Texworks
Texworks is a free, open-source PDF tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Main codebase for TeXworks, a simple interface for working with TeX documents. It has 781 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at TeXworks/texworks.
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- Actively maintained
About Texworks
TeXworks is an environment for authoring TeX (LaTeX, ConTeXt, etc) documents, with a Unicode-based, TeX-aware editor, integrated PDF viewer, and a clean, simple interface accessible to casual and non-technical users.
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What is Texworks?
Texworks is a free, open-source PDF tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Main codebase for TeXworks, a simple interface for working with TeX documents. It has 781 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at TeXworks/texworks.
Is Texworks free and open source?
Yes. Texworks's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Texworks?
Download the installer for Windows, macOS and Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: release-0.6.11) or the project website.
Is Texworks still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 26, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.