LaTeX Resources

INTRODUCTION

LaTeX is pronounced as either 'lay-tech' or 'lah-tech'. It is used to generate high quality typesetting outputs (reports, articles, theses, research papers etc.) Usually a LaTeX package contains:

• Text Editor
  • Used to write the text and the mark-up commands.
  • Since LaTeX does not follow What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) like Microsoft Word, a text editor is required to make changes to the content of your document.

• Compiler
  • Reads the text file, changes it into a format which computer understands and then generates a DIV (Device Independent) file.
  • This DIV file could be directly viewed on a screen, printed or used to generate a PDF file.

DOWNLOAD & INSTALLATION

The Text Editor and Compiler can be downloaded separately or together as a package for different OS(s) as follows,

WINDOWS

• Download Text Editor & Compiler separately
• • Text Editor - TeXnic Center 

  • Text Editor -  TeXstudio

  • Compiler -       MikTeX   

• Download Complete Package
• • Text Editor + Compiler - ProText  
• Installation Guide
• • MikTeX Installation Guide   

MAC

• Download Complete Package

• • Text Editor + Compiler - MacTeX  

• Other Text Editors (Optional)

• • TeXnicle   
  • Aquamacs   
• Installation Guide
• • MacTeX Installation Guide

 LINUX

• Download Complete Package

• • Text Editor + Compiler - TeX Live  

• Installation Guide

• • TeX Live Installation Guide