ProTeXt: an easy-to-install TeX system for Windows, based on MikTeX, with detailed documentation to guide your installation, and additional Windows-specific tools Ī strict subset of the free holdings of CTAN, the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network. MacTeX: an easy-to-install TeX system for Mac OS X, based on TeX Live, with a native Mac installer, the TeXShop front end, and additional Mac-specific tools The TeX Collection is delivered on DVD and consists of four components: TeX Live provides a comprehensive cross-platform TeX system, with binaries supporting most Unix-like systems (including GNU/Linux and Mac OS X), and Windows.

Converters: TeX to/from Word processorsĭistributions of free/shareware TeX software can also be obtained on DVD.

Most packages are accompanied by relevant documentation it is always a good idea to read this before undertaking an installation. Installation and use of free TeX software may require some technical expertise. However, help is usually easy to obtain via public TeX web forums, and mailing lists exist for a number of these implementations check the project home page for more information about the latter possibility. Such sources typically do not provide direct installation assistance.

Free implementations of TeX software can be obtained via Web link or anonymous FTP from a number of sites on the Internet.

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