HWPX documents with tags for reuse as data. Hancom Docs can edit Office files stored in Google Drive, but cannot view or edit Google-created Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Forms. A free plan is listed at free with 2GB storage, viewers for Windows and Mac, and web/mobile Hancom Office. Commercial users and organizations must use the Business plan; pricing is listed on request.

LyX is a document processor for structured writing, combining TeX and LaTeX capabilities with a graphical interface. It suits work ranging from academic articles, theses, and books to letters, novels, plays, and film scripts. Its equation editor accepts point-and-click input or LaTeX commands and renders formulas on screen. For document organization, LyX includes labels, references, indexes, and bibliography tools, with advanced BibTeX support. Configurable converters handle imports and exports including LaTeX, PDF, PostScript, DVI, ASCII, HTML, OpenDocument, RTF, and MS Word. It supports multilingual documents, right-to-left writing, CJK writing systems, and Unicode. Basic links to Maple, Maxima, Octave, and Mathematica are available, while modules can add Noweb, Sweave, and LilyPond support. LyX works offline on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and supports track changes and external version control systems such as Git. It is free software under the GPL. Windows requires a TeX distribution; Mac installations require a TeX system such as MacTeX.