Make sure this is on the path, otherwise latexmk will not work on compilation

Install the LaTexTools and LaTeXing package to facilitate working with LaTeX (many features, including autocomplete of commands).

Install Package Control – greatly facilitates installing additional packages.

It works very well with SumatraPDF viewer. It costs more than any of the others, but for software, is still cheap. Its availability for both Windows and Mac make it a good cross-platform editor. It can also auto-detect the environment when compiling. It has context sensitive highlighting for a number of programming environments, including LaTeX.

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It has no GUI so takes some time to learn how to use effectively, but once familiar, it is very fast. If you work only in Windows, this is an excellent editor. It is nice to standardize on one code across platforms. The only reason I switched from using this editor was because I also work on Mac computers, and this is a Windows only code. Convenient LaTeX features include: syntax highlighting, environment insertion through menu selection, auto-suggest command arguments, document tree, multiple open document tabs and easy to use interface. It is highly customizable, but the interface is not easy to use. It has built-in menus and quick access icons to commonly used commands, and these menus change according to the environment the editor is set to (LaTeX, various programming languages etc.). It is primarily a LaTeX editor, but works well as a txt and general programming editor. This was my standard editor for many years, probably over a decade. License required (US$60 educational, US$40 student).

Below are some comments from my own trials, but the most detailed site is the listing mentioned above (not the Wikipedia one). Most editors offer a trial period and it doesn’t take long to find out which style you prefer. The main difference is whether you like a very simple interface like a stripped-down text editor, or whether you prefer a full-featured GUI with icons making commands only a click away. Once you are comfortable working with one, it is better to stick with it, as all get the job done. Wikipedia also has a large table listing some features of LaTeX editors, but the site mentioned above has much more detail.Ĭhoice of editor is a personal matter. This is a list of some commonly used LaTeX editors.įor a detailed listing of many LaTeX editors (much more comprehensive than here), see this site.

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