TeXShop

This free, open-source LaTeX and TeX editor for macOS includes a source editor with syntax highlighting and a built-in PDF previewer. It compiles LaTeX and TeX documents to PDF and is typically used with the MacTeX distribution.

  • Edit and compile a LaTeX document to PDF with the built-in previewer
  • Write a research paper or thesis in LaTeX with syntax highlighting
  • Preview compiled PDF output alongside the LaTeX source

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