Kile
Kile is a desktop editor for TeX and LaTeX documents, offering a graphical interface and interactive previews.
What Kile is
Kile is a desktop editor for TeX and LaTeX documents, offering a graphical interface and interactive previews. It can compile, convert, and view documents with one click, while automatic completion for (La)TeX commands and advanced editing commands support writing and revision. Templates and wizards provide starting points for articles, books, letters, reports, and presentations. A structure view lists document sections and lets users jump between them. Forward and inverse search link a place in the source editor to its corresponding location in a DVI or PDF viewer. Kile can group related documents into projects and supports citations and references within them. QuickPreview compiles a selected part of a document to help check edits. The editor is based on the Kate component. Kile is free under the GPL-2.0+ license and listed for Linux and Windows. KDE lists release 3.0b4, dated 2024-03-17. Linux installation is available through Discover or a distribution package manager, and KDE links to Flathub. The Kile Handbook and a forum are available for help.
Good
- One-click compilation, conversion, and viewing
- Templates cover articles, books, reports, and presentations
- Forward and inverse search link source and output
- QuickPreview compiles a selected document part
Watch out
- Desktop editor listed for Linux and Windows only
- Listed release is 3.0b4 dated 2024-03-17
Who it suits
Kile suits people writing TeX or LaTeX documents on Linux or Windows who want graphical editing, previews, project organization, and source-to-output navigation.
Verdict
Kile offers document authoring, project tools, and preview features at no cost. Its listed platforms and release information are useful details to weigh before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Kile's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Kile | Free | GPL-2.0+ · TeX/LaTeX editor |
The facts
Each one read from Kile's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compilation
- It can compile, convert, and view documents with one click.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Download
- KDE lists Linux installation through Discover or a distribution package manager and links to Flathub.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Editing
- It supports automatic completion of (La)TeX commands and advanced editing commands.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Editor component
- Kile is based on the Kate editor component.checked 8 Oct 2001
- License
- KDE lists Kile under the GPL-2.0+ license.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Navigation
- Its structure view lists document sections and lets users jump to them.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Projects
- Kile can collect related documents into a project and supports citations and references in projects.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Kile is a user-friendly TeX/LaTeX editor that provides a graphical interface for LaTeX and interactive previews.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Quick preview
- QuickPreview can compile a selected part of a document to speed up previewing edits.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Release
- The KDE page lists release 3.0b4 dated 2024-03-17.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Source search
- Forward and inverse search link positions in the source editor with corresponding positions in the DVI or PDF viewer.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- The KDE page links to the Kile Handbook and a forum for help.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Templates
- Templates and wizards help users start documents, including articles, books, letters, reports, and presentations.checked 8 Oct 2001
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