201 Charles Street
Providence, RI 02904
USA
Phone: 401-455-4000
or 800-321-4AMS
Or email us at
ams@ams.org
Open Positions
|
Sources for TeX Freeware and Shareware
via Anonymous FTP or Web Link
Free or shareware implementations of TeX software can be obtained via
anonymous FTP or Web link from a number of sites on the Internet.
Such sites typically do not provide installation assistance. However,
mailing lists exist for a number of implementations; check the project
home page for more information about this possibility.
Installation and use of free or shareware TeX software may require some
technical expertise. Most packages are accompanied by relevant documentation;
it is always a good idea to read this before undertaking an installation.
Distributions of free/shareware TeX software can also be obtained on
diskette, CD-ROM, or DVD.
TeX implementations, by platform
PC (Windows and DOS)
- TeX Live (see below)
- CTAN (see below)
- W32TeX
- W32TeX provides for small segmented downloads to allow a user to get
just the pieces that are needed. Based on a Japanese implementation
of TeX, it is directed mainly at users of a more technical bent who
are already familiar with TeX systems, and are willing to give up a
graphical interface and convenience for direct control.
- 4AllTeX
- This product is not currently available; the information shown
here is for the convenience of existing users.
This double CD-ROM packages the Web2c implementation of TeX for use
on Windows (95, 98 and NT) along with many utilities and most of the
contents of CTAN. Unlike previous versions of 4AllTeX, this is a true
Win32 system. (Information about the
4th edition,
for MS-DOS, Windows 3.x and OS/2, is still available.)
A 551-page manual for
4AllTeX version 5 can be accessed online (though not printed).
Macintosh
- TeX Live (Mac OS X only; see below)
- CTAN (see below)
- TeXShop,
for Mac OS X:
- TeXShop is an integrated system based on the pdf flavor of teTeX.
Developed by Richard Koch and others, it was introduced at the 2001
annual meeting of the TeX Users Group. TeXShop can handle almost any
encoding, so it should be of special interest to anyone producing
documents in languages with heavily accented alphabets. TeXshop is
free, released under the GPL.
- iTeXMac,
for Mac OS X:
- iTeXMac is also based on the pdf flavor of teTeX. Created by
Jérôme Laurens, formerly a contributor to TeXShop, iTeXMac,
like TeXShop, can handle almost any encoding. iTeXMac is free.
- XeTeX, for Mac OS X (10.3 or later):
- XeTeX, by Jonathan Kew, is a merger of TeX with Unicode and
Mac OS X font technologies (e.g., OpenType and AAT, using
system fonts).
Although still in development (at version 0.996), it is now a
proven platform and is included in the TeX Live distribution.
A XeTeX mailing list
is hosted by TUG.
- MacOS X TeX/LaTeX
Web Site at the Penn State Department of Engineering Science
and Mechanics
- Originally created by Gary Gray, and now maintained by Joe Slater,
this Web page contains pointers and links to TeX software and related
utilities for Macintosh, both freeware/shareware and commercial, along
with useful commentary. This site also hosts a mailing list for users
of TeX on Mac OS X.
Unix
- TeX Live (see below)
- CTAN (see below)
- teTeX
(various common Unix systems): systems/unix/teTeX/current/distrib.
Formerly the most widespread TeX implementation for Unix, as of
May 2006 the maintainer, Thomas Esser, decided not to make any more
new releases, and teTeX has been superseded by
TeX Live. The old web pages, including
the teTeX homepage,
will remain available for the foreseeable future.
- Web2c: Karl Berry's
comprehensive and widely used system for compiling all important
TeX software in C; now maintained by Olaf Weber
(Not recommended for beginners with limited computer experience.)
- XeTeX, for Linux:
- XeTeX, by Jonathan Kew, is a merger of TeX with Unicode and
OpenType font technology. Originally developed for Mac, XeTeX
has been re-implemented for Linux and other Unix-like systems.
Although still in development (at version 0.996), it is now a
proven platform and is included in the TeX Live distribution.
A mailing list
is hosted by TUG.
-
LyX, a structured
WYSIWYG-like document processor which uses LaTeX as a back end,
for use with X Windows
Other platforms
- CTAN (see below)
Other TeX-related software
Browser adapters
- techexplorer
Hypermedia Browser, from Integre
Technical Publishing Co., allows your browser to display TeX, LaTeX
and MathML markup.
Converters: TeX to/from Word processors
- A FAQ list
of free and shareware converters for various systems has been
compiled by Wilfried Hennings.
TeX Collection (DVD and CD)
-
TeX Live is a CD-ROM or DVD
containing ready-to-run TeX systems for most flavors of Unix,
for Windows, and (as of 2003) for Mac OS X.
- Version 2 of the CD was distributed with TUGboat 18 (2)
and with Baskerville 6 (5&6).
- Version 3 was distributed with TUGboat 19 (1) and
with Baskerville 8 (2).
- Version 4 was distributed with TUGboat 20 (1) and
with the publications of several local TeX User Groups.
- Version 5 was distributed with TUGboat 21 (1) as
well as with the publications of several local TeX User Groups.
- Version 6 was released in August 2001, and distributed to members
of TUG and other user groups.
- Version 7 was released in Summer 2002, and distributed to members
of participating user groups.
- In 2003, the name has changed to TeX Live 2003; it was released
in late October, and distributed to members of participating user groups.
- In 2004, the distribution was expanded to include additional software,
and became known as the TeX Collection. The Collection was released
in December, and distributed to members of participating user groups.
- The TeX Collection 2005 was released in December, and distributed
to members of participating user groups.
- The TeX Collection 2007 was released in March, and distributed
to members of participating user groups; originally planned as the 2006
edition, changes delayed the release and necessitated the change of name.
The 2007 Collection is also available separately from most of the
participating groups.
The current TeX Live Guide (documentation for the
TeX Live CD), is also available online.
In English:
It is available in other
languages as well.
Anyone wishing to volunteer assistance toward creating and testing
the next edition (targeted for Autumn 2007) should write to the
TeX Live mailing list.
Join the list
to keep up with what's going on.
Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN)
- Use the CTAN search facility,
implemented by Jim Hefferon, to look for the name of a file you need,
or search Graham Williams' TeX Catalogue by keyword
The TeX Catalogue contains concise descriptions of TeX and LaTeX tools
and packages, mostly available from CTAN, and includes additional links
to many informative Web pages and authors' home sites.
The search screen also contains pointers to other information sources.
- CTAN ftp backbone sites
- For additional site information, check this list of hosts and mirrors.
-
- To ftp directly from any of these CTAN sites:
- username: anonymous, password:
your.ID@your.address
- root directory: tex-archive
- The name of the TeX root directory may be different at some mirror sites;
the list of mirrors cited above also gives the root directory name for
each site.
- A list of the current CTAN holdings is available in the root directory
at any CTAN site, in the file FILES.byname (this file is large -- about 5Mb).
|
Comments: webmaster@ams.org
