GNU TeXmacs

Spec sheet

Purpose

GNU TeXmacs is a free scientific editing platform for creating technical documents with a WYSIWYG interface.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Platforms

The download page lists GNU/Linux, BSD, MacOS, and Windows, and says users on more exotic systems can compile from source.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · texmacs.org

Computer software interfaces

TeXmacs can act as a graphical front end for systems in computer algebra, numerical analysis, and statistics.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Document types

It supports structured documents containing text, mathematics, graphics, interactive content, and slides.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Extensibility

Users can write new styles and add editor features using the Scheme extension language.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Formats

Documents can be saved in TeXmacs, XML, or Scheme format, printed as PDF or PostScript, and converted to or from TeX/LaTeX and HTML/MathML.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Languages

The welcome page lists multiple-language support as a feature.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

License and warranty

The About page identifies the license as the GNU General Public License and states that the included LibAes library is provided without explicit or implied warranties.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

macOS requirements

The download page lists TeXmacs 2.1.5 for macOS 12 and later and macOS 11, and version 2.1.4 for macOS 10.10 and macOS 10.5 through 10.9.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Plug-ins

The plug-in mechanism can interface with existing software, add style files, customize keyboard shortcuts and menus, and add functionality or typesetting primitives in Guile/Scheme.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Tutorial limitation

The tutorials page warns that its tutorials are somewhat outdated and some menu entries or keyboard shortcuts may have changed.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Typesetting

Its rendering engine uses high-quality typesetting algorithms for professional-looking documents.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

User support

The project recommends the texmacs-users mailing list for user support, especially for novice users.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Windows requirements

The download page offers TeXmacs 2.1.5 for Windows 11 Intel/ARM and Windows 10/11 Intel, and version 2.1.4 for Windows 7/8.Read 9 Oct 2026 · texmacs.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Word Processing Software#16 of 457.9
• Writing Apps#83 of 1357.8
• Text Editors#52 of 827.8