LaTeX Studio

A native macOS LaTeX editor built entirely in SwiftUI

 

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Download

Platform	Minimum OS	Architecture	Format	Size
macOS	14.0 Sonoma	Apple Silicon & Intel	.dmg	2.4 MB

Download LaTeX Studio v1.1.0 (.dmg)

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Features

Editor

• Syntax Highlighting with 12 token types (commands, environments, math, comments, references, strings, braces, brackets...)
• Line Numbers with current-line highlighting
• Smart Indentation and auto-closing braces/brackets
• Tab Management with multi-file editing
• 17 Built-in Snippets across 6 categories (Floats, Math, Lists, Theorems, Beamer, Layout)
• LaTeX Command Autocomplete with context-aware suggestions
• Quick Open (Cmd+P) for fast file navigation
• Go to Line (Cmd+G) dialog
• Find & Replace with case-sensitive search across entire projects

Compilation

• 4 LaTeX Engines — pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX, LuaLaTeX, latexmk
• Multi-pass Pipeline — automatic bibliography + recompilation passes
• Real-time Diagnostics — errors, warnings, and bad boxes parsed from log output
• Build Status Indicator — live progress, error/warning counts, compile time
• 120s Timeout with cancellation support (Cmd+.)

Preview

• Integrated PDF Viewer with page tracking
• Auto-reload on successful compilation
• Side-by-side editor + preview layout

Project Management

• File Tree Browser with full project navigation
• Document Outline — parsed sections, chapters, subsections
• Bibliography Panel — BibTeX/Biber entry viewer
• Project Inspector — document statistics and metadata
• Project Templates — Article, Report, Book, Beamer, Letter
• Per-project Configuration via .latexstudio.json

Design

• Native macOS UI — built entirely with SwiftUI and AppKit
• Light & Dark Themes with semantic color system
• Customizable Layout — toggle sidebar, preview, inspector, build panel
• Zero Dependencies — pure Swift, no external packages

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+N	New Project
Cmd+O	Open Project
Cmd+S	Save File
Cmd+Shift+S	Save All Files
Cmd+W	Close Tab
Cmd+B	Compile
Cmd+.	Stop Compilation
Cmd+P	Quick Open
Cmd+G	Go to Line
Cmd+Shift+P	Toggle Preview
Cmd+Shift+J	Toggle Build Panel
Cmd+Shift+I	Toggle Inspector
Cmd+'	Next Error
Cmd+Shift+'	Previous Error

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Build from Source

# Prerequisites: Xcode 15+ with Swift 5.10

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/Worth-Doing/texOS.git
cd texOS

# Run in debug mode
./Scripts/run.sh

# Build release binary
./Scripts/build.sh

# Create .app bundle
./Scripts/package.sh

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Architecture

Sources/
├── App/                    # App entry point, state, commands
├── Features/
│   ├── Bibliography/       # BibTeX parser
│   ├── Build/              # Compile engine, recipes, diagnostics
│   ├── Editor/             # Text editor, syntax, autocomplete, snippets
│   ├── Outline/            # Document structure parser
│   ├── Preview/            # PDF viewer
│   ├── Project/            # File tree, project model, templates
│   ├── Search/             # Find & replace
│   └── Settings/           # User preferences
├── Infrastructure/         # Persistence & process management
├── Shared/                 # Design system, models, extensions
└── UI/                     # Sidebar, toolbar, inspector, panels

Pattern: MVVM with @StateObject + @EnvironmentObject for state propagation, Combine for async build pipeline, NSTextView bridged via NSViewRepresentable for the editor core.

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Requirements

• macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
• A LaTeX distribution installed (e.g. MacTeX, TinyTeX)
• Engines available in /usr/local/bin, /Library/TeX/texbin, or /opt/homebrew/bin

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License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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_{Built with SwiftUI for macOS by simonpierreboucher02}