Do I need to learn LaTeX? Are there better options?

1. pandoc

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   Universal markup converter

   

   Are there better alternatives? Not really but maybe? Nowadays, I only use pure latex for papers and stuff like that. For research notes and general writing as well as reading notes (journals and books) I've been using Markdown, the markup is much simpler than Latex, and it looks much more readable before processing, combined with Pandoc it can produce PDF, HTML, EPUB, etc..., from a single source file. Aside from Markdown there is also LyX, I've never used LyX but it is what my PhD supervisor prefers, although he was quite proficient with "pure" latex before switching. An advantage of LyX is the ease of reading while you write with it being a "What You See is What You Mean (WYSIWYM)" editor.

2. SaaSHub

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   SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

   

3. publish

   2 1 0 5.3 TeX

   Collection of various things I deem helpful for publishing (by warrenson)

   If you like Markdown you could try https://github.com/warrenson/publish/releases/tag/texdown-0.1

4. awesome-LaTeX

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   Curated list of LaTeX awesomeness

   

   It also has all kinds of neat tricks and a community that has all kinds of tooling. Check out this repo: awesome-LaTeX

5. sidenotes

   4 27 50 0.0 TypeScript

   Position floating sidenotes/comments next to a document with inline references.

   

   try out curvenote.com it's not latest but has a lot of powerful features -- including latex support for equations

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