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LaTeX editor for Android

The best free LaTeX editor for Android phones and tablets in 2026, ranked by need, plus the apps that compile offline.

Free in Chrome, no login, no app

  1. LaTeX.to: A free online LaTeX editor that compiles to PDF in Chrome or Firefox on Android, with no login and no compile timeout. Projects stay in the browser: import one as a zip or start from one of the templates, then compile with pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX, LuaLaTeX, ConTeXt and more, with BibTeX, biblatex and Biber. On a phone a symbol row above the keyboard supplies the characters Android keyboards bury. No real-time collaboration. Open LaTeX.to
  2. Overleaf: Works in the browser on Android, and Overleaf's own help page lists the limits: small touch targets, keyboard and zoom surprises, missing shortcuts and a restricted PDF viewer. The free plan's 10 second compile timeout applies on the phone too, and there is no Overleaf app.

Apps that compile offline

  1. VerbTeX: Free on Google Play, with Local Mode compiling pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX with BibTeX or Biber on the device, and Dropbox, Box or Git sync. The free version stops at two projects with two documents each; VerbTeX Pro is $9.49 one-time. Updated in August 2026.
  2. Termux with TeX Live: The F-Droid build of Termux plus pkg install texlive-installer and termux-install-tl gives you a real TeX Live with tlmgr and every engine, run from the command line in any text editor's company. The full scheme is a multi-gigabyte download, and the installer lags each March's new TeX Live release for a few weeks.

FAQ

Does Overleaf have an Android app?

No. Overleaf runs in the browser on Android with the limits its help page lists, and the Overleaf apps on third-party APK sites are not Overleaf's.

Is there a free LaTeX editor for Android?

LaTeX.to compiles in Chrome with no login and no app, VerbTeX's free version compiles offline with a limit of two projects, and Termux gives you a real TeX Live from the command line.

Can I compile LaTeX offline on Android?

Yes, with VerbTeX in Local Mode or with TeX Live installed in Termux. LaTeX.to needs a connection to download what a document uses; its offline copy is tested on desktop browsers, not on Android.

Which Android browsers work with LaTeX.to?

Chrome and Firefox. A browser built on Android's WebView, such as the DuckDuckGo browser or a link opened inside another app, lacks what the compiler needs, and LaTeX.to then only previews formulas and exports them as images.

Does LaTeX.to work on an Android tablet?

Yes. In landscape the projects pane, the editor and the PDF preview sit side by side, and with a Bluetooth keyboard Ctrl+Enter compiles and Ctrl+S saves, as on a computer.

Can an old phone run it?

The compiler needs more memory than some older phones can give it.

Last updated September 2026.

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