TeX is a free typesetting system for which many extensions have been developed.1
Languages
- ArabTeX – adds support for Hebrew and Arabic alphabets2
- FarsiTeX – adds support for Farsi3
- Omega (TeX) – extends multilinguality by using the Basic Multilingual Plane of Unicode
- XeTeX – uses Unicode, adds additional fonts4
- TIPA (software) – supports phonetic characters5
- CTeX – Chinese TeX6
- MonTeX – Mongolian LaTeX7
Science
- AMS-LaTeX and AMS-TeX - classes and packages developed for the American Mathematical Society; extensions of LaTeX and TeX respectively8
- Chemfig - LaTeX package for drawing chemical structures
- CircuiTikZ - adds creation of electrical networks (adds on to TikZ)9
- REVTeX - collection of LaTeX macros used for scientific journals10
- XyMTeX - supports chemical structure diagrams
- mhchem - LaTeX extension package for typesetting chemical formulas and equations11
- chemmacros - computational chemistry notation
- WIKIBOOKS LaTeX/Chemical Graphics
Math and logic
- Bussproofs
- siunitx - for physics and scientific notation
General
- BibTeX - adds reference management software
- ConTeXt - general-purpose document processor
- LaTeX - collection of macros written by Leslie Lamport
- LuaTeX - all internals can be accessed from Lua
- pdfTeX - outputs PDF files directly
- optex – LuaTeX format with extended plainTeX macros 12
Other
- MusiXTeX - allows music typesetting
- Gregorio - allows typesetting of Gregorian chant
- PGF/TikZ - languages that provide vector graphics
- PSTricks - allows using PostScript drawings
- Texinfo - used for software manuals, can produce both print and Web documentation)
See also
See also
- CTAN – Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
- List of TeX typesetting software and tools
References
References
- "The TeX Frequently Asked Question List". The TeX FAQ. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "ArabTeX Version 3". ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (FTP). (To view documents see Help:FTP)
- Esfahbod, Behdad. "The FarsiTeX Project". persian-computing.org. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "XeTeX - TeX Users Group". tug.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- Fukui, Rei (2004). TIPA Manual (Version 1.3) (PDF). Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo. p. 1.
- "Welcome to Chinese TeX". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- "MonTeX – Mongolian LaTeX". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- "American Mathematical Society". Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "CircuiTikz - Easy electrical networks | TikZ example". www.texample.net. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "REVTeX Home Page". Physical Review Journals. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "mhchem – Typeset chemical formulae/equations and H and P statements". Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN). Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- "OpTeX". petr.olsak.net. Retrieved 2025-09-26.