LyX vs RTextDoc
LyX
lyx.orgRTextDoc
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| Figure | LyX | RTextDoc |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · LaTeX Editors | 8.0 (#12) | 7.2 (#26) |
| Intended users | LyX supports structured writing such as academic articles, theses, and books, as well as letters, novels, plays, and film scripts. | The maker positions RTextDoc for professional research papers and documentation manuals, especially documents with mathematics and images. |
| Platforms | The official site lists LyX for Linux, Windows, and Mac; its current Windows binaries support Windows 7 and later. | RTextDoc runs on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux, and requires Java 8 or above or OpenJDK 9 or above. |
| Support | Users can ask usage questions on the lyx-users mailing list and consult its archives before posting. | The maker says the activation price helps fund support, web services, documentation access, project continuity, and timely auto-updates. |
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In their own words
LyX
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.