An easy-to-use open-source tool for writing standard LaTeX/TeX documents in clean, Markdown-style syntax.
Project description
TeXLite is an easy-to-use open-source tool for writing standard LaTeX/TeX documents in clean, Markdown-style syntax. With TeXLite, it's easy to write good-looking documents with minimal overhead.
Install
STEP 1: Install and upgrade with pip.
$ pip install --upgrade texlite
STEP 2: Install (if not already installed) a distribution of TeX. Recommendations:
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On Ubuntu, TeX Live can be installed with
sudo apt-get install texlive
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On MacOS, MacTeX can be installed with
brew cask install mactex
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On Windows, MikTeX can be downloaded and installed from its official downloads page.
You should now be able to compile documents with:
$ texlite my_document.md
Use texlite --help
for options and information. If you have any issues installing, refer to Installation Fixes.
Installation Fixes
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If
pip install texlite
is not working, you may be using Python 2.7, which has reached its end of life. Usepip3 install --upgrade pip
and thenpip3 install texlite
to ensure that you are using Python 3. -
If TeX Live is installed and working but the document TeX cannot be compiled, it may because of missing plugins. You can ensure your TeX Live has all the plugins with
sudo apt-get install texlive-full
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When first running MikTeX on Windows, you may still need to install LaTeX packages. To easily install all that are missing, run
texlite
and wait for a prompt. To make this quicker, select the "
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