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Description:
LaTeX editor

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 0.6.10,202502131353,7380941@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: latex editor pdf typesetting documents

Install: brew install --cask texworks

About:
TeXworks is a cross-platform LaTeX front-end with a built-in PDF viewer. It provides an integrated environment for writing, typesetting, and previewing documents. The tool simplifies the LaTeX workflow by combining editing and viewing in a single application.

Key Features:

Integrated PDF viewer with sync from source
Syntax highlighting for LaTeX
Unicode support and multi-language UI
Simple, lightweight interface
Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Use Cases:

Authoring academic papers and reports in LaTeX
Learning and teaching LaTeX with live preview

Alternatives:

Overleaf – Cloud-based collaborative editor vs local desktop app
VS Code + LaTeX Workshop – IDE extension approach vs dedicated LaTeX GUI

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Mar 4, 2023 12:09am	0.6.8,202302181247,6b1c6ab	0	VERSION_BUMP	f97000f7
Oct 20, 2022 7:46am	0.6.7,202202261118,23c4c74	0	VERSION_BUMP	92c87ee2