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Is there a latex editor that can show the end product side by side while you're writing the document?

Both http://sharelatex.com and http://overleaf.com support that by re-rendering a pdf preview as you make changes. Overleaf also has a WYSIWYG editor with inline latex, although I find it doesn't work for everything.

The best WYSIWYG LaTeX I've come across is http://mathquill.com

If you press and hold `/`, that's a Christmas tree generator.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_TeX_editors

look for the wysiwyg tag ( read note 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_TeX_editors#cite...)

There is also the 'Integrated viewer' column with notes on live/instant updates.

Yes you should get Atom (ugh I know, but it is worth it for this extension), and Markdown Preview Enhanced:

https://github.com/shd101wyy/markdown-preview-enhanced

I have looked into markdown editors a lot, and this is the best by far. It supports Latex, PlantUML, images, Graphviz, and some more stuff.

https://cloud.sagemath.com/ has one of the best online latex editors I've seen. It has live preview and you can jump from source to the right position in the end product, and vis-versa. It's definitely worth checking out!

Texmaker is pretty close. It doesn't update live, but I've never actually needed that capability. Tons of other useful features too. No affiliation, I just use it a lot.

http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/

Gummi[0] is a really great one for Linux users. It's simple and stays out of your way. It live-updates as you type.

0: https://github.com/alexandervdm/gummi

Bakoma TeXWord does exactly that.

http://www.bakoma-tex.com/

Overleaf.com is an online site that works that way.

lyx + instant preview, perhaps?

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