TeXShop

Cocoa-based TeX previewer for OS X using pdftex and pdflatex for PDF output
Oct 09, 2026
Rating:
3.8 on 6 votes
Category:
System Tools › Device Assistants
Developer:
Richard Koch
License:
Open source
Total downloads:
667
Latest version:
5.57

Description

A TeX previewer designed specifically for OS X, utilizing Cocoa for its interface. The software is tailored for Mac users, taking advantage of the native PDF file format on the platform. The app employs "pdftex" and "pdflatex" from the standard teTeX distribution of TeX, allowing users to generate PDF output instead of DVI output.

TeXShop 5.57 for Mac can be downloaded from our software library for free. The most popular versions among the program users are 3.5, 3.36 and 3.18. The current setup file available for download occupies 58.3 MB on disk. This free Mac application is an intellectual property of Richard Koch.

The application's installer is commonly called texshop.zip. This free application can be installed on Mac OS X 10.7.0 or later. The program lies within System Tools, more precisely Device Assistants. This Mac download was scanned by our antivirus and was rated as safe. The unique identifier for this program's bundle is TeXShop.

From the developer:

TeXShop is a TeX previewer for OS X, written in Cocoa. Since PDF is a native file format on OS X, TeXShop uses "pdftex" and "pdflatex"; rather than "tex" and "latex" to typeset; these programs in the standard teTeX distribution of TeX produce PDF output instead of DVI output.

You may want to check out more software for Mac, such as TeXworks or Free Time Tracker - Timing lite, which might be related to TeXShop.

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