LaTeX is widely used in academia for the communication and publication of scientific documents in many fields, including mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, chemistry, physics, economics, quantitative psychology, philosophy, and political science. Developed by LaTeX3 project
License: Open Source
Apache OpenOffice Writer is ideal for users looking for a straightforward word processing solution with a familiar interface, while LaTeX is designed for producing high-quality documents with complex formatting, particularly in academic and scientific fields. LaTeX offers superior typesetting capabilities, especially for mathematical content, but at the cost of an increased learning curve.