UCSD Mathematics: TeX/LaTeX for Mac OS X
New to TeX/LaTeX? After you download and install the below software, peruse The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX 2e.
If you want a TeX/LaTeX typesetting system for your own personally-owned
Mac OS X computer like the one used on the UCSD Mathematics Department
computers, the application programs you need are:
- MacTeX - TeX/LaTeX system (includes TeXShop/TeXworks) (FREE)
http://www.tug.org/mactex/
- Adobe Acrobat Reader - PDF file viewer (FREE)
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
To update the individual applications included with the MacTeX package:
- TeXShop - TeX-aware editor and GUI frontend/IDE shell
http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/
- TeXworks - TeX-aware editor and GUI frontend/IDE shell
http://www.tug.org/texworks/
- BibDesk - bibliography manager
http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/
- Excalibur - LaTeX-aware spell checker
http://excalibur.sourceforge.net/
- LaTeXiT - equation editor utility
http://pierre.chachatelier.fr/latexit/latexit-home.php?lang=en
Other TeX/LaTeX Systems for Mac OS X
- CTAN's TeX Systems for Mac OS X
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/mac/
- OzTeX (SHAREWARE)
http://www.trevorrow.com/oztex/
- CMacTeX (FREE)
http://www.kiffe.com/cmactex.html
- TeXnicle (FREE)
http://www.bobsoft-mac.de/texnicle/texnicle.html
- Archimedes (COMMERCIAL)
http://www.mattrajca.com/archimedes/
- BaKoMa TeX (COMMERCIAL)
http://www.bakoma-tex.com/
- Scientific WorkPlace (COMMERCIAL)
http://www.mackichan.com/
Standalone PostScript and DVI Viewers
Other Resources