TeXworks

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Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

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TeXworks is ranked #15 of 82 in text editors on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free plan: Yes
Editor type: desktop
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux

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Purpose: TeXworks is a simple TeX front end for authoring TeX, LaTeX, and ConTeXt documents.
Editor: It includes a Unicode-based, TeX-aware editor with a clean interface intended to be accessible to casual and non-technical users.
PDF viewer: The integrated PDF viewer supports source and preview synchronization using SyncTeX.
Typesetting: Its normal workflow uses pdfTeX and XeTeX to generate PDF documents, and it can also be configured for DVI output.
Preview features: The 0.6.x series includes continuous scrolling, two-page view, PDF text selection and copying, a ruler, and fine-grained source-output synchronization.
Editing features: The project describes syntax highlighting, auto-completion, spell-checking, templates, search and replace, and multiple file encodings among its editor features.
Integrations: TeXworks can run configurable TeX commands including pdftex, pdflatex, xelatex, and context, and supports running BibTeX and Makeindex.
Extensibility: Its scripting support includes QtScript, Lua, and Python, with standalone and hook scripts and custom shortcuts.
Downloads: The project lists Windows installers, macOS disk images, and GNU/Linux packages including AppImage, Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, Flatpak, Gentoo, openSUSE, and Ubuntu.
Requirements: TeXworks requires a TeX distribution such as TeX Live or MiKTeX to typeset documents; both distributions include it for Windows.
License: The code is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2 or, at the user's option, any later version.
Release: The latest listed release is TeXworks 0.6.11, released February 10, 2026.
Support: The project directs users to its issue tracker and mailing list for bug reports, suggestions, and community discussion.
Security: The opened project pages provide no specific security certification or compliance claim.
Price from: Free

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github.com/TeXworks/texworks· checked 4 Oct 2026
tug.org/texworks/· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/TeXworks/texworks/releases· checked 4 Oct 2026