List of TeX extensions

TeX is a free typesetting system for which many extensions have been developed.[1]

Languages

• ArabTeX – adds support for Hebrew and Arabic alphabets[2]
• FarsiTeX – adds support for Farsi[3]
• Omega (TeX) – extends multilinguality by using the Basic Multilingual Plane of Unicode
• XeTeX – uses Unicode, adds additional fonts[4]
• TIPA (software) – supports phonetic characters[5]
• CTeX – Chinese TeX[6]
• MonTeX – Mongolian LaTeX[7]

Science

• AMS-LaTeX and AMS-TeX - classes and packages developed for the American Mathematical Society; extensions of LaTeX and TeX respectively[8]
• CircuiTikZ - adds creation of electrical networks (adds on to TikZ)[9]
• REVTeX - collection of LaTeX macros used for scientific journals[10]
• XyMTeX - supports chemical structure diagrams

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 [11]

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

• CTAN – Comprehensive TeX Archive Network

References

1. "The TeX Frequently Asked Question List". The TeX FAQ. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
2. "ArabTeX Version 3".
3. Esfahbod, Behdad. "The FarsiTeX Project". persian-computing.org. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
4. "XeTeX - TeX Users Group". tug.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
5. Fukui, Rei (2004). TIPA Manual (Version 1.3) (PDF). Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo. p. 1.
6. "Welcome to Chinese TeX". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
7. "MonTeX – Mongolian LaTeX". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
8. "American Mathematical Society". Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
9. "CircuiTikz - Easy electrical networks | TikZ example". www.texample.net. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
10. "REVTeX Home Page". Physical Review Journals. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
11. https://petr.olsak.net/optex/