TeXworks
Encyclopedia
TeXworks is an open source application software, available for Windows
, GNU/Linux and Mac OS X
. It is a graphical user interface to the typesetting system TeX
and its extensions LaTeX
, ConTeXt
, and XeTeX
.
The developer Jonathan Kew (XeTeX) deliberately modeled TeXworks on Dick Koch’s award-winning application software TeXShop
for Mac OS X to lower the entry barrier to the TeX world for those using desktop operating systems other than Mac OS X.
TeXworks requires a TeX-Installation: TeX Live
, MiKTeX
, or MacTeX
.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, GNU/Linux and 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 a graphical user interface to the typesetting system TeX
TeX
TeX is a typesetting system designed and mostly written by Donald Knuth and released in 1978. Within the typesetting system, its name is formatted as ....
and its extensions LaTeX
LaTeX
LaTeX is a document markup language and document preparation system for the TeX typesetting program. Within the typesetting system, its name is styled as . The term LaTeX refers only to the language in which documents are written, not to the editor used to write those documents. In order to...
, ConTeXt
ConTeXt
ConTeXt is a general-purpose document processor. It is especially suited for structured documents, automated document production, very fine typography, and multi-lingual typesetting. It is based in part on the TeX typesetting system, and uses a document markup language for manuscript preparation...
, and XeTeX
XeTeX
XeTeX is a TeX typesetting engine using Unicode and supporting modern font technologies such as OpenType or Apple Advanced Typography...
.
The developer Jonathan Kew (XeTeX) deliberately modeled TeXworks on Dick Koch’s award-winning application software TeXShop
TeXShop
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...
for Mac OS X to lower the entry barrier to the TeX world for those using desktop operating systems other than Mac OS X.
TeXworks requires a TeX-Installation: 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....
, MiKTeX
MiKTeX
MiKTeX is a typesetting system for Microsoft Windows that is developed by Christian Schenk. It consists of an implementation of TeX and a set of related programs....
, or 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...
.