spb/tools-spboucher-ai

1{2  "slug": "texstudio",3  "name": "TeXstudio",4  "aliases": ["TeXmakerX"],5  "vendor": { "name": "TeXstudio contributors", "slug": "texstudio", "website": "https://www.texstudio.org" },6  "homepage_url": "https://www.texstudio.org/",7  "docs_url": "https://www.texstudio.org/",8  "repo_url": "https://github.com/texstudio-org/texstudio",9  "license_url": "https://github.com/texstudio-org/texstudio/blob/master/COPYING",10  "product_type": "application",11  "product_status": "active",12  "summary": "Open-source desktop LaTeX editor with integrated PDF viewer, autocompletion, wizards, spell checking and a structure view for Windows, macOS and Linux",13  "description": "TeXstudio is a free, open-source integrated writing environment for LaTeX documents. It began in 2009 as TeXmakerX, a fork of Texmaker, and became an independent project. The editor offers syntax highlighting, context-aware autocompletion of commands and references, an integrated PDF viewer with forward and inverse search, wizards for tables, figures and document skeletons, spell and grammar checking, a structure view of the document outline, multi-cursor editing and configurable build commands. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and is distributed through installers and most Linux package managers; the repository is licensed under the GPL.\n\nTeXstudio requires a separate TeX distribution such as TeX Live or MiKTeX, and it is a single-user desktop tool without collaboration or cloud sync. It pairs well with JabRef for bibliographies, which can push citation keys directly into the editor.",14  "capabilities": ["Syntax highlighting and autocompletion for LaTeX", "Integrated PDF viewer with SyncTeX forward/inverse search", "Wizards for tables, figures, math and new documents", "Spell and grammar checking", "Structure view and multi-cursor editing", "Configurable build and compile commands"],15  "workflows": ["Writing a paper locally against TeX Live", "Editing with JabRef pushing citation keys"],16  "advantages": ["Free and open source", "Cross-platform desktop application", "Works offline"],17  "limitations": ["Requires a separate TeX distribution", "No collaboration or sync features", "Qt-based interface can feel dated"],18  "prerequisites": ["TeX Live or MiKTeX installed"],19  "audiences": ["LaTeX authors who prefer a local editor"],20  "alternatives": ["overleaf", "tex-live", "vs-code", "jabref"],21  "comparison_notes": "Overleaf provides collaboration and hosted compilation; VS Code with LaTeX Workshop is a general editor alternative. TeXstudio is a dedicated offline LaTeX IDE.",22  "categories": [{ "slug": "latex-typesetting", "primary": true }],23  "tags": ["latex", "open-source", "macos", "typesetting"],24  "use_cases": ["typeset-documents", "write-papers"],25  "operating_systems": ["windows", "macos", "linux"],26  "execution_modes": ["local"],27  "interfaces": ["desktop"],28  "deployment_models": ["desktop"],29  "integrations": ["TeX Live", "MiKTeX", "JabRef", "SyncTeX"],30  "data_formats": ["LaTeX", "BibTeX", "PDF"],31  "languages": ["C++"],32  "source_model": "open-source",33  "license_spdx": "GPL-3.0-only",34  "pricing_model": ["free", "open-source"],35  "self_hostable": true,36  "sources": [37    { "url": "https://www.texstudio.org/", "type": "official_site", "title": "TeXstudio - A LaTeX editor", "supports": ["name", "summary", "capabilities", "operating_systems"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },38    { "url": "https://github.com/texstudio-org/texstudio", "type": "repository", "title": "texstudio-org/texstudio", "supports": ["repo_url", "languages"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },39    { "url": "https://github.com/texstudio-org/texstudio/blob/master/COPYING", "type": "license_page", "title": "texstudio COPYING", "supports": ["license_spdx", "source_model"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" }40  ],41  "confidence": "high",42  "uncertainty_note": "The website mentions GPL v2 while the repository COPYING file is the GPL version 3 text; license_spdx follows the repository.",43  "discovery_method": "editorial-research",44  "depth": "standard",45  "editorial_status": "reviewed",46  "visibility": "public",47  "featured": false,48  "author": "batch-E"49}50