MacTeX!

TeXworks is constantly evolving and improving. Several major additional features are planned for future releases; some issues fairly high on the priority list include: * TeX documentation lookup/browser (partially implemented in scripts http://twscript.paulanorman.com/downloads
by Paul Norman * intelligent handling of TeX errors (partially implemented in a bundled script * assistance with graphics inclusion and format conversions * support rich PDF features such as transitions, embedded media (sound, video, annotations, etc. * customizable palettes of symbols, commands, etc. * interaction with external editors and other tools

MacTeX alternatives

  • TeXstudio

  • TeXstudio is an integrated environment for writing LaTeX documents. Our goal is to make writing LaTeX as easy and comfortable as possible. Therefore TeXstudio has numerous features like syntax-highlighting, integrated viewer, reference checking and various assistants.

    tags: auto-completion built-in-text-editor document-processing integrated-pdf-viewer latex
  • Texmaker

  • Texmaker is a free LaTeX editor, that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application.

    tags: auto-completes integrated-pdf-viewer latex-editor latex-equation-editor mathematics
  • TeX Live

  • TeX Live is an easy way to get up and running with the TeX document production system. It provides a comprehensive TeX system with binaries for most flavors of Unix, including GNU/Linux, and also Windows. It includes all the major TeX-related programs, macro packages, and fonts that are free software, including support for many languages around the world.

    tags: publishing books latex tex typesetting-system
  • Texpad

  • Texpad is a LaTeX editor designed for straightforward navigation of projects of any size. When Texpad opens a document it scans through it, looking for LaTeX structure commands and any included files, then it presents you with an outline view with which you can swiftly navigate the entire project.

    tags: writing-editor pdf-creation latex
  • SILE

  • SILE, abbreviated for Simon's Improved Layout Engine, is a typesetting system, whose job is to produce beautiful printed documents from raw content. It reads input from its scripting language or XML which describes what you want to happen so that the SILE engine will make certain formatting decisions about the best way for those instructions in the input to be turned. SILE is basically a modern rewrite of TeX. It'is written in Lua, so it is very easy to extend or alter the behaviour of the SILE typesetter. For example, in SILE, you can alter the behaviour of the typesetter and write a very short add-on package to enable grid typesetting. For the ecosystem and community support, TeX will remain streets ahead of SILE for some time to come. But in terms of core capabilities, SILE is already certainly equivalent to, if not somewhat moreadvanced than, TeX. ยป

    tags: grid-layout multi-language typesetting typesetting-system