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LaTeX is a free typesetting program that is often used for scientific and technical documents. It can automatically format typography, such as fonts, text height, and spacing. LaTeX also allows users to easily generate references, indexes, footnotes, and citations.
LaTeX is most often used for medium-to-large technical or scientific documents but it can be used for almost any form of publishing. Researchers, book authors, editors, or journalists are those who benefit most from LaTeX.
You can get started with LaTeX by installing the LaTeX distribution platform, TeX Live. TeX Live is compatible with Windows, Mac OSX, and other Unix-based operating systems. You can also install a text editor, which is frontend software that can be used to create .tex files used by the compiler. Text editor programs such as TeXwork, TexStudio, TexMaker, and TexShop provide a friendly interface for users.
Here are some popular LaTeX editors:
Overleaf: An online LaTeX editor that has over 15 million users at research institutions and businesses worldwide. It has features like visual and code editors, thousands of free templates, detailed guidance and LaTeX learning, support from real-life TeXperts, document sharing, simultaneous editing and commenting, and real-time track changes.
Texmaker: A popular LaTeX editor and IDE for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It includes Unicode support, spell checking, auto-completion, code folding, and a built-in PDF viewer with syntax support and continuous view mode.
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