MiKTeX VS TeXmacs

MiKTeX Reviews

TeXmacs Reviews

MiKTeX mentions (20)

• Noob here- how to download Latex?

  Usually people recommend miktex for windows https://miktex.org/. Source: 11 months ago

• Need help with ACS bibtex style

  For two, you can resort to its analogue within the KOMA class/bundle. Depending on your locale, this may require some adjustments for the paper format (ISO A4 vs e.g., US letter), but this is quick click in general setup (in case you happen to use MiKTeX, one of the tabs asks you for the format typically used) and in the .tex preamble. Else, achemso works just fine, i.e. In the text you get the number-based... Source: about 1 year ago

• Darkmode broken in Setzer – is it still maintained?

  Or, does the flatpack attempt an installation of a large portion/all of TeXLive? (Aiming for a more granular approach, to fetch only the packages I really want [with optional, yet independent download of the documentation] was a major motivation to move to MikTeX (non-Docker) installation equally running from a a thumb drive, or in Linuxes. This was something in close to 100...200 MB in total as a starter... Source: over 1 year ago

• Darkmode broken in Setzer – is it still maintained?

  On Xubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, I had no problem starting the editor, changing to dark mode, compiling (with pdfLaTeX by with MiXTeX). The suggestions equally show up, just as anticipated, too (screenphoto). The guide to set up an article worked like a charm. Source: over 1 year ago

• LaTeX as a replacement for MS Word

  Texdoc comes with TeXLive only. With MiKTeX (which equally works well in Linux as in Windows, and from a thumb drive), you select the packages (or their documentation, or both) of interest for download. A double click opens the .pdf (screenshot). Source: over 1 year ago

TeXmacs mentions (8)

• Does exist a computer software where I can make my calculations by typing?

  If it's just for typing/editing mathematical formulas I can recommend TeXmacs which is free and very easy to use. Source: about 1 year ago

• Alternative to LaTeX for writing exercise solutions?

  You can try TeXmacs. It's basically in between Word and LaTeX. Source: over 1 year ago

• Suggest an editor like MS Word

  For equations I can recommend TeXmacs, it's very user-friendly as these "scientific editors" go. Source: over 1 year ago

• Free program to type Wolfram Language -like syntax and get SVG or LaTeX output

  As for math typesetting, I use Texmacs, very user-friendly. Source: about 2 years ago

• Scientific WorkPlace, Scientific Word, & Scientific Notebook

  The future is here: https://texmacs.org/tmweb/home/welcome.en.html Perhaps also why this company is looking for a buyer: http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/about.php. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago