TeXShop
Encyclopedia
TeXShop is a free
TeX
editor and previewer for Mac OS X
. It is licensed under the GNU GPL
.
It was developed by the American mathematician Richard Koch. TeXShop was created especially for the Mac OS X user interface
Aqua and capitalized on the native PDF support of the Macintosh operating system. Mitsuhiro Shishikura
enhanced it by adding the ability to transfer mathematical expressions directly into Keynote
presentations. TeXShop requires an existing TeX installation and is currently bundled with the MacTeX
distribution.
The program (then version 1.19) won the 2002 Apple Design Award
of Best Mac Open Source Port for its capability to display scientific and technical documents created in TeX format. In fact, TeXShop makes it possible, thanks first to "pdfsync.sty", to switch back and forth between code and preview easily, jumping at a corresponding spot, simply by a CMD-click. From TeXShop 1.35 onward this also works with multipart documents, which are joined by "\include".
Also, with version 1.35 TeXShop was extended with XeTeX
support.
The Tiger version of TeXShop is capable of jumping from preview to code and vice versa without pdfsync.sty, using the PDF search technology built-in to Tiger (NB: No Spotlight
here). See iTeXMac for a stronger implementation of such a technology also known as pdf synchronization.
Starting with version 2.18, TeXShop has included support for SyncTeX. This technology also allows to jumping from preview to code and vice versa without including any special style file,
but is much more reliable than PDF search, especially for documents that include mathematical formulae.
Version 2.26 in universal binary
was released on the 17th of March 2009, requiring Mac OS X v. 10.4.3 or later with Mac OS X v. 10.5 recommended. Version 2.28 was released on 7 November 2009 as part of the TeX Live
2009 release of MacTeX
.
For users of Mac OS X v.10.2 and 10.3 Release 1.43 remains available.
There is a support forum, which is administered by the German project ApfelWiki.de. http://www.apfelwiki.de/Main/TeXShop
Free software
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TeX
TeX
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editor and previewer for Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
. It is licensed under the GNU GPL
GNU General Public License
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.
It was developed by the American mathematician Richard Koch. TeXShop was created especially for the Mac OS X user interface
Gui
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Aqua and capitalized on the native PDF support of the Macintosh operating system. Mitsuhiro Shishikura
Mitsuhiro Shishikura
is a Japanese mathematician working in the field of complex dynamics. He is currently professor at Kyoto University in Japan.Shishikura became internationally recognized for two of his earliest contributions, both of which solved long-standing open problems....
enhanced it by adding the ability to transfer mathematical expressions directly into Keynote
Keynote (software)
Keynote is a presentation software application developed as a part of the iWork productivity suite by Apple Inc. Keynote 5 was announced on January 6, 2009, and is the most recent version for the Macintosh. It adds new themes, transitions and animations, and the ability to control the slideshow...
presentations. TeXShop requires an existing TeX installation and is currently bundled with the MacTeX
MacTeX
MacTeX is a redistribution of TeX Live. While TeX Live is designed to be cross-platform , MacTeX includes Mac-specific utilities and front-ends...
distribution.
The program (then version 1.19) won the 2002 Apple Design Award
Apple Design Awards
The Apple Design Awards is a special event hosted by Apple Inc. at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The event is meant to recognize the best and most innovative Macintosh and iOS software and hardware produced by independent developers, as well as the best and most creative uses of...
of Best Mac Open Source Port for its capability to display scientific and technical documents created in TeX format. In fact, TeXShop makes it possible, thanks first to "pdfsync.sty", to switch back and forth between code and preview easily, jumping at a corresponding spot, simply by a CMD-click. From TeXShop 1.35 onward this also works with multipart documents, which are joined by "\include".
Also, with version 1.35 TeXShop was extended with XeTeX
XeTeX
XeTeX is a TeX typesetting engine using Unicode and supporting modern font technologies such as OpenType or Apple Advanced Typography...
support.
The Tiger version of TeXShop is capable of jumping from preview to code and vice versa without pdfsync.sty, using the PDF search technology built-in to Tiger (NB: No Spotlight
Spotlight (software)
Spotlight is a system-wide desktop search feature of Apple's Mac OS X operating system. Spotlight is a selection-based search system, which creates a virtual index of all items and files on the system. It is designed to allow the user to quickly locate a wide variety of items on the computer,...
here). See iTeXMac for a stronger implementation of such a technology also known as pdf synchronization.
Starting with version 2.18, TeXShop has included support for SyncTeX. This technology also allows to jumping from preview to code and vice versa without including any special style file,
but is much more reliable than PDF search, especially for documents that include mathematical formulae.
Version 2.26 in universal binary
Universal binary
A universal binary is, in Apple parlance, an executable file or application bundle that runs natively on either PowerPC or Intel-manufactured IA-32 or Intel 64-based Macintosh computers; it is an implementation of the concept more generally known as a fat binary.With the release of Mac OS X Snow...
was released on the 17th of March 2009, requiring Mac OS X v. 10.4.3 or later with Mac OS X v. 10.5 recommended. Version 2.28 was released on 7 November 2009 as part of the TeX Live
TeX Live
TeX Live is a TeX distribution which is the replacement of its no-longer supported counterpart teTeX.It is now the default TeX distribution for several Linux distributions such as Fedora, Debian, Ubuntuand Gentoo....
2009 release of MacTeX
MacTeX
MacTeX is a redistribution of TeX Live. While TeX Live is designed to be cross-platform , MacTeX includes Mac-specific utilities and front-ends...
.
For users of Mac OS X v.10.2 and 10.3 Release 1.43 remains available.
There is a support forum, which is administered by the German project ApfelWiki.de. http://www.apfelwiki.de/Main/TeXShop
External links
- TeXShop in 2003 (TUG 2003 Proceedings)