Constantly-updated implementation of TeX and LaTeX, great for mathematics and formulae.
MiKTeX is a powerful and comprehensive freeware tex editor app and productivity tool, developed by MiKTeX.org for Windows.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of MiKTeX to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this tex editing program.
Constantly-updated implementation of TeX and LaTeX
MiKTeX (pronounced mick-tech) is an up-to-date implementation of TeX/LaTeX and related programs for Windows (all current variants).
TeX is a typesetting system written by Donald Ervin Knuth who says that it is "intended for the creation of beautiful books - and especially for books that contain a lot of mathematics".
A complete set of additions (programs, styles, fonts, etc) are available to help you typeset your documents.
The TeX output viewer Yap allows for an optimized edit-compile-view cycle (if the TeX authoring system in use supports source specials).
Features of MiKTeX
- Advanced customization: Allows for advanced customization of the typesetting system.
- Automated package installation: Automatically downloads and installs missing packages.
- Command line tools: Includes a range of command line tools for advanced users.
- Comprehensive TeX system: Includes full TeX system for typesetting documents.
- Comprehensive documentation: Includes a comprehensive documentation system.
- Comprehensive libraries: Includes a wide range of packages and libraries for typesetting.
- Easy installation: Installs quickly and easily, with a simple setup wizard.
- High quality output: Produces high quality output for both print and digital documents.
- Integrated package manager: Includes an integrated package manager for easy package installation and management.
- LaTeX editor: Includes a powerful integrated LaTeX editor.
- Rich document format support: Supports a variety of popular document formats.
- Scripting support: Supports scripting for automating tasks.
- Unicode support: Supports a wide range of Unicode characters.
Compatibility and License
MiKTeX is provided under a freeware license on Windows from office software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 24.1 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can MiKTeX run on?
MiKTeX can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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