TeXworks is free and open-source application software, available for

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and

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. It is a Qt-based

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to the

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typesetting system and its

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, and

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extensions. TeXworks is targeted at direct generation of

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output. It has a built-in PDF viewer using the poppler library; the viewer has auto-refresh capability, and also features

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support (which allows the user to synchronize the PDF viewer position with the source, and ''vice versa'' with a single click). The developer of TeXworks is Jonathan Kew (who also developed

), who deliberately modelled TeXworks on Richard Koch’s award-winning

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software for macOS to lower the entry barrier to the TeX world for those using desktop operating systems other than macOS. Kew argued against complex user interfaces like that of TeXnicCenter or

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, which he described as intimidating for new users. TeXworks requires a TeX installation:

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, or

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. MiKTeX 2.8 (and 2.9) comes bundled with TeXworks, even in the base installation. One limitation of TeXworks is, that it does not by itself support multi-stage typesetting, like, for example, PNG or SVG output via intermediate

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. This is a design choice, because such workflows are considered too advanced for the beginning user. The user has to write a shell or batch script to use such workflows with TeXworks.

Version history

* (Feb 2022) TeXworks 0.6.7 released * (Mar 2021) TeXworks 0.6.6 released * (Mar 2020) TeXworks 0.6.5 released * (Mar 2020) TeXworks 0.6.4 released * (Mar 2019) TeXworks 0.6.3 released * (Apr 2017) TeXworks 0.6.2 released * (May 2016) TeXworks 0.6.1 released * (Apr 2016) TeXworks 0.6.0 released * (Apr 2015) TeXworks 0.4.6 released * (Apr 2013) TeXworks 0.4.5 released * (Apr 2012) TeXworks 0.4.4 released * (Jun 2011) TeXworks 0.4.3 released * (Jun 2011) TeXworks 0.4.2 released * (May 2011) TeXworks 0.4.1 released * (Mar 2011) TeXworks 0.4.0 released * (Oct 2009) TeXworks 0.2.3 released * (Oct 2009) TeXworks 0.2.2 released * (Oct 2009) TeXworks 0.2.1 released * (Sep 2009) TeXworks 0.2.0 released

References

External links

TeXworks – lowering the entry barrier to the TeX world

TeX Users Group (Discuss the TeXworks front end)

LaTeX-Community (Subforum for TeXworks)
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