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LaTexDraw vs Pulsar

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

LaTexDraw

6.0
Developer Tools

Drawing editor for creating LaTeX PSTricks code

Pulsar

7.0
Developer Tools

Text editor

Metric LaTexDraw Pulsar
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 6.0 7.0
30-day Installs 4 135
90-day Installs 22 405
365-day Installs 139 1.4K
Version 4.0.3 1.131.3
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 446 4.0K
GitHub Forks 65 180
Open Issues 13 324
License GPL-3.0 NOASSERTION
Language Java JavaScript
Last GitHub Commit 5y ago 2mo ago
First Seen Jun 10, 2017 Feb 16, 2023

Reviews

LaTexDraw

LaTexDraw is a specialized drawing editor for creating LaTeX PSTricks code, offering vector drawing tools and direct LaTeX code generation. Ideal for developers and academics needing precise diagrams in LaTeX documents.

LaTexDraw is a drawing editor that generates LaTeX PSTricks code for vector graphics.

Pros

  • + Specific functionality for LaTeX PSTricks code generation
  • + Vector drawing tools for precise diagrams
  • + Open-source under GPL-3.0

Cons

  • - Lack of auto-updates
  • - Open issues affecting functionality

Pulsar

Pulsar is a community-driven, highly customizable text editor built with JavaScript. It offers extensive extensibility and customization options, making it ideal for developers who prefer a hackable and flexible coding environment.

Pulsar provides a text editing environment with support for extensions and customization.

Pros

  • + Highly customizable and extensible
  • + Community-driven with active development
  • + Built with modern JavaScript and web technologies

Cons

  • - Confusing name due to other projects also named Pulsar
  • - Open issues, particularly with syntax highlighting