Kile vs WinShell
Kile
kile.sourceforge.ioWinShell
winshell.orgSide by side
| Figure | Kile | WinShell |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · LaTeX Editors | 8.0 (#11) | 6.9 (#28) |
| Projects | Users can group related documents into a project and insert citations and references in projects. | Its project environment organizes a document’s table of contents, figures, tables, and bibliography. |
| Purpose | Kile is a user-friendly TeX/LaTeX editor. | WinShell is a free multilingual integrated development environment for LaTeX and TeX, and requires a separate LaTeX package. |
| Support | Users can ask technical questions through the kile-devel mailing list and report problems through KDE's bug tracking system. | The manual asks users reporting problems to include their computer and WinShell versions and reproducible steps, and accepts reports in English or German. |
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In their own words
Kile
Kile is a free, open-source desktop editor for TeX and LaTeX on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It can compile, convert, and view a document with one click, and provides completion for (La)TeX commands alongside advanced editing commands. Templates and wizards help start documents. Projects group related files and support inserting citations and references. Forward and inverse search connect the editor with a DVI viewer, while QuickPreview shows a selected document section. The maker describes Kile’s build system as flexible and smart for compiling LaTeX documents. The download page provides source code and lists 64-bit Windows binaries for version 3.0 beta 3; it also displays a SHA-256 hash for the 3.0 beta 4 source archive. For Linux, the maker recommends installing a matching distribution package through the package manager when available. Technical questions can be sent to the kile-devel mailing list, and problems can be reported through KDE’s bug tracking system.